GS Program Gov Consultant

Salary Range: $98,000 - $122,000

Job Posting End Date:  2/9/26

We’ve Got You Under Our Wing

We are the duck. We develop and empower our people, cultivate relationships, give back to our community, and celebrate every success along the way. We do it all…The Aflac Way.

Aflac, a Fortune 500 company, is an industry leader in voluntary insurance products that pay cash directly to policyholders and one of America's best-known brands. Aflac has been recognized as Fortune’s 50 Best Workplaces for Diversity and as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere.com.

Our business is about being there for people in need. So, ask yourself, are you the duck? If so, there’s a home, and a flourishing career for you at Aflac.

Work Designation. Depending on your location within the continental US, this role may be hybrid or remote.

• If you live within 50 miles of the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be hybrid. This means you will be expected to work in the office for at least 60% of the work week. You will work from your home (within the continental US) for the remaining portion of the work week. Details of this schedule will be discussed with your leadership. 
• If you live more than 50 miles from the Aflac offices located in Columbus, GA or Columbia, SC, this role will be remote. This means you will be expected to work from your home, within the continental US. If the role is remote, there may be occasions that you are requested to come to the office based on business need. Any requests to come to the office would be communicated with you in advance.

What does it take to be successful at Aflac?

• Acting as a Champion for Change
• Acting with Integrity
• Communicating Effectively
• Demonstrating Initiative
• Developing Talent
• Managing Performance
• Pursuing Self-Development
• Serving Customers
• Supporting Change
• Supporting Organizational Goals
• Working with Diverse Populations

What does it take to be successful in this role?

• End user experience with Jira, Confluence, and SharePoint

• Clear understanding of Information Security Frameworks such as NIST and ISO

• Professional certifications such as CISM, CISSP, or PMP preferred.

• Experience with project initiation, planning, task management, and agile methodologies

• Documentation Development

• Ability to work independently and self driven

• Business Case Prep, Cost Benefit Analysis

• Business Formal Presentations

• Experience preparing executive-level materials

• Business Peer Leadership

• Lead Large Projects (Transformational and Strategic): Basic

• Lead Medium Projects (Tactical and Evolutionary)

• Lead Short Projects (Sustaining and Tactical)

• Problem/Change Mgmt

• Project Control

• Project Planning & Scheduling; Project Risk Mgmt.

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, Information Systems, Risk Mgmt, Business Admin or related field
• 6+ years of information security, risk governance, project management experience or other relevant work experience
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of the principles, techniques, methodology of project management, quality management, and change management

Or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage and administer Global Security governance forums and committees, including agenda development, material preparation, scheduling, facilitation support, and documentation and followup of decisions and actions

• Ensure governance materials are clear, executive ready, and aligned with enterprise risk management practices

• Tracks actions, decisions, and commitments from governance committees to closure

• Maintain governance charters, operating models, and cadence documentation

• Develops detailed project plans and schedules for program governance initiatives

• Develops best practices, project standards, procedures, and quality objectives, including metrics for assessing progress; uses established project standards, procedures, and quality objectives

• Establishes and maintains a productive working partnership with program sponsors, vendors, and key stakeholders

• Provides executive report-outs/presentations and makes suitable recommendations to management, executives and governance teams to enable decision making

• Coordinate and manage Global Security communications and submissions to external forums such as the Sustainability Report, rating agency responses, etc.

• Coaches or mentors less-experienced employees and provides assistance as required

• Performs other related duties as required

Total Rewards

The salary range for this job is $98,000 - $122,000. This range is specific to the job and salary offers consider a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including, but not limited to: education, experience, licensure, certifications, geographic location, and peer compensation. The range has been created in good faith based on information known to Aflac at the time of the posting.

At Aflac, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role to allow for future and continued salary growth, and compensation decisions are dependent on the circumstances of each case. This salary range does not include any potential incentive pay or benefits, however, such information will be provided separately when appropriate.

In addition to the base salary, we offer an array of benefits to meet your needs including medical, dental, and vision coverage, prescription drug coverage, health care flexible spending, dependent care flexible spending, Aflac supplemental policies (Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity offered at no costs to employee), 401(k) plans, annual bonuses, and an opportunity to purchase company stock.  On an annual basis, you’ll also be offered 11 paid holidays, up to 20 days PTO to be used for any reason, and, if eligible, state-mandated sick leave (Washington employees accrue 1-hour sick leave for every 40 hours worked) and other leaves of absence, if eligible, when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being. Aflac complies with all applicable leave laws, including, but not limited to, sick and safe leave, and adoption and parental leave, in all states and localities.