Expert- Governance, Risk & Compliance

Canon EMEA

Amstelveen

Hybrid

EUR 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Performance-based bonus

31 days annual leave

Pension plan

Learning and development opportunities

International working environment

Canon employee discounts

Travel reimbursement

Excellent onsite facilities

Job summary

Canon EMEA is seeking an Expert in IT Governance, Risk & Compliance to join the IT Risk & Compliance team in Amstelveen. In this senior role, you will shape the IT compliance landscape across the Canon EMEA region, working with auditors and leadership to strengthen governance.

You will focus on IT controls, audits, and continuous improvement, delivering measurable compliance outcomes and driving risk-aware culture across IT and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Audit, Risk Management, or related field.
7+ years of experience in IT Governance, IT Risk, IT Compliance, IT Audit, or Internal Controls.
Strong understanding of ITGC, J-SOX, GDPR, and related controls and risk management.

Responsibilities

Lead IT Compliance initiatives focusing on J-SOX, ITGC, and IT Governance Framework.
Coordinate audit activities with internal/external auditors and manage remediation.
Drive improvements, automation, and standardisation of IT compliance processes.
Provide training and guidance on governance and compliance best practices.

Skills

IT governance

Regulatory compliance

Auditing coordination

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Communication & presentation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in IT/Security/related

Job description

Job Description

Are you passionate about IT Governance, Risk & Compliance and interested in making a real impact across an international organisation?

Canon EMEA is looking for an Expert - IT Governance, Risk & Compliance to join our IT Risk & Compliance team in Amstelveen. In this highly visible role, you will help shape and manage the IT compliance landscape across the entire Canon EMEA region, ensuring our IT controls, governance frameworks, and compliance processes support reliable financial reporting and effective risk management. The role focuses primarily on IT compliance, audit coordination, IT controls, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation. As a senior individual contributor, you will work closely with internal stakeholders, external auditors, control owners, and senior leadership to strengthen Canon's governance framework, maintain a strong compliance posture, and drive meaningful improvements across the IT organisation.

Responsibilities

Lead key IT Compliance initiatives across Canon EMEA, with a primary focus on J-SOX, IT General Controls (ITGC) and the IT Governance Framework, while also supporting GDPR compliance and other relevant regulatory requirements.
Act as a trusted advisor and ambassador for IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance across the organisation.
Drive a risk-aware and control-conscious culture within IT while building strong relationships with business and technology stakeholders.
Own and continuously improve the IT Risk & Control Matrix (IT RCM), ensuring controls remain relevant, effective, and aligned to business needs.
Lead internal IT compliance testing activities and act as a key point of contact for internal and external auditors, including challenging audit observations, coordinating responses and driving resolution of audit findings.
Coordinate audit readiness activities, management testing, evidence collection, and compliance reviews.
Drive remediation of audit findings and control deficiencies, ensuring sustainable corrective actions are implemented.
Manage projects and programmes related to governance, audit, compliance, and control improvement initiatives.
Track, analyse, and report on compliance KPIs, audit metrics, remediation progress, and control effectiveness.
Drive simplification, standardisation and automation of IT compliance and control processes, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency and control effectiveness.
Deliver training, guidance, and coaching to IT teams, control owners, and stakeholders on governance and compliance best practices.
Support the ongoing evolution of Canon's governance, risk management, and compliance capabilities.

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Business Administration, Audit, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
7+ years of relevant experience within IT Governance, IT Risk, IT Compliance, IT Audit, or Internal Controls environments.
Strong understanding of IT General Controls (ITGC), J-SOX, internal controls, audit practices and IT risk management, with practical experience in key ITGC domains, including user access management, privileged access, change and release management, and application, database and infrastructure controls.
Experience managing IT Risk & Control Matrix (IT RCM), compliance frameworks, management testing and audit remediation programmes.
Experience working with internal and external auditors and coordinating audit activities.
Knowledge of governance frameworks and standards such as COBIT, COSO, ITIL, ISO 27001, and GDPR.
Strong project and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex topics in an engaging and practical manner.
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate findings into actionable recommendations.
Hands-on, proactive, and collaborative approach to problem solving.

Nice to have

Experience within an Internal Audit, IT Audit, Risk, or Compliance function. The hiring manager particularly values candidates with an audit background combined with practical IT knowledge.
Experience managing or supporting IT operations, applications, or technology services.
Experience with Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), including reviewing and assessing SOC 1, SOC 2 and ISAE 3402 assurance reports, identifying relevant control requirements and following up on identified gaps.
Professional certifications such as CISA, CRISC, CISM, CGEIT, CIA, CISSP, CCSP, CIPP/E, CIPM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer, or RE.

Why join Canon?

This is an opportunity to play a key role in safeguarding and strengthening IT compliance across the entire Canon EMEA region. You will work on high-profile governance and compliance initiatives, partner with senior leaders, auditors, and stakeholders, and contribute directly to Canon's ability to maintain trust in its financial reporting and control environment.

You’ll join a highly collaborative and international team where relationships matter, ideas are welcomed, and people support one another. The team has a friendly, flat structure and values openness, trust, and professional growth.

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