Head of Risk

Head of Internal Audit The Opportunity If you've ever inherited an audit function and wished you could have built it your own way, this is your chance. Our client has grown to the point where it needs independent assurance, and there is no function in place yet. You will be the first hire. The methodology, the team, the audit plan and the culture are yours to define, with no legacy approach to unpick. Independence is built in from the start. You will report administratively into governance, risk and compliance, with direct access to the executive team you oversee. Your view reaches the people who need to hear it, unfiltered. The brief is assurance that is practical and commercially minded: a clear picture of the risks that matter most, and real help tightening processes as the group scales. The Role Build and grow your team in step with the business, setting working practices where rigour and collaboration go hand in hand. Design the audit methodology and governance, including the analytics and digital tools that let a lean team cover more ground. Map the group's biggest exposures and set both the annual and multi-year audit plan. Lead reviews end to end, from first scoping conversation to closed actions, across subsidiaries in several countries and central functions. Test how controls, risk processes and governance hold up in practice, and agree lasting fixes with the people who own them. Brief the executive team on significant exposures, giving an independent view and challenging where the evidence calls for it. Work closely with finance, legal, HR, risk and operational heads while keeping your objectivity intact. The Company Our client is a high-growth international technology group with operations across several countries. Its expansion is the reason this role exists: the business has reached a scale where it can no longer do without a dedicated, independent assurance function. For you, that means a business still moving fast, with processes still taking shape. Your recommendations will influence how the group operates as it grows, not simply record how it works today. What You'll Need Senior internal audit leadership experience. A track record of building an audit function from scratch, or substantially reshaping one. Strong technical grounding in control frameworks, ERM and governance standards, applied through a risk-based audit approach. Credibility at board and executive level, with the confidence to challenge constructively. Experience leading and developing an audit team. 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.

Data Protection Counsel The Opportunity Early in your data protection career and ready to own the whole remit, not just a slice of it? In this role, you become the go-to privacy adviser for an established international group. You'll report to leadership directly, which means your recommendations reach the people who make decisions and you see your advice shape how the business actually runs. You'll also be the company's contact for supervisory authorities. That's experience most lawyers at your stage wait years to get. Hybrid working is part of the package. The Role You'll take ownership of data protection across the business, working hand in hand with operational teams. Day to day, you'll: Run the data protection management system and keep internal policies current and properly applied Advise business units on privacy questions, and draft and negotiate the data protection terms of contracts Spot privacy risks and agree practical safeguards with the teams involved Track regulatory developments and turn them into clear recommendations Deliver compliance and privacy training across the workforce Report regularly to leadership and act as the point of contact for supervisory authorities The Company Our client is an established international group that is investing in its central compliance and privacy function. You'll sit close to the business rather than apart from it, so the job is as much about pragmatic, workable answers as it is about knowing the law. What You'll Need Qualification as a German lawyer Early-career experience in data protection, with working knowledge of IT law Business fluency in 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.

Head of Risk The Opportunity If you've spent years maintaining someone else's risk framework, this is your chance to build your own. Most Head of Risk roles come with a framework already in place and a mandate to keep it running. This one doesn't. Our client, a fast-growing international group, needs a group-wide approach to enterprise risk management, and you'll design it. The risk language, the assessment method, the governance cycle, the escalation paths and the reporting will all be shaped by your thinking. It won't sit on a shelf, either. Senior management wants a single, reliable view of group risk that informs planning, budgets and major decisions. Your work feeds straight into that. The brief is lean and proportionate: a framework that scales with the business and meets German governance requirements, without burying operational teams in process. The Role You'll set the standards and act as an informed challenger. Operational leaders stay accountable for their own risks, which means your time goes on judgement and direction, not chasing paperwork. Give leadership a consolidated, forward-looking view of group risk using key indicators, scenarios and quantified impact, so it shapes planning, budgets and major decisions Build enterprise risk management from the ground up, including escalation paths and reporting that catch issues early Create a common risk language, assessment method and governance cycle that operational leaders can adapt to their own areas Lead a proportionate internal control programme focused on company-wide and critical-process controls: setting standards, reviewing management assessments and tracking remediation Define clear lines of responsibility between your function, specialist compliance teams and internal audit You'll lead a small team and stay hands-on. Using digital tools and AI to simplify GRC work and sharpen reporting is part of the brief, not something you'll have to fight for. The Company Our client is a fast-growing international group operating several businesses. You'll sit within its governance, risk and compliance leadership, working closely with finance, audit and operational teams across the group. The business has reached the size where risk needs a single owner and a single view. That gap is exactly why this role exists, and it's yours to close. What You'll Need Experience building risk or internal control frameworks in a growing, international business, and linking them to planning and performance management Deep expertise in enterprise risk management, internal controls or risk governance Experience managing a team, even a small one The credibility to turn complex risk issues into clear recommendations, and to challenge senior leaders when it matters Excellent English 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.

Senior Internal Investigator The Opportunity If you've spent your career running investigations inside frameworks someone else designed, this is a chance to build your own. Our client is building out its integrity function and wants one experienced investigator to own it. You'll lead the most sensitive misconduct cases in the business, run the whistleblowing process end to end, and shape the ethics framework around both. There's no line management for now, so your time goes on the work itself rather than on people admin. You'll have real autonomy, a direct line to leadership, and the rare chance to put your name on a function from the ground up. The Role You'll be the person the business turns to when something serious goes wrong. That means: Leading high-stakes internal investigations across several countries, from scoping and interviews through to evidence and findings Designing the investigation process itself, so every case is impartial, well documented and privacy-compliant Owning the speak-up process: reporting channels, triage, and protection for the people who raise concerns Getting to the root cause of each case and working with business owners to make sure fixes stick Briefing leadership on major matters, emerging patterns and open risks Shaping the wider integrity programme, including anti-corruption, conflicts of interest and hospitality rules, backed by targeted training and advice Much of this doesn't exist yet in a mature form. If you enjoy building structure where there is none, that's the appeal. The Company Our client is an international technology business in a tightly regulated, security-conscious sector. It's growing quickly across multiple countries, which is exactly why a dedicated integrity function now matters. You'll sit within a broader governance and compliance team, working closely with risk and assurance colleagues. Fast growth brings complexity, and with it the kind of varied, cross-border caseload that's hard to find elsewhere. What You'll Need Substantial investigative experience, whether in-house, in advisory, or from a white-collar crime or criminal law background, including cross-border cases Hands-on experience setting up whistleblowing, investigation or anti-corruption frameworks Working knowledge of bribery, whistleblower protection, data privacy and employment law Fluent 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.