Governance & Audit Manager with German (m/f/diverse)

Your tasks

• Supporting internal and external audits, including preparation, coordination, and follow-up;
• Acting as the central coordinator to ensure timely resolution and closure of audit findings;
• Reviewing audit feedback and implementing measures to reduce findings and enhance governance practices;
• Establishing protocols to shift from reactive responses to a proactive, audit-ready approach;
• Building expertise in audit requirements, processes, and relevant policies of the bank;
• Providing training and guidance to cluster members to prepare for audits and address identified gaps;
• Creating, maintaining, and reviewing Cluster Cyber Defense & Base Services mandates, policies, and frameworks;
• Monitoring and assessing governance and risk control systems to ensure operational alignment with the bank's standards;
• Promoting the development of effective governance practices that minimize external audit findings;

Documentation Support

• Overseeing the creation, improvement, and maintenance of cluster product and process documentation for audit readiness;
• Ensuring cluster-owned documentation meets internal policies and written framework standards;

Focused Compliance

• Building knowledge of key policies and guidelines relevant to the cluster;
• Supporting compliance-related activities as needed, focusing on audit-relevant areas.

Your profile

• Being able to understand what requirements the IT needs to fulfill and adhere to. Measure compliance with those and intervene in case of issues. Create methodology of tracking and reporting governance matters.
• Experience in identification, design, documentation, implementation, monitoring and optimization of governance processes.
• Considerable knowledge of Risk/ Compliance/ Audit competencies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional and international teams.
• Proactive in identifying and solving problems.
• Capable of developing innovative solutions.
• Customer-focused approach to delivering results in alignment with stakeholder needs.

In return, we offer:

• Good work-life balance, including 25 days annual paid leave (increasing with 1 day per year up to 31 in total), flexible working hours, work-from-home and work from abroad opportunities;
• Luxury package of additional health and dental insurance;
• Food vouchers in the amount of EUR 80 monthly;
• 6 additional annual days off for exceptional circumstances
• Employee assistance program for psychological, financial and legal consultations;
• Multisport card;
• Annual contribution of EUR 153.39 net per child for a summer camp/school/kindergarten for children up to age of 15;
• Possibilities for building career-advancing skills by covering training/certification courses and conferences based on individual learning and development needs, access to an online learning platform;
• Opportunities for long-term professional development in a stable, 150-year-old company while contributing to the vision of a new, just starting Digital Technology Center;
• Friendly and supportive multicultural environment, open to new opinions and ideas.

Commerzbank is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics, disability, age, or any other characteristics.

Our Benefits

• Learning Platforms
• Children Summer Camp Contribution
• Employee assistance program
• Food vouchers
• 6 Exceptional Days Off
• 25 up to 31 annual paid leave
• Multisport Card
• Health& Dental Insurance
• Work-life balance
• Work internationally

Learning Platforms; Children Summer Camp Contribution; Employee assistance program; Food vouchers; 6 Exceptional Days Off; 25 up to 31 annual paid leave; Multisport Card; Health& Dental Insurance; Work-life balance; Work internationally

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The company

Commerzbank is a leading international commercial bank with branches and offices in almost 50 countries. The world is changing, becoming digital, and so are we. We are leaving the traditional bank behind us and we are choosing to move forward as a digital enterprise.

As part of this strategy, Commerzbank continues the expansion of its Digital Technology Center in Sofia, Bulgaria. We need motivated people who will join us on this journey and we are looking for a Governance & Audit Manager with German in our Cyber Defense and Base Services team.

Cluster Cyber Defense & Base Services provides 1. LoD activities within the Commerzbank Cyber Security Organization. In addition to these operational topics the cluster also develops and operates a variety of security tools which are used by the operational units SOC and Threat Intelligence.

The Governance & Compliance Manager ensures that the Cluster Cyber Defense & Base Services adheres to all Commerzbank regulatory requirements and standards by understanding them, being able to interpret them correctly and providing guidance to the cluster members on how to get compliant with them. He/She is also responsible for tracking the level of compliance, govern the quality of compliance artefacts created by the cluster and proactively intervene to resolve compliance or quality gaps.

Contact

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