Risk Consultant - Strategy & Consulting

Accenture the Netherlands; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget

Laptop

iPhone

Pension plan

Bonus

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a driven Risk Consultant in Amsterdam to shape risk transformation for financial services by integrating AI, data and regulatory change. You will join a team delivering large-scale risk programs and help clients implement AI-enabled risk tools.

You will support banks, pension funds and insurers with risk governance, analytics and operational risk capabilities, collaborating with risk specialists, data scientists and regulatory experts to create real impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in risk consulting or a risk function within banking, financial services, pension funds or insurance.
• Hands‑on experience with AI or advanced analytics in a regulated environment (e.g. model development, deployment, validation or governance)
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support AI governance, model risk and risk framework design, including controls lifecycle management.
• Strengthen oversight, controls and compliance across risk functions.
• Deliver financial risk modelling, scenario analysis and stress testing.
• Leverage data, automation and machine learning to enhance risk insights and decision-making.

Skills

Risk governance

Risk analytics

Operational risk

AI in risk

Stakeholder management

Tools

GRC tooling

Risk data platforms

AI platforms

Job description

Are you a driven Risk professional eager to shape the future of financial services through the power of AI and advanced technology? Do you thrive at the intersection of financial risk, data and innovation — and are you ready to bring that expertise to some of the most complex transformation programmes in banking, financial services and pension funds?

Are you motivated to help financial institutions navigate an era of rapid regulatory change, increasing complexity and AI-driven disruption? And do you want to do so within a team of bold thinkers and delivery experts who are redefining what risk consulting looks like?

Then look no further. As a Consultant within our Strategy & Consulting – Risk practice, you will be at the forefront of risk transformation. You will support leading banks, financial services organisations and pension funds in delivering large-scale transformation programmes, with a focus on AI implementation, regulatory change and risk framework modernisation.

Team:

Our Team

Our Risk consultants sit at the heart of financial services transformation, combining deep risk expertise with AI and advanced analytics to help clients build smarter, more resilient risk functions. From day one, you will take ownership of workstreams, accelerate your development and build strong, long-term client relationships—working alongside risk specialists, data scientists and regulatory experts to deliver meaningful impact.

What You’ll Do:

Risk Governance & Oversight

• Support AI governance, model risk and risk framework design, including controls lifecycle management
• Strengthen oversight, controls and compliance across risk functions
• Deliver financial risk modelling, scenario analysis and stress testing
• Leverage data, automation and machine learning to enhance risk insights and decision-making
• Design and enhance operational risk frameworks, embedding data, automation and AI-driven capabilities
• Help clients strengthen resilience through improved controls and intelligent risk management

AI Implementation in Risk (at the core)

• Support the transition from proof-of-concept to production-grade AI
• Embed machine learning into risk pipelines and deploy automated control testing
• Build auditable AI-driven solutions, including risk co-pilots

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What you’ll need:

• Experience in risk consulting or a risk function within banking, financial services, pension funds or insurance
• A solid foundation in Risk Governance & Oversight, Risk Analytics & Intelligence and/or Operational Risk Management
• Hands‑on experience with AI or advanced analytics in a regulated environment (e.g. model development, deployment, validation or governance)
• Exposure to risk‑related system implementations (e.g. credit origination, GRC tooling, risk data platforms)
• Ability to translate complex regulatory and risk requirements into clear business and technical solutions
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence presenting to senior audiences
• Fluent in English; Dutch is a strong advantage

What we offer:

• A dynamic role in a high-growth, innovation‑driven practice.
• Access to global experts and continuous learning opportunities.
• Flexible hybrid working environment.
• Competitive benefits, including mobility budget, laptop, iPhone, pension plan, and bonus.
• A collaborative culture with social activities and a strong commitment to inclusion and diversity.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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