Manager IT Compliance, Risk and CSV

Head of Compliance, CSV & Risk Management

Arxada is a global specialty chemicals business that’s committed to solving the world’s toughest preservation challenges through better science. [With a proud history of innovation dating back more than a century], we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and maintain the health and wellbeing of people and extend the life of vital infrastructure while working to reduce our and our customers’ ecological footprint.

Sustainable preservation is one of our top priorities. We are making significant strategic investments that will not only decrease our own environmental footprint, but also help customers adapt to long-term environmental and social change through the development of cleaner, greener solutions. Are you interested in becoming part of a global team of operational excellence specialists and helping to build the culture in a Brand-New COE (Center of Excellence)!!

Arxada is seeking a Head of Compliance, CSV and Risk Management with deep knowledge and experience in Governance, risk management & compliance and process development. You base the company's validation framework on industry standards that meet all legal, regulatory and quality requirements that are applicable to the company. You support the assessment of all systems and help qualifying them under a risk based approach. You are the main contact for IT as well as non-IT when it comes to questions around the validation of any system that might fall under the regulations in place.

Essential Job Functions:

• Define the strategy for computer systems validation for the entire company.

• Responsible for ensuring compliance controls are defined, documented, and aligned with compliance requirements, IT risks are identified, tracked, and managed.

• Adopted internal controls are regularly monitored for effectiveness and compliance with the goal of continuous process improvement.

• Support Identity and Access Management solutions (e.g., SAML/SSO, MFA, Zero Trust design principles)

• Build efficient processes for Compliance, CSV and Risk Management following most recent regulations and industry standards.

• Create, own and enforce the IT/OT Policies and standards and engage with Global Quality to ensure the defined policies are in line with the global Quality standards.

• Create the framework that encompasses all documents, processes and activities around CSV, Compliance and Risk Management and ensure these meet regulatory and industry compliance standards.

• Ensure proper training and effective implementation of Compliance and CSV standards throughout the company.

• Actively engage with Enterprise Architecture and make sure Quality aspects are properly considered in decisions related to the IT/OT landscape.

• Support data integrity investigations as required and create comprehensive reports for upper management

• Perform risk assessments, report results to management, and establish/leverage formal risk tracking and acceptance processes

Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience adopting and implementing risk management and compliance frameworks (e.g., ISO 27000-series, GxP)

• Sound information risk management background

• Be on top of CSV trends and requirements and translate into pragmatic CSV approach

• High ability to bring standards into concise documentation format, including the ability to show processes in flowcharts

• Technical background with a good understanding of compliance concepts and practical usage (e.g., Network Engineering, Network Security, Threat and Vulnerability Management, Database, SDLC, and Release Management)

• Knowledge of, or experience working with, cloud technologies/environments, including evaluating and implementing controls on Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) environments

• Outstanding oral and written communication skills in English. Business fluency in German would be desirable.  

• Actively drive and manage change. Change oriented. Understand that change is positive and a normal in the business world.

• Always on top of IT developments and trends to ensure added value internal consulting

Arxada has world class offering in three distinct areas:

Consumer Microbial Control (CMC) focuses on the threat posed by microorganisms to people, with products spanning the food and drink, professional hygiene, home and personal care, crop protection and wood protection areas.

Industrial Microbial Control (IMC) supplies antimicrobials and performance additives for the plastics, energy, textile and other industries, as well as dry-film and wet-state preservatives for the paints and coatings that provide protection and improve efficiency in the construction and marine sectors.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.