Head of Compliance Governance & AI Transformation

Raiffeisen Bank International; Austria; Hybrid; EUR 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours & WFH

Global community

Career development

Well-being programs

Public transport pass

Family support

Job summary

Raiffeisen Bank International in Austria seeks a Head of Compliance Governance & Control to lead the development of the Group Compliance Strategy and coordinate planning across Compliance and Compliance IT Tribe. You will support executive reporting, guide IT architecture, and own agile compliance products such as AML monitoring and sanctions screening.

The role drives AI transformation, regulatory coordination, budget governance, and cross‑functional initiatives, requiring strong leadership,

Qualifications

• Completed university degree in business administration or IT.
• Proven leadership experience in banking/finance with a strong background in Compliance or comparable area, combined with an in-depth understanding of IT and data topics.
• Transformation experience especially in the field of artificial intelligence and in-depth knowledge of new technologies.
• Communication skills in both German and English for daily internal interactions.
• Analytical and data‑driven mindset, with sound reporting and presentation skills, accuracy in data handling and advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel.
• Team player with high initiative and reliability and strong internal and external customer orientation and good communication skills.
• Structured way of working combined with a passion for leveraging existing technologies and exploring and implementing new ones.

Responsibilities

• Develop the RBI Group Compliance Strategy jointly with the Compliance Leadership Team and coordinate the planning process for Group Compliance and Compliance IT Tribe including running the follow ups.
• Provide support and advisory function for Group Compliance B-1: prepare decision material, regular reporting and Board/ Supervisory Board presentations.
• Enable and support the implementation of the Compliance IT target architecture across all Compliance IT product teams.
• Own products in an agile setup for Compliance IT such as AML transaction monitoring, Sanctions screening, Compliance reporting and data architecture.
• Support the AI and agentic transformation of Group Compliance, considering the Compliance organization and key processes.
• Coordinate and manage the SREP Process for Compliance, regulatory meetings with JST, ECB, FMA and other regulators.
• Be a member of the Expertenteam Compliance, align and coordinate Compliance IT and other topics (roadmap, budget).
• Oversee end-to-end Group Compliance budget and governance, including Compliance Tribe.
• Orchestrate the Compliance Governance function, frameworks and policies, incl. group steering of RBI group entities and cross‑functional topics.

Skills

Leadership experience

Compliance knowledge

IT and data topics

AI transformation experience

New technologies

German language

English language

Analytical mindset

Data reporting

MS Office / Excel

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or IT

Job description

Raiffeisen Bank International in Austria seeks a Head of Compliance Governance & Control to lead the development of the Group Compliance Strategy and coordinate planning across Compliance and Compliance IT Tribe. You will support executive reporting, guide IT architecture, and own agile compliance products such as AML monitoring and sanctions screening.

The role drives AI transformation, regulatory coordination, budget governance, and cross‑functional initiatives, requiring strong leadership,