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Governance, risk, and compliance roles in Chicago: banking, insurance, derivatives trading, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Open GRC roles in Chicago (14)
AI Governance Manager
Senior AI Governance Standards Consultant
Senior GRC Advisor - Data & AI Governance
AI Governance Analyst
Risk Strategist - Screening (Financial Crimes)
Risk Strategist, User Risk Strategy
User Risk Strategist, Ecosystem Risk Strategy
Product Manager, Trust & Safety
Senior Associate, Product Compliance
RESILIENCE AND RISK REDUCTION PROGRAM SPECIALIST (TITLE 32)
IT CYBERSECURITY SPECIALIST (INFOSEC) TITLE 5
Auditor
Model Risk Senior Manager
Model Risk Manager
The Chicago GRC market
Chicago is the third-largest market in the country and a powerhouse for governance, risk, and compliance hiring. The city anchors banking, insurance, and the world's largest derivatives exchanges, all under heavy regulatory load from the SEC, CFTC, and the Federal Reserve. Illinois was also early to biometric privacy law, which gave local employers real fluency in data governance and privacy. Add major health systems and a deep manufacturing base, and Chicago offers big-market GRC depth, from financial crime and model risk to privacy and audit, at a lower cost than the coasts.
Key sectors: banking, insurance, derivatives trading, healthcare, and manufacturing. On the board now: 14 local and 0 remote-eligible roles.
BLS put the 2024 median at $78,420. In 2026, market trackers show averages from roughly $99,000 to $120,000, with the top quartile above $160,000. Financial centers and senior governance roles sit at the top of that range.
Sources: BLS, 2024 median
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