Senior IT Governance, Risk & Compliance Specialist (m/f/d)
München, GERMANY
Job description
We are looking for a Senior IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Specialist, to be based in our Munich Unterföhring office for a 12-month period starting soon or in January 2026.
If you have experience in audit and/or IT control testing, are quick-minded and solutions-focussed and able to start soon in a 12-month role in Munich, this could be your exciting next step in IT Governance, Risk and Compliance.
Your Team
The IT GRC Team is committed to ensure IT compliance at AGCS to corporate rules as well as external regulations. To achieve this we work with transparency, efficiency and precision to monitor regulatory requirements, manage IT risks and drive the adoption of the IT Operating Model and control framework from the Allianz Group.
As an international team based in Munich and North America, we are collaborative and cooperative, working closely with stakeholders both inside and outside the company, aiming to foster a culture of risk awareness within the Allianz Commercial IT organization.
The Impact You Will Have
Reporting into the Head of Global IT GRC your experience and expertise will help you lead the coordination of annual external as well as internal IT audits, and for supporting our IT internal control testing.
Some of your specific responsibilities could include:
Manage the annual external audit (financial statement-based) with external auditors for European and global processes
Work directly with internal and external auditors to facilitate and manage the review process
Ensure audit evidence is delivered on time and at the highest level of quality
Drive documentation and communication of the AGCS IT Controls Framework with Risk Management
Conduct the annual internal control testing and review, overseeing the remediation of control deficiencies
Maintain a repository of evidence requested, collected, and submitted to auditors
Work with IT Management, IT Staff and Allianz Technology on project activities
Examine external regulations, including mapping of regulations to COBIT 2019 and Group requirements
Conduct gap analysis, define remediation plans, and report to IT Management
What You’ll Bring to the Role
With further education in IT / Business Administration / Audit, you have at least 3 years of hands-on experience in audit and/or IT controls, you are available quickly in Munich for a 12-month contract and bring:
Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with both internal and external auditors
A good understanding of IT GRC and the background for internal controls
Proven ability to learn new methodologies and processes with efficiency
Hands-on solution-oriented mentality
Ideally you have experience and performing internal IT testing
Able to articulate technical risks in business terms
Advanced ability to review evidence and deliver evidence on quality and on time to auditors
A willingness to learn and explore how AI can enhance your role and the broader organization
Fluent English is essential (fluency in German could be an advantage)
81912 | Audit | Professional | Allianz Commercial | Full-Time | Temporary
What’s in it for you?
Let’s care about everything that makes you, you
We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. We offer a hybrid working model, which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working. Please feel free to discuss flexible working arrangements with us.
Let’s care for your financial wellbeing
We believe in rewarding performance with a great compensation and benefits package (details vary by location), including a generous bonus scheme and pension.
Let’s care for your opportunities to progress
From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
Let’s care for life’s twists and turns
From our support for flexible working, health and wellbeing (including private healthcare and generous parental leave benefits), to helping people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach. We've got your back.
Let’s care for our society and our planet
With opportunities to be engaged in shaping a future that is safe, inclusive and sustainable, we care for the tomorrows of our people, our industry and our clients.
Care to join us?
Allianz Commercial is the center of expertise of Allianz Group, insuring mid-sized businesses, large enterprises, and special risks. Our customers include top consumer brands, financial institutions, industry leaders, the global aviation and shipping industries, as well as family-owned and medium-enterprises. We also cover unique risks such as offshore wind farms, infrastructure projects and film productions. Our clients trust us to provide a wide range of traditional and alternative risk transfer solutions, outstanding risk consulting and multinational services, and seamless claims handling. Allianz Commercial helps customers to prepare for what's ahead.
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At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all. And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matters, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.
Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.
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