Security GRC Specialist - Mat. Leave Cover (1 year)

About the Role

monday.com is looking for a GRC Security Specialist to join our Security Department.

This is a hands-on, execution-focused role within our GRC Security & Trust Group.

You'll own real workstreams, including compliance programs, vendor risk management, security governance, and security awareness.

You'll be part of a small, focused team that moves fast and builds things that scale.

You'll collaborate closely with Security domains, R&D, Infra, IT, Legal, Privacy, and Procurement to make sure our security controls and compliance processes are practical, effective, and aligned with how the business actually works.

Key Responsibilities

● Vendor risk management: Own the end-to-end vendor security assessment process

across all risk tiers, covering software, AI capabilities, service providers, and external

workforce. This includes conducting a kick-off meeting with the business stakeholder to

understand the use case and data exposure, assigning a risk rating, sending and

managing security questionnaires, evaluating vendor responses using AI-powered

security tools, reviewing security exhibits and contractual requirements, consolidating

findings, and driving each review to a clear decision.

● Compliance and certifications: Manage external security audits end-to-end and ongoing

compliance maintenance for frameworks such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2, including control

mapping, evidence collection, stakeholder coordination, and auditor reporting. Support

the SOX & internal audits compliance workstream through audit cycles and track

remediations to closure.

● Policies and Procedures: Drive the annual review and update of security policies based on

audit findings and regulatory changes. Manage policy exceptions and recommend

corrective actions.

● Governance: Own governance actions across assigned security domains - identifying

risks, aligning controls, and driving decisions end-to-end. Lead security routine weeks

across the organization. Serve as the go-to person for employees on security and

compliance matters.

● Awareness and education: Lead security awareness and training activities, including

phishing simulations, online training programs, and company-wide security events using

AI-powered security tools.

Your Experience & Skills

● 2+ years in GRC, information security, or compliance - preferably in a SaaS company

● Strong working knowledge of security and privacy frameworks: ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR,

HIPAA, and NIST

● Proven ability to run TPRM independently: assess vendors, rate risk, and drive reviews to

a clear decision

● AI-native working style. Use AI tools to accelerate your work: drafting policies,

summarizing vendor responses, researching frameworks, and structuring audit evidence

● Comfortable working across technical and non-technical stakeholders - translating

security requirements into language that lands

● Strong sense of ownership, responsibility, and problem-solving approach

● Ability to manage multiple active workstreams without losing detail

● Excellent written and verbal communication in Hebrew and English

Please note: This is a temporary position supporting our GRC team during a team member's

parental leave.