Risk and governance managers

For our client, we are looking for a Risk and Governance Manager in Remote. This opportunity for a Risk and Governance Manager in Remote is ideal for a highly experienced professional who can operate at a strategic level within risk, governance, and control environments. As a Risk and Governance Manager in Remote, you will support an international organization operating in a complex, multinational setting.

Our client is a large international organization with a layered and evolving business and technology environment. To support leadership with an independent view on its governance and risk landscape, the organization is looking for a senior specialist who can assess current frameworks, identify improvement areas, and advise senior stakeholders on practical next steps.

Tasks and responsibilities of the Risk and Governance Manager in Remote

• Review and critically assess the existing risk, governance, and control framework
• Analyze historical reviews, audit outcomes, and related findings
• Evaluate how risks are identified, assessed, documented, and monitored
• Assess how controls are designed, mapped to risks, and governed across the organization
• Review control ownership, monitoring activities, and governance structures
• Identify gaps, weaknesses, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement
• Benchmark current practices against recognized industry standards and leading practices
• Develop practical recommendations to strengthen governance, risk management, and internal controls
• Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership and executive stakeholders
• Facilitate discussions with business, technology, and audit leadership teams

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in Risk Management, IT Risk, Internal Audit, IT Audit, or Risk Advisory
• Extensive experience reviewing and enhancing enterprise-wide risk and control frameworks
• Strong background in governance, internal audit, and risk oversight
• Proven experience translating findings into strategic improvement plans
• Ability to engage credibly with C-level and senior leadership stakeholders
• Experience working in complex, multinational environments
• Excellent communication and executive presentation skills
• Previous experience within a leading consulting or advisory environment is preferred
• Strong knowledge of frameworks such as COBIT, ITIL, ISO 27001, NIST, and SOX ITGCs where relevant
• Experience conducting framework maturity assessments and control optimization initiatives
• Strong strategic mindset and the ability to assess the overall framework design
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Ability to challenge existing approaches while maintaining executive credibility
• Pragmatic and business-oriented approach
• Language requirement: English only

• Salary / rate indication based on 40 hours per week and depending on experience and educational background
• Start date: mid-September 2026
• Expected end date: end of November 2026
• Engagement type: interim / contract
• Work setting: Remote, with occasional travel to the Netherlands and Spain
• A strategic assignment within an international and dynamic environment
• The opportunity to make visible impact on governance, risk management, and control improvement