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SUPO, where required)\n\nWhy this role matters\nICEYE is growing fast: new entities, new contracts, new currencies and new people every quarter. Our processes and controls need to grow with it, and the foundations are being built now.\nYou will lead Process Excellence & Controls and report to the VP, Global Corporate Controller. You will own the company-wide control framework and help teams across the whole company document their processes and improve the control environment. If you want to build lasting process discipline, and not only run it, this is the role for you.\nAbout ICEYE\nICEYE is the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space. We deliver persistent monitoring capabilities to detect and respond to changes in any location on Earth.\nICEYE owns the world’s largest and most advanced SAR (synthetic aperture radar) satellite constellation. To our customers we provide intelligence with unmatched quality, latency and revisit times, in any weather, day or night. To governments who choose to operate their own constellation we provide this proven capability as a sovereign system.\nICEYE-built constellations serve customers in defence and intelligence, environmental monitoring, insurance and emergency management. We enable fast decisions that contribute to a safer future.\nFounded and headquartered in Finland, ICEYE operates globally with over 1000 employees across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.\nWhat you’ll build and lead\nThe company-wide control framework: you own it, from risk assessment and key controls to monitoring, and you keep it proportionate to the risk.\n\nBusiness process documentation across the company, led or supported by you.\n\nControls designed directly into each process, so that control is part of how the work is done.\n\nPriorities for process improvement and automation, agreed with stakeholders and followed through to implementation, with controls built into systems where possible.\n\nTraining and adoption, so new ways of working are used and kept up to date.\n\nControl gaps and audit findings tracked with owners and dates until each one is closed.\n\nA team where people learn, grow and speak up: you lead, coach and set the example.\n\nWhat we’re looking for\nMust haves:\nA track record of building or significantly maturing a process and controls environment, ideally in a scaling multinational company.\n\nWorking knowledge of internal control frameworks (e.g., COSO), and how to apply them practically rather than just on paper.\n\nComfort starting from a blank page: you can see what is missing, decide what to do first and bring people along.\n\nStrong project management skills, and the judgement to identify where to focus next across competing process areas.\n\nLeadership that coaches: you build trust, give clear direction and develop people.\n\nClear, confident communication with senior stakeholders, including the CFO and external auditors.\n\nNice to haves:\nProgressively senior experience in process improvement or internal control roles.\n\nExperience in a scale-up or high-growth company.\n\nExperience with automation, ERP or controls and reconciliation tools.\n\nWorking at ICEYE\nAt ICEYE, you’ll join a diverse and highly engaged team united by the ambition to make the impossible possible. As a global scale-up, we combine speed and ambition with the opportunity to take real ownership from day one. Your growth, wellbeing, and success are a priority, with continuous professional development, training opportunities, and a culture where collaboration is how we win.\nHow We Work (Our Values)\nMake the impossible possible: We set ambitious goals and stay calm under pressure. We bring grit, optimism, and ownership when things get hard, and we keep moving until we find a way.\nBe curious: Go deep, ask questions, listen carefully, and think critically. Understand the “why” behind decisions.\n\nSee the big picture: Stay close to what’s happening across the company so you can make better decisions. Consider how your work affects others.\n\nDrive effective teamwork: Create psychological safety, invite different perspectives, and build inclusive teams. There are no bad questions.\n\nAct as one team: We win together. We match tasks to the right owner and stay agile as priorities shift.\n\nHave fun: What we do matters-and it should be enjoyable. Celebrate progress, take pride in results, and share the wins.\n\nBenefits\nOur benefits are designed to support your health and wellbeing, at work and beyond. We keep improving them based on employee feedback, and offerings vary by location. Talent Acquisition will confirm what applies for this role and location during the process.\nOur Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\nWe want ICEYE to be a place where people can be themselves and do great work. Different backgrounds and perspectives make us stronger, which is why we work to create an environment where people feel included, respected, and able to speak up. Whatever your background, we want you to bring your authentic self to the table.\nWe’re committed to fair, inclusive hiring and equal opportunity. Everyone is welcome to apply. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, tell us-we’ll do our best to help.\nApply now to start your ICEYE journey, and help us continue to make the impossible possible together. 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