Head of Global Enterprise Risk Management & Internal Controls

Head of Enterprise Risk Management & Internal Controls The Opportunity If you've built a control environment before and want to do it again with a clean slate, a board that's listening and the authority to get it right, this is worth reading. This is a newly created role. There's no inherited team to restructure and no legacy framework you're expected to defend. You design the function, hire the people and set the standard for how risk is managed across an international group. You'll sit within corporate finance and report risk directly to the boards, so your work shapes decisions at the top rather than ending up as a compliance exercise. The Role Your first priority is building your team, with full functional and line responsibility from day one. From there, you'll: Own the group's risk and control framework end to end: methodology, policies, scoping and finding the gaps that matter most. Equip the business units, who keep day-to-day control ownership, to deliver, and hold them to account when they don't. Lead board risk reporting and sharpen the indicators and dashboards behind it. Advise senior management on assessing and mitigating risk. Act as the main contact for auditors, keeping the risk management and internal control systems audit-ready against German standards. Work with audit, compliance, finance, legal, information security and sustainability to clarify ownership and build risk awareness through training. The Company Our client is an internationally operating industrial technology group. Creating a dedicated risk and controls function is a deliberate investment: the boards want risk insight they can act on, and they're putting a senior leader in place to deliver it. For the right person, that means real autonomy and visible impact. Every part of the framework will carry your thinking, and you'll have direct access to the people who make the big decisions. What You'll Need 8+ years in enterprise risk, internal controls, audit or advisory, including several years in a leadership role. Hands-on experience designing or overhauling a group-wide internal control system. Strong working knowledge of COSO, ISO 31000 and IDW PS 981/982. Experience implementing a GRC platform. Fluent German and English. How to Apply Interested? Get in touch with the MAM Gruppe team for a confidential conversation. Your CV doesn't need to be up to date. Send what you have, or just give us a call.

Senior Compliance Manager The Opportunity If you've spent years making someone else's compliance framework work and want to own the design yourself, this is worth reading. Our client is growing fast internationally, in one of the most heavily regulated sectors there is. Compliance is now at the top of the leadership agenda, and they need a senior specialist to own the architecture of the group-wide programme. You'll join as an expert in your own right, not a people manager. That means full accountability for your area, the freedom to build it the way you think it should work, and your time spent on the work itself. You'll also work closely with functional leads across the group, so what you build gets used. Your frameworks shape everyday decisions rather than sitting in a policy folder. The Role Design the group compliance framework: governance, policies, standards and clear lines of accountability. Track regulatory change and, where it affects the group, define the controls, owners and rollout plan. Run structured risk assessments to identify and prioritise compliance exposure. Measure what's working through targeted monitoring, meaningful KPIs and regular reporting to leadership, then make sure gaps get closed. Bring privacy together at group level, in partnership with the Data Protection Officer. Set up oversight for specialist regulatory areas, including trade compliance, so issues are owned, escalated and visible. Prepare the business for audits and regulatory reviews, and steer the follow-up actions. Advise senior leaders on where compliance risk sits and what should come first. The Company Our client is an international group operating in a high-scrutiny, heavily regulated sector, and scaling quickly across several markets. That growth is exactly why this role exists: the compliance programme has to keep pace with the business, and leadership is backing it. For you, that means real visibility at senior level, a mandate to build rather than simply maintain, and room to bring in AI, data and specialist tools to sharpen how compliance is monitored and reported. What You'll Need Several years in compliance, with hands-on experience designing and running a compliance management system (risk assessment, policy frameworks, controls, monitoring and regulatory change). Experience in an international organisation operating under demanding regulatory requirements. A track record of driving cross-functional initiatives and advising senior management. Excellent English and German. How to Apply Interested? Get in touch with the MAM Gruppe team for a confidential conversation. Your CV doesn't need to be up to date. Send what you have, or just give us a call.

Compliance Officer If you have outgrown reactive compliance work and want to build something from the ground up, this is worth ten minutes of your time. The Opportunity This is a rare chance to shape a compliance function rather than simply run one. You will have direct access to senior leadership, real influence over how the compliance management system evolves, and the mandate to lead investigations, audits and due diligence work end to end. You will also grow and mentor the team around you, build the internal network the function needs, and shape training and communication across the business. If you want ownership rather than a narrow, process-driven role, this delivers it. The Role Own the compliance management system: adapting it locally, embedding group policy, and driving its continuous evolution Build risk-based monitoring and reporting structures, defining KPIs that give real visibility into compliance performance Lead investigations, audits and external reviews, coordinating input across departments as needed Advise on due diligence and risk topics: third-party relationships, gifts and hospitality, sponsoring, donations, and supply chain risk Act as the go-to advisor for senior leadership on compliance questions Grow the compliance function: developing its network, mentoring the team, and shaping training and communication Champion a culture where raising concerns is normal, reinforcing integrity and ethical conduct The Company You will be joining a global manufacturing group operating across advanced materials and specialty components, supplying industries where quality and traceability are critical. The business is at a pivotal stage of its development, giving you the scope to build and evolve the compliance function rather than maintain what already exists. What You'll Need Seven or more years in a hands-on legal or compliance role, ideally within a multinational organisation Hands-on experience building or evolving compliance management systems, with working knowledge of anti-corruption, fraud, conflict-of-interest, AML and supply chain risk A track record of running investigations, audits and third-party due diligence end to end Business-fluent German and English How to Apply Your CV doesn't need to be up to date. Send what you have, or just give the MAM Gruppe team a call for a confidential conversation about this role.

Compliance Manager – Export Control  The Opportunity If you're currently firefighting export control queries from the sidelines instead of shaping how they're handled, this role gives you a seat much closer to the centre. You'll join a central Compliance & Data Protection function and take real ownership of export control and trade compliance for an internationally operating group. You'll work directly with the Chief Compliance Officer, advise stakeholders across multiple business areas, and have genuine influence over how the group-wide compliance management system is built and run. This isn't a policing role. It's an advisory one, close to the business, with the mandate to shape process rather than just enforce it. The Role You'll take the lead on: Advising on and developing the group-wide compliance management system, with a clear focus on export control and trade compliance. Supporting departments and group companies on export control, sanctions, customs, and foreign trade law. Working alongside the Chief Compliance Officer to develop, implement, and monitor compliance policies and controls. Classifying operational cases that need elevated scrutiny under export control, sanctions, and customs law. Running compliance and export control risk analyses and putting mitigation measures in place. Tracking new legal and regulatory requirements and building them into existing processes. Supporting whistleblower case handling and internal investigations. Preparing compliance reports for management and committees, and supporting external audits. Designing and delivering training on compliance, export control, and integrity topics. You'll be trusted to run with these areas rather than have every decision second-guessed, which means your judgement will genuinely shape outcomes, not just tick boxes. The Company Our client is a well-established, internationally operating group with a compliance function that sits centrally and works across the wider business. Export control and trade compliance carry real weight here, not as a formality, but as a function stakeholders actively rely on when navigating complex, cross-border regulatory questions. What You'll Need A completed degree in law, business administration, or a comparable qualification. Several years' experience in export control, customs, and foreign trade law, including hands-on advisory and implementation work. Experience developing or monitoring a compliance management system within an internationally operating company or law firm. Excellent German and English, spoken and written. How to Apply Interested? Get in touch with the MAM Gruppe team for a confidential conversation about this role. Your CV doesn't need to be up to date. Send what you have, or just give us a call.