Sr Governance and Compliance Analyst at Thomson Reuters – Mexico City | Jobyssey

We are growing and looking for experienced compliance and audit professionals who also embrace technology-driven ways of working. In this hybrid role, you will lead control testing and audit programs while actively contributing to the automation and AI-enabled optimization of compliance workflows. You will partner with control owners, external auditors, and the Automation & AI team to improve how we test, evidence, and report on the effectiveness of controls across Thomson Reuters' multi-framework compliance portfolio.

About the role

Key Responsibilities:

Control Testing & Audit (Primary — ~65%)

Assess, challenge, and test the design and operational effectiveness of controls using TR’s control framework by working collaboratively with control owners and stakeholders to improve the control testing process, including defining re-test cycles and evidence expected.
Execute a testing plan by communicating requirements to control owners, reviewing evidence submitted, agreeing on deficiencies found and finalizing the next steps in meeting control requirements.
Oversee and act as a liaison for both external and internal audits; identify procedures and practices that are not compliant with industry frameworks.
Recommend and support stakeholders making changes to address non-compliance issues, and compile reports on audit results to present to managers & supervisors.
Work closely with other teams like ERM, Finance, business and application owners, third party or contractors supporting processes to report and track remediation plans for any control deficiencies identified.
Ensure awareness about security risks, best practices and policy/standard requirements are essential to ensure compliance.

Automation & AI-Enabled Compliance (~35%)

Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of automated compliance controls by working with the Automation & AI team, including evidence collection, validation, and reporting capabilities, to optimize workflows.
Collaborate with internal assessors to identify automation opportunities and support the design and deployment of AI-assisted solutions, covering automated evidence gathering, validation and classification, workflow notifications, and preliminary control effectiveness ratings.
Maintain documentation of automation workflows, logic, and validation processes to ensure transparency and auditability; stay current with emerging technologies in controls automation and AI to inform team strategy and innovation.

About you
You are a fit for this role if your background includes:

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Accounting, Finance, Computer Science, or equivalent education and experience.
4+ years of relevant experience in SoX (ITGC), SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO (9001, 27001, 42001, etc.) within internal audit, Big 4/5 advisory, consulting, or a Governance & Compliance function — including direct control testing or Line 1a/1b IT-IS assessment work.
Strong understanding of control frameworks such as NIST CSF, ISO Frameworks, SOC2 TSC, and PCI DSS; familiarity with NIS2/CRA is an asset.
Experience working with or alongside internal audit, risk, or compliance teams, including reporting and tracking remediation plans.
Awareness of common security vulnerabilities in web and cloud environments, drawing on sources such as SANS, OWASP Top 10, and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA).
Strong ethical principles and understanding of business and information security ethics.
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; additional fluency in French, Spanish, or another language is an asset.
Familiarity with GRC platforms such as ServiceNow, ProcessUnity, RSA Archer, MetricStream, or Protecht.

Preferred Qualifications

One or more professional certifications: CISA, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, CCAK, or ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer (strongly preferred).
Hands-on experience testing cloud controls and related technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Exposure to automation tools, Python scripting, or AI/LLM-assisted workflows in a compliance or audit context.
Experience with AI, or generative AI applied to compliance evidence collection or control testing.
Knowledge of data governance, privacy, and ethical automation principles.
Willingness and drive to learn continuously and approach technological and process change with openness.

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What’s in it For You?

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

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