Global Head of Risk Assurance & Strategy

Action; Zwaagdijk-Oost; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Executive visibility

Market salary and benefits

Annual bonus

Company car

Vacation days 24

Pension plan

Employee discount 15%

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Action, a leading European retailer, seeks a Head of Risk Assurance to own the international Risk Assurance strategy and raise risk maturity across countries. You will translate complex risk, governance, and assurance challenges into clear direction at board level and lead a global team to deliver measurable results.

You will define the governance framework, build a risk-aware culture, and report on enterprise risk, governance, and assurance performance to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree supplemented by a professional qualification in Risk Management, Audit, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience in a senior Risk, Assurance, Internal Audit, or Governance role within retail/operations.
• Proven ability to advise and influence senior leadership and board-level stakeholders.
• Strong experience in building enterprise risk management, governance, and assurance frameworks across multiple countries.
• Strong leadership and change management skills.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the international Risk Assurance strategy aligned with growth ambitions.
• Build and embed a strong risk-aware culture across stores, distribution centres, HQ, and support functions.
• Advise senior leadership and board with clear reporting on enterprise risk, governance, and assurance performance.
• Establish and improve a global Risk Assurance framework ensuring compliance and consistency across countries.
• Lead development of KPIs, reporting structures, and dashboards for executive reporting.
• Identify strategic and operational risks and translate into business cases and mitigations.
• Drive enterprise risk assessments, internal control reviews, and privacy programmes across countries.
• Deliver the annual internal audit plan and lead audit scope delivery.
• Ensure communication, awareness programmes, and training on risk/privacy/audit.
• Lead and develop the Risk Assurance team and shape the future organisation.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Governance

Communication

Education

Master’s degree with professional qualification in Risk Management or Audit

Job description

Action, a leading European retailer, seeks a Head of Risk Assurance to own the international Risk Assurance strategy and raise risk maturity across countries. You will translate complex risk, governance, and assurance challenges into clear direction at board level and lead a global team to deliver measurable results.

You will define the governance framework, build a risk-aware culture, and report on enterprise risk, governance, and assurance performance to senior leadership.