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As Information Security Risk Manager (f/m/d) you will own and drive Awin’s global Information Security Risk Management capability end-to-end, ensuring the business not only understands its risks but takes measurable action to reduce them. You will be accountable for embedding a strong culture of risk ownership across the organisation, proactively identifying gaps, and driving remediation through to completion. This role requires structured risk identification, assessment, and reporting whilst acting as a advisor to senior leadership and the board. It ensures that risk appetite is clearly defined, actively used in decision-making, and consistently monitored.
Job Responsibility:
Lead enterprise-wide risk identification and assessment across strategic initiatives, technology, and third parties. Ensure risks are prioritised and clearly articulated in business terms (financial, regulatory, reputational) to enable effective decision-making. Drive risk remediation to closure, holding risk owners accountable for delivery and escalating where progress stalls. Ensure risk management is embedded in cross-functional initiatives and considered as part of key business decisions
Own and maintain the Information Security Risk Register, ensuring it reflects true risk exposure, progress, and outcomes, not just status updates. Facilitate risk reviews that are focused on decisions, accountability, and measurable progress
Define, embed, and maintain the organisation’s risk appetite, ensuring it is actively used in both business and technology decision-making. Establish and track KPIs that measure real improvements in risk posture, not just activity
Provide clear, opinionated, and actionable risk insights to senior management and the board. Act as the bridge between technical and business teams, ensuring risks are clearly understood and acted upon
Confidently challenge and influence stakeholders to ensure risks are neither understated nor inappropriately accepted
Own and continuously improve Awin’s global information security risk management framework, aligned to ISO 27001 and regulatory requirements. Monitor control effectiveness, proactively identify weaknesses, and drive improvements
Embed risk management into business processes so that risks are considered early and proactively, rather than retrospectively
As the most senior member of the team, mentor and develop GRC team members, building capability in risk management and assurance. Lead horizon scanning across emerging threats, regulatory changes, and industry developments, translating these into practical risk implications and actions for the business
Requirements:
Proven track record of owning and delivering risk management initiatives end-to-end
Experience driving risk remediation across teams without direct authority
Strong experience presenting and defending risk positions to senior leadership and boards
Hands-on experience within an ISO 27001-certified ISMS environment
Strong knowledge of frameworks such as ISO 27001
Experience designing, implementing, or improving control frameworks
Experience with GRC platforms (e.g. Hyperproof)
Confident communicator (with very good English skills) - able to build relationships and challenge/influence senior stakeholders
What we offer:
Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: We prioritise your mental health and well-being, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves as well as volunteer days
Remote Working Allowance: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately
Pension: Awin offers access to an additional pension insurance to all employees in Germany
Flexi-Office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our Flexi-Office and hybrid/remote work possibilities to work across Awin regions
Development: We’ve built our extensive training suite Awin Academy to cover a wide range of skills that nurture you professionally and personally, with trainings conveniently packaged together to support your overall development
Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program