Senior Risk Manager IT (1st line)

Job Title

Senior Risk Manager IT (1st line)

Job Description

Embark on a transformative journey with our team as an IT Risk & Control Expert, where your expertise is crucial to our IT risk and control frameworks. In this pivotal role, you're not just a subject matter expert; you're a consultant, an advisor, and a team player—crafting and leading the change and in-control activities that redefine how we manage risk and control.

You and your job

Imagine a position where your day-to-day efforts directly influence the first-line risk management activities of Rabobank's IT department. Collaboration with a team of dedicated professionals is not just encouraged but essential to our collective success. You advise on improving risk management processes by continuously seeking and implementing enhancements.

Practical Examples

Advise on the CITO Risk Profile

Participate in projects like DORA

Provide training on how to perform a risk assessment

Challenge relevant stakeholders

Facts & Figures

36 hours per week

43,822 Rabobank colleagues worldwide

Key Responsibilities

Consultancy and Advisory: Act as a consultant and advisor within the first-line risk team, providing expert guidance on risk management and control activities.

In-depth IT Risk Knowledge: Use your extensive knowledge of IT risk management to advise on improving risk and control processes and ensuring compliance.

Stakeholder Management: Engage with stakeholders across various levels of the organization, translating their input into actionable guidelines and requirements.

Proactive and Autonomous Work: Take initiative in identifying and addressing IT risk-related issues, working autonomously to drive improvements and efficiencies.

Within Rabobank's CITO (Chief Innovation & Technology Office), there’s a community of over 150 first-line risk and control colleagues. You'll join the Control Office, a team of approximately 30 professionals dedicated to IT risk and control management. We act as a central hub, connecting various IT divisions and ensuring alignment of IT activities with overarching risk and compliance policies. The Control Office is the crucial link between IT, the business, and external stakeholders, including regulators like the ECB. This involves not only monitoring and reporting but also proactive risk management and guiding the organization through regulatory compliance. We foster a collaborative and supportive environment, characterized by open communication and a shared commitment to excellence. Our team values both professional expertise and a friendly, approachable work atmosphere.

Together we achieve more than alone

We believe in the power of difference. Bringing people's differences together makes us an even better team, so we are curious about what you can bring to our team at the CITO Control Office.

The 30 people at the CITO Control Office support the domain in establishing a risk governance structure that ensures senior management can steer on the right priorities to maintain a healthy risk profile and remain in control. Working together is how we operate—as one results-driven team at Rabobank. Speaking of Rabobank: we are a Dutch bank that operates in 38 countries, serving over 9.5 million customers. Together with these customers, our members, and partners, we stand side by side to create a world in which everyone has access to enough healthy food. In the Netherlands, we work to create a country in which people are happy with how they live, work, and do business.

You and your talent

Experience: Over 5 years in an IT risk management function, continuously seeking and implementing improvements, with a proven track record in risk and control within technology-driven environments.

Conceptual and Strategic Thinking: Ability to anticipate future risk challenges and identify opportunities for improving risk and control processes and the overall risk profile.

Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled in engaging with stakeholders and translating their input into an effective risk management approach and guidance.

Professional Drive: Driven and pragmatic, with the ability to quickly understand various processes and translate knowledge into action.

Framework Knowledge: Familiarity with risk management frameworks such as COBIT, ISO 27000, and assurance reports (e.g., ISAE 3402 and AICPA SOC reports).

Organizational Navigation: Strong understanding of complex organizational dynamics and the ability to influence effectively.

Training and Communication: Proficient in conveying risk management processes through training sessions and maintaining clear instructions and templates.

Certifications: CRISC or CISM certifications are a plus.

To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands or elsewhere in the EU and have the legal right to work in the Netherlands. We are unable to consider candidates requiring relocation from another country.

You and the job application process:

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