Head of Security Governance, Risk & Compliance Job at PPRO GmbH (Luxembourg)

Head of Security Governance, Risk & Compliance

PPRO GmbH

Location:
Luxembourg , Luxembourg

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Not provided

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Job Description:

We’re looking for a dynamic, experienced Head of GRC to lead our global governance, risk and compliance agenda. It’s a key leadership role, reporting to the CISO, where you’ll have the opportunity to transform a next-gen GRC function that supports PPRO’s exciting growth trajectory. This role is central to our vision as GRC as a business enable, maintaining our global regulatory posture while supporting our cloud-native, API-first payments business with operations across the EU, UK, LATAM, US and APAC. It’s an exciting opportunity to drive strategic improvements across our enterpriseGRC framework, ensuring alignment with DORA, ISO27001, PCI DSS v4.0 and international regulatory requirements (e.g. CSSF requirements in Luxembourg, FCA in UK). A strategic thinker, you’ll bring a modern, engineering-aware approach to GRC, focusing on smart automation, scalable processes and low-friction compliance, driving our 'secure-by-design, continuous compliance’ culture across multiple continents and complex regulatory regimes. This role has strategic breadth, operational depth and high visibility with senior cross-organisational stakeholders, regulators, auditors and customers. Your combination of regulatory discipline, operational pragmatism, strong leadership and deep customer-focus will build credibility and trust.

Job Responsibility:

Lead PPRO’s global Security GRC strategy and team, to support our international regulatory and compliance footprint
Oversee and enhance our ISO27001:2022 and PCI DSS v4.0 programmes, building a culture of continuous compliance through automation and control transformation
Partner with relevant functions to ensure ongoing DORA compliance, including security risk management, incident reporting, operational resilience testing and governance
Define and deliver a strategy for a pragmatic, high-value 2nd line automated control assurance programme, underpinned by relevant business metrics
Own and manage regulatory expectations on security topics by the CSSF in Luxembourg, FCA in the UK and other international bodies as relevant
Maintain and enhance PPRO’s security risk register, defining and delivering cross-organisation improvement and remediation roadmaps
Lead security control testing, issue management, KRI monitoring, SLA reporting and Board-level reporting
Act as Information Security Officer for PPRO’s local Luxembourg entity
Own third party security risk management and oversight for PPRO across the full procurement lifecycle
Partner closely with Engineering to build shared understanding and transform controls via thoughtful automation, streamlining evidence collection and control monitoring
Act as the primary face to external auditors, regulatory examiners and major enterprise customers
Manage internal and external audits end-to-end, ensuring preparation, evidence readiness and smooth execution
Continually refine PPRO’s “always audit-ready” operating model
Coach colleagues across Product, Engineering and business functions on regulatory expectations and risk-informed decision-making
Operate as a trusted partner to leadership teams, bringing pragmatic recommendations and crisp communication

Requirements:

A proven track record transforming traditional GRC frameworks (ISO27001, PCI DSS, SOC2) into modern, automated, developer-friendly control assurance programmes
Solid grounding in financial services regulation, payments, operational resilience, outsourcing/cloud guidelines etc.
Strong experience interacting with regulators and auditors (CSSF, FCA, etc.) and implementing regulatory requirements
Proven ability to run risk management processes, control frameworks and audit cycles
Experience evaluating technology, cyber and operational risks in a cloud-native environment
Engineering-first mindset, with an understanding of cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred) and how GRC requirements fit into engineering workflows
Experience with GRC tooling, workflow automation or process optimisation
Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical, technical control expectations
Excellent communicator, capable of influencing executives, engineers, auditors and regulators
Pragmatic, commercially-minded, empathetic and customer-focused
Deeply collaborative, comfortable and effective operating in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment

What we offer:

Hybrid working with a 3 days / week on site expectation
Work from abroad policy, enabling employees to work remotely for up to another 30 days per year
€1,000 annual budget for professional growth
Leadership cafés, on-the-job training
Lunch Vouchers - 12,80euros x 18 / month
Enhanced family leave
Travel Insurance
Gym membership contribution
Mental Health Platform
Pet-friendly office

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 04, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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Chief Country Compliance Officer Sr Mgr

Oversees the Citi Compliance Risk Management Program for a medium to smaller fra...

Location

Bahamas , Nassau

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Credibility as a subject matter expert and experience of dealing with issues that have a high impact at all levels of the organization
Experience of working with key country level regulators and industry associations
Knowledge of local regulatory requirements and obligations and the ability to identify emerging compliance issues and themes
An ability to influence senior business leaders on all compliance risk-related matters affecting the business. The individual should have the ability to independently challenge, when needed, while at the same time being supportive and solution-based and not being perceived as obstructive
An ability to be “hands on” and “in the trenches” with the direct team, while also bringing a sense of strategic vision and a global sensibility to the function
Ability to navigate and negotiate through conflicting demands to maintain focus on priority objectives while ensuring key stakeholders’ needs are met
Strong team leadership, communication, interpersonal and management skills, with a track record of leading through change and the ability to effectively communicate the strategic vision to various stakeholder groups
Effective negotiation skills, a proactive and “no surprises” approach in communicating issues and strength in sustaining independent views. Strong presentation and relationship management and influencing skills are essential
The ability to thrive and execute in a complex, highly matrixed, global environment
Bachelor’s Degree highly preferred or relevant, equivalent experience. Preference for post graduate degree and/or recognized professional qualifications where applicable. Professional qualifications may include: CRMC or equivalent, CPA, ACA, CIA, CFA, ACAMS, etc. strong technical knowledge of compliance regulations and requirements, experience within a highly complex, global financial institution, regulator or related industry participant.

Job Responsibility

Annual Country Compliance Plan: Preparing, obtaining approval and successfully completing an annual compliance risk management plan, in accordance with the global template and content and presentation requirements, setting out how compliance risk will be managed within the jurisdiction and its constituent parts, and the role to be played by ICRM in order to achieve the plan. Identification of the jurisdictional requirements, accountabilities and the process ownership and monitoring and testing ownership, as well as the determination of suitable staffing, hours required and secured budget in order to achieve the state of compliance within risk appetite will be set out in the plan, which will be reviewed quarterly with the jurisdictional CCC and ICRM, as well as any applicable legal entity, as well as where required by applicable regulatory agencies. The annual country compliance plan must take into consideration the applicable compliance risk assessments and MCAs appropriate to the jurisdiction and its activities.
State of Compliance Reporting: Preparing quarterly, in accordance with the approved global format, and in adherence to all established requirements for the State of Compliance reporting. The State of Compliance report will be presented to the appropriate CCC, BRCC and legal entity Board or Board Audit Committee, or other such Board committee required within the jurisdiction.
Enhancing Governance: Providing a valued interactive program of support and compliance risk management services covering the assessment and reporting of Key Compliance Risks across products, services, functions, legal entities, service centers and the jurisdiction as a whole. Providing stakeholders with insight and practical solutions as well as credible challenge to improve the ethical control culture, and conduct risk environment. Timely reporting of significant local regulatory issues to local, overseas, regional, and global stakeholders. Same-day escalation of regulatory reports received. Maintaining on-going assessment and reporting of the State of Compliance through the relevant corporate governance committees such as country audit committee(s) and/or subsidiary board(s), country coordinating committee and business risk management committee, and other management body(ies). Key Activities Compliance Risk Culture:
Stakeholder Support and Relationships: Developing senior management relationships, including with legal entity management focus, inclusive of non-executive directors (where they exist in the jurisdiction), and the CCO as well as product functional and entity/service center line management. Informing senior management and directors of subsidiary boards, and the country/business management of significant compliance matters that require their attention or action. Proactively anticipate and help the business and functions plan for changes in the compliance and regulatory environment in the country. Provide support to compliance programs and country/business management on policy interpretation and “gray area” exposures. Build and maintain strong relationships with other functional leads, including Legal, Risk Management, including Operational Risk Management, and Internal Audit to create a supportive and seamless compliance and ethical control culture and an appropriate conduct risk environment. Key Activities Processes and Activities:
Regulatory Management and Coordination: Supporting the Citi Country Officer (CCO) in the management and development of regulatory relationships. Coordinating as the key interface with regulators on compliance risk management issues and supervisory exam management matters. Providing same day notification of regulator correspondence to Citi Compliance Officer, Regulatory Liaison and Exam Management CCO and ICRM COO. Providing leadership, coordination and regular interaction with the [insert country] authorities on behalf of ICRM and the Citi franchise. Record regulator correspondence and minutes of regulator meetings on Citi system in line with the Global Regulatory Exam Management Governance and Process Standards. Ensuring prompt recording of, responses to, and escalation of regulatory queries, notices of violations and breaches, any forbearance, and concerns identified. Deliver to regulators and supervisors a valued interactive program of support and assurance in accordance with requirements and appropriate expectations on compliance issues, trends, themes, root cases and impacts relating to governance, regulatory risk management and internal control issues. The overall objective is to earn the regulator’s trust and to establish a strong, independent and professional regulatory relationship across the franchise.
Regulatory Inventory: Ensuring prompt identification, logging in, evaluation and formulation of a plan to address requirements arising from new and amended laws, regulations, rules and other requirements and expectations from regulatory and enforcement authorities.
Regulatory Change Management and Controls: Ensuring that the regulatory change management requirements and processes, along with the regulatory control framework for existing requirements, are effectively operating within the country with respect to the identification, impact assessment and implementation of all applicable laws, regulations, rules and related processes, controls and reporting that impact Citi activities in the jurisdiction.
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Risk Management (ACRM): Providing strategic direction, oversight, coordination and cooperation in respect of the country’s Anti-Money Laundering compliance risk management program. Partner closely and with the Head of ACRM to ensure a strong linkage between ICRM and ACRM.
Independent Compliance Risk Management (Program and Product/Service/Function focused*): Providing direction and oversight in supporting the ICRM teams in the country related to local requirements and the applicable extraterritorial laws, regulations, relevant Citi policies, standards, and global procedures. Deliver consistent application of program procedures and be accountable to program owners consistent with the ICRM methodology and CRM Framework. *Programs include but are not limited to: Sanctions
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Head of Security Governance, Risk & Compliance

PPRO GmbH

Location:
Luxembourg , Luxembourg

Category:
IT - Administration

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Job Description:

Job Responsibility:

Requirements:

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
January 04, 2026

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