Global IS Governance Assurance and Advisory Specialist

ABB; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB zoekt een Global IS Governance Assurance and Advisory Specialist om governancekaders te ontwerpen, te implementeren en continu te verbeteren binnen een wereldwijde organisatie. Je werkt aan afstemming tussen IT-strategie en bedrijfsdoelen en betrekt senior stakeholders bij advisering en uitvoering.

De rol vereist sterke organisatorische vaardigheden, uitstekende Engels communicatie en ervaring met governance frameworks zoals COBIT en ITIL.

Qualifications

• Uitgebreide ervaring in IT/IS governance, naleving en risicobeheer in een wereldwijd bedrijfsverband.
• Effectief stakeholdermanagement en invloed over functies, culturen en niveaus.
• Nauwkeurige organisatorische vaardigheden en oog voor detail bij implementatie van governance.
• Vermogen om eigenaarschap te nemen en zelfstandig te leveren.
• Uitstekende Engelse communicatie in woord en schrift.
• Vertrouwdheid met COBIT, ITIL, ISO/IEC 38500 is een sterke plus.
• Analytische mindset gericht op verbetering en oplossingen.

Responsibilities

• Ontwerpen en onderhouden van IS-governancekaders, beleid en normen die IT aan bedrijfsdoelen koppelen.
• Toezicht houden op implementatie, naleving en risico's; audits coördineren en remediatie van bevindingen.
• Advies aan senior leiders en stakeholders; bevorderen van samenwerking en adoptie van governance in de praktijk.
• Identificeren van kansen voor vereenvoudiging en verbetering van governanceprocessen.

Skills

IT/IS governance

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Ownership & accountability

English fluency

Governance frameworks

Job description

Bij ABB helpen we industrieën efficiënter en schoner te werken en iedere medewerker draagt daaraan bij. U krijgt de ruimte om leiding te nemen, wordt ondersteund in uw ontwikkeling en zult trots zijn op de impact die we samen realiseren. Sluit u bij ons aan en help de wereld draaiende te houden.

Deze functie rapporteert aan:

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 #LI-Hybrid

• 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.

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