Operational Risk and Compliance Manager

Within the team of Legal & Information Security, which includes compliance and risk management, you are primary responsible for the management of our enterprise risks. Secondary, you will support the general compliance activities. This is a unique position as you will drive the development of Enterprise Risk management, using both a management and hands-on approach within technical, economical and legal areas.

Your mission

You interact with all levels in our organization, from the top leadership to the developers, and across teams, but also with our external auditors, and our leading global customers. You will need both to be strategic and “roll up your sleeves”. In this multi-faceted role, you will experience both personal and career growth.

Key responsibilities

Risk management

• Be responsible for enterprise risk management and develop and implement suitable risk management processes and strategies with the relevant business stakeholders.


• Ensure systematic risk identification, develop action plans and monitor their implementation.


• Act as an advisory specialist to support risk assessments and mitigations in other departments, ensuring effective decision making and align such risk assessments with the company-wide risk register.


• Prepare and present risk reports and assessments to the company’s leadership.


• Ensure our risk management systems and processes keep track of the key risk indicators, mitigation actions, enabling for you to initiate timely actions and escalations.

Support compliance objectives

• Support our governance and compliance activities, such as customer audits, internal audits, supplier reviews, developing policies, and data privacy issues


• Maintain and develop internal communication and training about compliance


• Working closely with the Compliance Officer, the CISO, the DPO, Legal and other teams across the organization.

Your profile

Required:

• Bachelors degree in IT Security, business or economics, or with additional risk management education.


• Minimum 5 to 7 years' experience overall, in risk and/or compliance roles.


• Deep experience with ISO 31000.


• Deep expertise in some key risks / processes (e.g. risk and compliance or auditing and periodic vendor/supplier reviews, etc.).


• Ability to lead and steer complex transformation/regulatory/strategic projects in risk & compliance, and across lines of defense.


• Demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as project management experience.


• Passionate for the IT industry, and able to connect the dots between business and technology.


• A flair and ability to communicate about risk and compliance topics effectively with customers, suppliers and other third parties.


• Presenting clearly and succinctly to all levels in our organization.


• Collaborative, proactive and open.


• Fluent in Business English and German.

Desired:

• Multiple security / compliance related certifications.


• Experience with ISO-Norms e.g. ISO 27001 and/or other relevant standards.


• IAPP/privacy certification or other data privacy-related experience.


• Experience at a multinational organization or company e.g. 3-5 years’ experience in a “Big 4” or equivalent consultancy or larger organization working in the area of risk and compliance.


• Living permanently in Switzerland, having Swiss citizenship or a Swiss residency permit C.
  

What we offer:

Want to join a crazy good cybersecurity team? You’ll be among people who believe in: 

Caring PASSIONATELY about keeping our customers safe – We’re dedicated to solving problems. Whatever it takes. 

Thinking UNCONVENTIONALLY to stay ahead – The world never fails to surprise us. So let’s surprise it first. 

Doing the hard work to make things SIMPLE – Craft and hone something that delights in its simplicity. 

Working COLLABORATIVELY to build success – The power of the team will always make us faster and better. 

As a testament to this, Open Systems has been recognized as an outstanding place to work. You’ll be surrounded by smart teams who enrich your experience and provide opportunities you will need to develop your skills and advance your career.  

We look forward to receiving your online application (please note that you have to compress your application into two attachments). 

Come as you are! We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. Open Systems welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace regardless of race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. 

Direct applications only will be considered. 

About Open Systems:

Backed by the Service Experience Promise, Open Systems simply and cost-effectively connects and secures hybrid environments and thus ensures your organization can meet business objectives. Open Systems uniquely focuses on a superior user experience when helping organizations reduce risk, improve efficiency, and accelerate innovation. The Open Systems SASE Experience delivers on the promise of ZTNA with a comprehensive, unified and easy-to-implement and use SASE platform that combines SD-WAN and Security Service Edge delivered as a Service. We provide 24x7 operational management and engineering support from assigned engineering teams and ensure affordable and predictable costs.

Discover more at open-systems.com.

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