[Hiring] Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) @Clover Health

Role Description

At Clover, the Business Enablement team leads our technological advancement while ensuring robust security and compliance. We deliver user-friendly corporate applications, manage complex data ecosystems, and provide efficient tech solutions across the organization. Our goal is simple: we make it easy for the business to do what’s right for Clover.

Clover Health is seeking a Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) to define and execute our security governance and risk strategy in support of Clover’s growth as a public, technology-enabled healthcare company.

This role operates at the enterprise level, shaping functional strategy while driving execution through cross-functional influence rather than direct authority. The Director of GRC is accountable for Clover’s security risk posture, regulatory compliance readiness, and resilience capabilities, ensuring that governance, risk, and compliance activities are aligned to business priorities and long-term company outcomes.

The role manages a third-party vendor providing GRC services and staffing, while serving as Clover Health’s internal owner for security governance, risk decision-making, and executive-level accountability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in information security, GRC, risk management, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience leading security governance and compliance programs in regulated environments.
• Strong working knowledge of HIPAA and healthcare security requirements.
• Experience operating in a public company or similarly regulated environment.
• Proven experience managing third-party vendors providing GRC services or staff augmentation.
• Hands-on experience with incident response governance, crisis management, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate security and compliance risks into business impact.
• Excellent executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills.

Requirements

• Define and evolve Clover Health’s security governance and risk management strategy, aligning function-level priorities with enterprise objectives and the security roadmap.
• Establish a risk-driven approach to governance aligned with:
  • HIPAA Security and Privacy Rules
  • NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) v2
  • NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF), where applicable
• Anticipate security and regulatory risks 12+ months out, using business, product, regulatory, and market signals to inform strategy and tradeoffs.
• Ensure security risk decisions are clearly framed, documented, and communicated in business terms for executive and board-level audiences.
• Assist the CISO in setting security risk priorities, framing tradeoffs, and communicating risk posture and progress to executive leadership and the Board.
• Own Clover Health’s security compliance posture as a public healthcare company, including federal and state regulatory obligations.
• Lead security-related audits, assessments, and regulatory inquiries in partnership with Legal, Compliance, Privacy, and Internal Audit.
• Drive clarity, consistency, and maturity in security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance efforts are proactive, scalable, integrated into how Clover Health builds and operates products, and maintained over time to support ongoing audit readiness and regulatory expectations.
• Own high-stakes outcomes for the GRC function, ensuring accountability across internal partners and third-party providers.
• Set clear success metrics, decision rights, and escalation paths for risk and compliance activities.
• Make and communicate tough prioritization calls when business needs, regulatory demands, or risk profiles shift.
• Surface high-risk issues early and transparently to the CISO, peers, and senior leaders.
• Lead Clover Health’s third-party security risk management program end-to-end.
• Oversee vendor due diligence, risk assessments, remediation tracking, and ongoing monitoring.
• Manage and hold accountable a third-party GRC services vendor, ensuring delivery quality, prioritization, and alignment to Clover’s risk appetite.
• Ensure third-party risks are evaluated holistically and escalated appropriately.
• Lead governance and coordination for:
  • Security incident response (IR)
  • Crisis management
  • Disaster recovery (DR)
  • Business continuity (BC)
• Ensure incidents are tracked, analyzed for root cause, reported appropriately, and followed through with corrective actions.
• Lead or support enterprise tabletop exercises and simulations.
• Balance immediate response needs with long-term system and process improvements.
• Lead multi-team, cross-functional problem solving on complex security and compliance issues.
• Connect operational issues to systemic root causes and drive sustainable fixes rather than short-term workarounds.
• Influence peers and senior leaders through credibility, data, and executive presence —not authority.
• Build durable partnerships across Engineering, IT, MA, Legal, Compliance, Privacy, Finance, and Operations.
• Build trust and credibility as a senior Clover leader.
• Coach people managers, high-potential ICs, and vendor staff to elevate GRC maturity across the organization.
• Model transparency, accountability, and alignment in leadership forums.
• Contribute to a culture of thoughtful risk-taking, strong execution, and shared ownership.

Benefits

• Financial Well-Being: Competitive base salary and equity opportunities, performance-based bonus program, 401k matching, and regular compensation reviews.
• Physical Well-Being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Mental Well-Being: Initiatives such as No-Meeting Fridays, monthly company holidays, access to mental health resources, and a generous flexible time-off policy.
• Professional Development: Learning programs, mentorship, professional development funding, and regular performance feedback and reviews.
• Additional Perks: Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), reimbursement for office setup expenses, monthly cell phone & internet stipend, remote-first culture, paid parental leave for all new parents.