# How was the evidence assessed?

The core sample contains **13 distinct advertised roles: ten at organisations using GRC capabilities and three at implementation or software suppliers**. It is a purposive sample selected for explicit platform responsibilities, useful compensation disclosures and relevance to enterprise buyers. It is **not a vacancy census, salary survey or measure of hiring growth**.

Research prioritised recent material and followed job-board discoveries back to employer career pages where possible. Undated postings were retained where their responsibilities were particularly informative. Large financial institutions and technology businesses are overrepresented; their staffing patterns should not be transplanted unchanged into a 500-person regulated organisation.

### What do the evidence-status labels mean?

| Label | Meaning | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| **Page available** | The specific employer job description rendered during review | Evidence of advertised responsibilities and pay; not confirmation that recruitment remains active |
| **Indexed primary** | Employer-hosted text was available through search, but direct retrieval did not expose the full description | Useful role evidence; current vacancy status remains unconfirmed |
| **Historical** | A closing date has passed or the page reports removal or filling | Evidence of an advertised staffing requirement, not a current opening |
| **Redirected** | Indexed employer text exists, but the job URL now redirects to general careers | Do not count as a confirmed active vacancy |
| **Secondary archive** | A job board preserves employer-attributed text | Lower-confidence evidence; distinguish employer wording from board-generated summaries |

**A concrete warning about freshness:** Cboe’s indexed description remained discoverable, but its career page reported that the position had been filled. KeyBank’s posting carried an expiration date of **25 June 2026**. Neither should be presented as an open October vacancy. ([careers.cboe.com](https://careers.cboe.com/us/en/job/R-4725/GRC-Platform-Principal?utm_source=openai))

Compensation below is annual USD unless stated otherwise. These are **individual advertised ranges**, not statistically representative “typical salaries”. Base pay, unspecified salary ranges and on-target earnings are kept separate.