Global IS Governance Assurance and Advisory Specialist

ABB; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking a Global IS Governance Assurance and Advisory Specialist to shape how governance is executed across our global organization. You will design, implement, and continuously improve IS governance frameworks, policies, and standards, ensuring alignment with IT strategy and business goals.

In this hybrid role, you will engage senior stakeholders, guide governance adoption, coordinate audits, and drive pragmatic improvements that create real value for ABB and its customers.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in IT/IS governance, compliance, risk management in a global corporate environment.
• Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills across functions and cultures.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Familiarity with governance frameworks (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, ISO/IEC 38500) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain and continuously improve IS governance frameworks, policies and standards.
• Monitor governance, compliance and risk frameworks; coordinate internal and external audits; remediate findings.
• Advise senior leaders and stakeholders on governance matters and drive adoption across functions.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and enhance governance processes for pragmatic value.

Skills

IT/IS governance

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Audit coordination

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner-and every person here makes that happen. You'll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Global IS Department Manager for Strategy & Governance

Your role and responsibilities:

Join ABB and take a role in shaping how Information Systems governance is executed and lived across our global organization. As Global IS Governance Assurance and Advisory Specialist, you will ensure that our governance frameworks are not just documented but implemented, adopted, and continuously improved.

In this role, you will bring structure and order to a complex environment, enabling stakeholders across businesses and functions to work in alignment with our governance models. You will combine effective organizational skills with the ability to engage, guide, and advise senior stakeholders, ensuring that governance translates into real collaboration and value creation.

This position requires someone who is organized, motivated, and ready to manage the process of implementing improvements. You will be at the center of ABB's IS strategy, balancing assurance with advisory, helping our teams not only comply but also thrive under a governance model that supports business goals.

The work model for the role is: Hybrid

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Governance frameworks and standards: Designing, maintaining, and continuously improving IS governance frameworks, policies, and standards to ensure alignment between IT strategy and business goals.
• Assurance and compliance: Monitoring the implementation and execution of governance, compliance, and risk frameworks; coordinating internal and external audits; and ensuring effective remediation of findings.
• Advisory and stakeholder engagement: Advising senior leaders and business stakeholders on governance matters, facilitating collaboration across functions, and building relationships that enable governance to be understood and adopted in practice.
• Continuous improvement: Diligently identifying opportunities to simplify, streamline, and enhance governance processes, ensuring they remain pragmatic, effective, and value-adding.

Qualifications For The Role

• Extensive experience in IT/IS governance, compliance, risk management, OR in related areas such as project management, process improvement, or documentation management within a complex, global corporate environment.
• Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple functions, cultures, and organizational levels.
• Proficient organizational skills and a meticulous approach to details, enabling an orderly process for governance implementation.
• Ability to take ownership and work interdependently , demonstrating accountability, initiative, and the capacity to deliver without close supervision.
• Effective communication and negotiation skills, with fluency in English (both written and spoken) required.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks and standards (e.g., COBIT, ITIL, ISO/IEC 38500) will be considered a strong plus.
• Analytical mindset with a focus on improvement, able to identify gaps, propose solutions, and implement sustainable enhancements to governance processes.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?