- Company Name
- SYNCTIV RECRUITMENT
- Job Title
- Business Area Lead
- Job Description
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Job title: Business Area Lead – Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC)
Role Summary: Senior leader responsible for the end-to-end Governance, Risk and Compliance function within a rail transportation organization. Manages a specialized GRC team, drives strategic risk initiatives, ensures regulatory compliance, oversees OPEX/CAPEX, and cultivates process efficiencies and stakeholder relationships.
Expectations: Lead a high‑autonomy GRC team, deliver on risk and ESG objectives, maintain regulatory adherence to GDPR, NIS2, CRA, CER, and AI Act, manage budgets and resources, and communicate complex risks to senior leadership in Dutch, French, and English.
Key Responsibilities:
- People Leadership & Talent Development: define roles, coach, manage recruitment, monitor well‑being, and sustain team culture.
- Financial & Capacity Management: control OPEX/CAPEX, align capacity with projects, review timesheets and invoices.
- GRC Strategic Leadership: conduct risk analyses, ESG assessments, contract evaluations; uphold legal and ISO 27001 standards; liaise with ERM and senior leadership; report to external regulators.
- Operational Excellence: design GRC workflows, implement KPIs/OLAs, promote knowledge sharing.
- External Partnerships: draft RFPs, manage vendor performance, maintain service quality.
Required Skills:
- Proven leadership of technical specialists; coaching and people change management.
- Strategic thinking, process redesign, and strong analytical capabilities.
- Deep knowledge of GRC domains, cybersecurity, information security, ESG, and relevant legislation.
- Budgeting, resource planning, vendor management, and financial oversight.
- Fluent in Dutch, French, and English; excellent presentation and stakeholder communication skills.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Master's degree or equivalent professional experience.
- 5–7 years of GRC, risk management, or audit experience.
- PhD‑level intellectual rigor strongly recommended.