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Associate Director – Interne Kontrollsysteme und Assurance (m/w/d)

Cologne, deRemoteFull-time2026-10-05 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · European Union

Core

Establish and lead a company-wide Internal Controls & Assurance function, owning the enterprise control framework, methodology, and annual assurance cycle across financial, operational, technology, and compliance domains.

Role type

Second-line leader, Director of Internal Controls & Assurance

Builds

Enterprise Internal Control Framework, governance model, and annual assurance cycle

Domain

Healthcare e-commerce, regulated environment, GRC

Required skills

Enterprise internal control framework ownership, control design and testing, deficiency assessment, Three Lines Model, executive challenge, team leadership, GRC platform usage

Preferred skills

CIA certification, COSO/SOX experience, External Audit collaboration, AI-supported GRC, healthcare/pharmacy industry knowledge

Technologies

AuditBoard, Optro

Responsibilities

Establish IC&A function mandate and operating model; define control taxonomy and testing methodology; set annual assurance scope and challenge senior leaders on control effectiveness; own Management reporting and annual assurance report to the Board; lead and develop the IC&A team

Seniority

Director, hands-on leader building a function from ground up