Risk & Compliance Lead

Jobtailor; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned risk and compliance professional to lead and support the enterprise risk management framework in Dublin. You will identify, assess, monitor and report risks, maintaining risk registers and action logs while coordinating remediation and regulatory reporting.

The role requires strong knowledge of risk management, compliance frameworks, internal controls and incident handling, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and drive practical controls and governance

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management, compliance frameworks and internal controls.
• Experience maintaining risk registers and preparing reporting and papers for senior management, committees or Boards.
• Ability to translate complex compliance requirements into practical action.
• Experience in risk, compliance, governance, privacy, financial crime, legal or internal controls roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the day-to-day operation of the enterprise risk management framework.
• Identify, assess, monitor and report risks, and follow through on remediation.
• Own and maintain risk registers, action logs and supporting records.
• Monitor regulatory developments and compliance obligations, assess business impact and support required changes.
• Advise stakeholders and implement practical controls, processes and follow-up actions.
• Prepare reporting for senior management, committees and the Board.
• Support governance forums through paper preparation, action tracking and records maintenance.
• Partner with stakeholders on new initiatives, operational change, third-party arrangements, customer commitments and internal issues.
• Coordinate customer-driven compliance and assurance requirements.
• Maintain and improve policies, standards, codes of conduct and procedures.
• Support internal control reviews, compliance monitoring and remediation.
• Coordinate reviews of incidents, breaches, complaints and protected disclosures.
• Document outcomes, escalate issues and track actions through closure.
• Promote risk and compliance behaviours through communication, challenge and awareness activity.

Skills

Risk management

Compliance frameworks

Internal controls

Policy governance

Incident handling

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory requirements

Remediation follow-through

Reporting to senior management

Job description

• Lead and support the day-to-day operation of the enterprise risk management framework
• Identify, assess, monitor and report risks, and follow through on remediation
• Own and maintain risk registers, action logs and supporting records
• Monitor regulatory developments and compliance obligations, assess business impact and support required changes
• Advise stakeholders and implement practical controls, processes and follow-up actions
• Prepare reporting for senior management, committees and the Board
• Support governance forums through paper preparation, action tracking and records maintenance
• Partner with stakeholders on new initiatives, operational change, third-party arrangements, customer commitments and internal issues
• Coordinate customer-driven compliance and assurance requirements
• Maintain and improve policies, standards, codes of conduct and procedures
• Support internal control reviews, compliance monitoring and remediation
• Coordinate reviews of incidents, breaches, complaints and protected disclosures
• Document outcomes, **escalate** issues and track actions through closure
• Promote risk and compliance behaviours through communication, challenge and awareness activity

Requirements

• Strong experience in risk, compliance, governance, privacy, financial crime, legal or internal controls
• Experience in a risk, compliance, governance, privacy, financial crime, legal or control-focused role
• Ideally, experience spanning both embedded business support and independent oversight responsibilities
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management, compliance frameworks, internal controls, policy governance and incident handling
• Experience maintaining risk registers and preparing reporting and papers for senior management, committees or Boards
• Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders while staying close to operational detail, regulatory requirements and remediation follow-through
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to translate complex compliance requirements into practical action
• Highly organised, delivery-focused approach
• Willingness to take ownership of policy, control and compliance matters from issue identification through to closure
• Sound judgement and practical approach
• Confidence working closely with senior stakeholders

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong expertise in enterprise risk management, compliance frameworks, and internal controls, with a focus on effective stakeholder communication and operational detail management. Proven ability to maintain risk registers, prepare reports for senior management, and implement practical compliance actions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Compliance Frameworks
• Risk Register Maintenance
• Stakeholder Communication
• Incident Handling

Hard Skills

• Risk Management
• Compliance Monitoring
• Policy Governance
• Internal Controls
• Incident Handling
• Reporting Preparation
• Action Tracking
• Regulatory Compliance
• Financial Crime Prevention
• Governance Support

Soft Skills

• Strong Written Communication
• Strong Verbal Communication
• Highly Organised
• Delivery-Focused
• Sound Judgement

Industry Keywords

• Risk Management Framework
• Governance
• Privacy
• Legal Compliance
• Operational Change
• Third-Party Arrangements
• Customer Commitments
• Internal Control Reviews
• Compliance Obligations
• Action Logs