What is a GRC/privacy analyst?

A GRC analyst is responsible for the assessment and documentation of an organization's policies and regulations associated with the compliance and risk posture of information assets. The overall goal of an individual in this role is to ensure alignment between technology decisions and business outcomes while working to continuously improve operational efficiencies. GRC analysts may function as part of an organization's internal security team or in more of a consultative capacity in which they would provide guidance to a company's internal security team as a representative of a third-party organization.

Specific responsibilities may include risk identification and analysis, policy development, auditing, reporting, and maintaining regulatory compliance. A privacy analyst role is similar to that of a GRC analyst from an activity and responsibility perspective. The difference, however, is that a privacy analyst, as the name implies, is specifically...