Data Risk & Controls Steward - Senior Associate (Hybrid)

EY; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

EY GDS Poland is seeking a Data Stewardship – Risk and Controls Senior Associate to join our centralized Data Risk Exceptions team in Wrocław/Katowice. The role focuses on managing data transfer exception requests, ensuring alignment with EY policies, and supporting business needs with controlled, compliant processes.

You will review, triage, and process requests, coordinate with Information Security, control owners and risk leaders, and contribute to standardization and reporting efforts across

Qualifications

• Fluent in English (C1)
• 4+ years of related work experience
• Experience in Risk Management Services
• Experience in Data Risk / Information Security / Data Exfiltration
• Experience in Compliance or operational governance processes
• Experience with structured processes, workflows or case management systems
• Ability to analyze information and support risk-based decision-making
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Act as part of a centralized team responsible for intake, triage and processing of data transfer exception requests across multiple controls and regions
• Perform initial review of exception requests, ensuring completeness, appropriate business justification, and required approvals
• Conduct risk-based assessment of requests, identifying potential data protection, confidentiality and insider threat risks
• Provide clear recommendations and summaries to support decision-making by control owners and approvers
• Coordinate across multiple stakeholders including Engagement teams, Information Security teams, Control owners, Data Risk Leaders / Risk Management Leaders
• Track requests through their lifecycle, ensuring timely processing and adherence to defined SLAs
• Maintain accurate documentation of requests, decisions, and conditions applied
• Support development of centralized reporting and dashboards, identifying trends, recurring risks and improvement opportunities
• Contribute to process standardization and documentation (playbooks, SOPs, guidance materials)
• Provide guidance to requestors on secure alternatives and compliant data transfer practices

Skills

Data protection

Risk-based thinking

Attention to detail

Communication

Stakeholder management

Prioritization

Proactive mindset

Education

IAPP certifications (CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM)

Job description

EY GDS Poland is seeking a Data Stewardship – Risk and Controls Senior Associate to join our centralized Data Risk Exceptions team in Wrocław/Katowice. The role focuses on managing data transfer exception requests, ensuring alignment with EY policies, and supporting business needs with controlled, compliant processes.

You will review, triage, and process requests, coordinate with Information Security, control owners and risk leaders, and contribute to standardization and reporting efforts across