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As the transformation accelerates, compliance demands on the central technology function are multiplying across security, data protection, operational resilience, AI regulation, and audit readiness.\nYou will step in as the accountable senior leader who filters these demands and builds a coherent, prioritised agenda. Reporting directly to the European CTO, you will set the future-state vision for Tech risk and compliance, drive the transformation roadmap, and hand over a functioning Risk and Compliance operating model to a permanent successor.\nKey Responsibilities\nAct as the single point of coherence for all compliance demands on the technology function - translating fragmented asks into a prioritised agenda\n\nDesign and run non-cyber risk and compliance governance: risk appetite, control frameworks, reporting cadence, and escalation\n\nDefine the future-state vision and lead business planning for IT risk and compliance: multi-year roadmap, investment cases, and measurable outcomes\n\nPartner with convergence leadership to design risk and compliance into the target operating model\n\nOwn the non-cyber technology risk portfolio at scale: infrastructure, platform, application, and data risk\n\nDrive operational resilience in line with DORA-equivalent expectations - critical service identification, impact tolerances, scenario testing, and incident readiness\n\nStand up the third-party risk framework covering critical vendors, cloud providers, and AI suppliers\n\nOwn the Tech organization’s posture on GDPR, the EU AI Act, and adjacent regulatory frameworks\n\nAct as the primary interface for internal audit and cyber security teams\n\nWho You Are\nDirector-level leader with deep experience in technology risk, compliance, operational resilience, or audit within a regulated industry, large multinational, or top-tier consulting firm\n\nProven track record turning fragmented compliance demands into a single coherent agenda\n\nExperience setting strategy and shaping vision for a risk and compliance function - not only running day-to-day\n\nStrong working knowledge of DORA-equivalent resilience expectations, GDPR, and the EU AI Act\n\nCredible at C-suite level; comfortable operating alongside a strong cybersecurity function with clear boundaries\n\nPragmatic, decisive, and able to move at pace in a transforming environment\n\nAvailable immediately or at short notice\n\nThe following are a plus:\nBackground combining consulting and industry-side experience\n\nTrack record in convergence or harmonization programmes across markets\n\nExperience with modern cloud and hybrid estate risk in a large-scale environment\n\nA Little Bit About Riverflex\nRiverflex was founded in Amsterdam and London in 2018 and has grown into a global team of consultants united by one mission: help courageous leaders drive intelligent transformation. We integrate three service pillars - strategy & transformation consulting that Creates Change, talent services that Build Teams, and business-accelerating AI products that Augment Intelligence.\nWe are not a traditional consultancy. We work at C-level with blue-chip companies on the programmes that actually matter, and we are building our Technology Risk practice at exactly the moment the market needs it most.\nApply Now\nInterested in this role? Submit your CV and a brief note on your relevant experience through the Riverflex website or reach out to our talent team directly.\nWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital status, medical condition, or disability. 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