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Denver GRC Jobs
Governance, risk, and compliance jobs in Denver: aerospace and defense, technology and AI infrastructure, financial services, healthcare, and energy.
Open GRC jobs in Denver (16)
AML Investigator
Head of Risk and Money Services
Cybersecurity AI Risk and Governance Director
Financial Services Compliance Lead
Compliance Specialist
Corporate Counsel, Spacecraft Licensing
Head of Internal Audit
Senior Workforce Governance Program Manager
Director, Legal Counsel, Corporate & Securities
Director of Healthcare Risk Management
Compliance Manager, Broker-Dealer & Investment Adviser
CONTRACT - Regulatory Compliance Data Specialist - 1099, 20 hours/ week
Senior Compliance Engineer, AI Governance
Enterprise Risk Analyst
Principal Compliance Engineer
Senior Compliance Automation Engineer
The Denver GRC market
Denver and the Colorado Front Range have become one of the fastest-growing governance, risk, and compliance markets in the Mountain West. The metro pairs a deep aerospace and defense base, including a fast-rising commercial space sector, with a growing technology, fintech, and AI-infrastructure scene that brings security, data governance, and AI oversight demand. Financial services, healthcare systems, and energy add steady compliance, privacy, risk, and audit work. Colorado also passed one of the earliest state AI accountability laws, putting AI governance squarely on local employers' agendas. For GRC professionals who want a high-growth market with strong defense and AI exposure, Denver is one of the best in the region.
Key sectors: aerospace and defense, technology and AI infrastructure, financial services, healthcare, and energy. On the board now: 16 local and 0 remote-eligible jobs.
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
Denver GRC jobs: what the market looks like right now
A snapshot built from the 16 Denver GRC roles currently on this page.
What these roles pay
Of the 16 open Denver GRC roles on this page, 6 publish a salary range. Across those:
- Median advertised midpoint: $168k
- Middle half of the market: $111k to $170k
- Full advertised range: $65k to $270k
Computed from the live postings on this page, not from survey data, and recalculated every time the board refreshes. Roles without a published range are excluded.
Where the work is
- Work mode: 1 remote, 0 hybrid, 15 on-site or unstated.
- Seniority mix: senior (6), mid (5), director (3), executive (2)
- Employers hiring more than one: True Anomaly (5), Gusto (3), Crusoe (3)
Skills these postings ask for
- policy and procedure writing
- control testing and evidence collection
- regulatory change management
- SOX and SOC 2 readiness
- issue management and remediation tracking
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Certifications that come up most
None of these are universally required, but they appear often enough in Denver GRC postings to be worth knowing: CCEP, CRCM, CAMS, CIPP/US, AIGP. The certification academy covers what each one actually tests and who it is for.
Hiring for Denver GRC?
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