Senior Compliance Officer [AQ-18409]

Aquent; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Aquent, a leading global technology company, seeks a seasoned compliance professional to strengthen third-party and outsourcing management within its payments division, with a focus on DORA and EBA requirements to safeguard vendor relationships and regulatory posture.

You will enhance vendor inventories, drive risk assessments, develop exit plans, implement dashboards, and coordinate with internal stakeholders to ensure contracts and governance remain compliant and auditable across the

Qualifications

• Experience with DORA third-party management requirements.
• Proven expertise in vendor onboarding, scope definition, risk assessment and ongoing oversight.
• Strong ability to identify gaps and coordinate with internal stakeholders.
• Highly proactive, hands-on, and capable of independent day-to-day execution.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the existing vendor list and ensure data accuracy.
• Review vendors to ensure they are in scope of the management framework.
• Drive remediation for third-party vendors to meet DORA and EBA requirements.
• Lead Business Impact Analysis alignment with third-party requirements.
• Set up and maintain vendor reporting dashboards including SLAs and risk metrics.

Job description

Join a leading technology institution at the forefront of payment innovation, providing essential services across a vast economic region. This organization is committed to maintaining the highest standards of regulatory compliance and operational excellence, ensuring seamless and secure financial transactions.

Are you a seasoned compliance professional ready to make a significant impact on critical third-party relationships? We are seeking a highly experienced and proactive individual to bolster our third-party and outsourcing management framework. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in ensuring our vendor ecosystem operates with impeccable integrity and adherence to stringent regulatory standards, particularly focusing on DORA and EBA requirements. You’ll drive day-to-day execution, identify crucial gaps, and coordinate with internal stakeholders to fortify our operational resilience and compliance posture. This is an exceptional opportunity to take ownership, implement robust frameworks, and directly contribute to the security and stability of our payment services.

What You’ll Do

• Enhance the existing vendor list, ensuring all relevant data is accurately captured and maintained.
• Review all vendors providing services to the organization to ensure they are fully in scope of our management framework.
• Drive remediation efforts for third-party vendors, ensuring all contracts are compliant with DORA and EBA regulatory requirements.
• Run Business Impact Analysis (BIA) alignment with third-party requirements.
• Ensure all vendor-related governance and oversight activities are accurately documented and maintained in the master vendor inventory, including reporting, risk assessments, remediation actions, ownership, oversight activities, key deadlines, and ongoing monitoring requirements.
• Develop comprehensive Exit Plans in conjunction with internal stakeholders.
• Execute thorough Risk Assessments of critical vendors.
• Set up and maintain robust Vendor reporting dashboards, including Service Level Metrics.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong hands-on experience in DORA third-party management requirements.
• Proven expertise across vendor onboarding, scope definition, risk assessment, contractual requirements, and ongoing oversight.
• Highly operational, proactive, and a self-starter comfortable owning and executing day-to-day activities independently.
• Demonstrated ability to identify gaps, coordinate with internal stakeholders, and ensure third-party management activities are appropriately documented, remediated, and monitored.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with automation to streamline recurring compliance and third-party management processes.

Client Description

This global technology company is transforming how people move, connect, and earn by building innovative solutions across mobility, delivery, and freight. Operating in over 70 countries, it connects millions of professionals, individuals, and businesses every day through a seamless, app-based platform. The work environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and driven by a mission to make transportation and delivery more accessible worldwide.

Aquent is dedicated to improving inclusivity & is proudly an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups & are committed to providing support to applicants with disabilities. We aim to provide reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, to those with a medical condition, disability or neurodivergence.