Risk Management Lead

The organisation

AkzoNobel has a passion for paint. They are experts in the proud craft of making paints and coatings, setting the standard in color and protection since 1792. Their world class portfolio of brands - including Dulux, International, Sikkens and Interpon - is trusted by customers around the globe. Headquartered in the Netherlands, they are active in over 150 countries and employ around 34,500 talented people who are passionate about delivering the high-performance products and services our customers expect.

The position

Are you passionate about Risk and would you like to work for one of the largest companies in the Netherlands? We are looking for a Risk Management Lead who likes to act as an assertive business partner and has at least 8 years of working experience within risk/internal control/internal audit. Interested? Read on!

Purpose of the job

The In Control statement and the Risk Management paragraph in AkzoNobel's annual report are required by the Dutch Corporate Governance Code.

The AkzoNobel Risk and Internal Control (RIC) function drives, develops, maintains and supports Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control within AkzoNobel NV and its operating and corporate staff units worldwide:

To ensure that the Risk Management and Internal Control policies and frameworks, guidelines and standards are fully implemented in the organization, with a companywide and consistent approach,

To provide reasonable assurance that risks and control related to the overall business objectives are identified, assessed and appropriate decisions and actions are taken.

Ultimately providing a platform where current and future business objectives can be achieved and the obligations to stakeholders, shareholders, employees and society can be met. Resulting in uniform and consistent risk and internal control reporting within the organization and to its stakeholders.

The RIC function consists of 4 pillars, all represented in the RIC management team:

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Internal Control Framework Design,
• Technology & preventive controls
• Monitoring & Business Partnering

As a Center of Expertise, with a pool of high-profile experts, the RIC team offers subject matter advice, policies and tools to successfully support our businesses and their employees. The Internal Control CoE supports the business change agenda with specialist knowledge and advice in risk management, fraud prevention, internal control, authorization & automation and continuous improvement.

Tasks & responsibilities

The ERM specialist / manager is a high-profile expert and plays a pivotal role in driving, developing, maintaining and supporting Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) worldwide to ensure that the Risk Management policy, framework, guidelines and standards are fully implemented in the organization, with a companywide and consistent approach, resulting in uniform and consistent risk reporting within the organization and to its stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Identifies changes to enterprise risk landscape and shifts in organization's risk appetite (forward looking)
• Conduct assessments to define and analyze possible risks (and opportunities)
• Support the interactive process, by providing risk management training, tools and templates
• Develop & maintain companywide risk management process, including designing process to eliminate or mitigate potential risks
• Organize & facilitate ERM workshops, transfer ideas / information related to strategic, operational, reporting and compliance themes into risk scenarios (throughout the organization up to ExCo level).
• Risk reporting on workshop process, risk profile, and risk mitigating actions. Pro-actively monitor and report on follow-up of risk mitigating actions resulting from the ERM workshops.
• Supply risk dashboards, trend analyses to stakeholders in AkzoNobel.
• Facilitating the AkzoNobel Report process by delivering the risk management paragraph to ensure that it accurately reflects the ERM process and up to date risk profile for AkzoNobel on strategic risks.
• Responsible for the development and introduction of ERM tools and assure that tools are actual and working.
• Responsible for maintaining the ERM website to enable it to act as a risk management knowledge center to support on risk management practice and issues and make knowledge, best practices available for the whole organization.
• Responsible for the ERM database system and content to enable risk trend analysis, risk dashboards throughout the organization.
• Translating company objectives into risks.
• Understanding process and able to perform process mapping and identifying risks within the processes
• Member of the RIC management team

Candidate profile

Qualifications/education

• Academic (Master) working and thinking level.
• At least 10 years of experience in the field of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC).
• Preferably has worked as Risk Manager; deep knowledge of risk assessment and control.
• Professional Risk Manager certification is a plus

The offer

AkzoNobel is consistently rated as one of the top employers in The Netherlands. You will join a company that is committed to achieving real sustainability. At a personal level you will also benefit from:

• a competitive salary with an above average number of annual holidays;
• participation in the AkzoNobel pension plan;
• travel expenses to and from work
• opportunities for education that will help you to grow beyond this role

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the form below.