Governance Risk and Compliance Lead

Organization Summary Are you ready to shape the future of global commerce and delivery? At Global Vendor Delivery and Solutions, we don’t just support Microsoft’s business, we redefine how it operates. We are the architects of transformation, blending AI-powered innovation with continuous improvement (CI) to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions across a dynamic vendor ecosystem. As part of Microsoft Business Operations (MBO), you’ll be at the heart of a team that: - Supercharges operational excellence through AI+CI, driving step-function improvements in productivity, speed, and quality - Partners to accelerate growth, enabling compliant revenue expansion and risk mitigation across global markets. - Delivers differentiated customer experiences, making it easier to do business with Microsoft through streamlined, trustworthy operations. - Builds the AI-powered frontier firm, where bold goals, inclusive culture, and human ambition converge to reshape business processes and customer engagement. We embrace “AND”—holding paradoxes like agility AND stability, innovation AND compliance—to unlock breakthrough ideas and solutions. Our work is challenging, creative, and deeply impactful, with opportunities to co-innovate with strategic vendors and transform legacy operations into AI-enabled services at scale. If you thrive in complexity, lead with curiosity, and aspire to make a global impact—Global Vendor Delivery & Solutions at MBO is your next destination.

Summary The Compliance Lead drives compliance governance, audit readiness, Responsible AI (RAI) oversight, supplier controls, and continuous improvement initiatives across Global Vendor Delivery and Solutions (GVDS). This role serves as the bridge between audit, compliance, risk, supplier operations, and business leadership, translating governance requirements into scalable operating models that support compliant growth and operational excellence. This role does not have direct reports. The successful candidate will lead audit readiness, compliance programs, audit optimization efforts, and governance modernization initiatives. A key focus of the role is reducing non-value-added audit activity, rationalizing controls, and advancing risk-based, automation-enabled governance practices while preserving regulatory compliance, control effectiveness, and stakeholder confidence.

Key Responsibilities   Audit Readiness & Compliance Governance Lead audit planning, readiness, evidence management, remediation activities, and executive reporting across GVDS. Partner with Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, Privacy, Legal, and operational stakeholders to manage audit support and compliance activities. Establish and run governance mechanisms that improve audit preparedness, transparency, and accountability. Support Microsoft Data Security Program (MS DSP) and Responsible AI governance requirements across supplier-delivered operations.   Audit Optimization & Continuous Improvement Lead audit optimization initiatives focused on control rationalization, process simplification, and governance modernization. Apply risk-based decision frameworks to evaluate audit coverage, automation maturity, control effectiveness, and materiality. Identify opportunities to reduce duplicate controls and eliminate non-value-added audit activity while maintaining compliance obligations. Champion automation, AI-enabled solutions, and scalable monitoring approaches to improve assurance outcomes.   Supplier Governance & Operational Controls Drive supplier governance activities related to audits, compliance requirements, corrective actions, and operational controls. Partner with service delivery and supplier leaders to ensure effective remediation, evidence management, and ongoing control effectiveness. Oversee management action plan tracking, issue resolution, and governance reporting. Maintain critical audit and compliance repositories, governance