Welcome to the team: (Senior) ICT Strategy & Risk Framework Manager (m/f/diverse)
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FunctionFunction:
Risk / Credit / Financing -
LocationLocation:
Praha
As an ICT Strategy & Risk Framework Manager in the "Cyber Risk & Information Security" department, you will shape and steer the bank’s ICT Risk strategy as part of the 2nd Line of Defense for ICT Risk. You ensure alignment of ICT risk strategy with business objectives, enterprise risk management, and regulatory expectations.
Your tasks
- Defining and maintaining the ICT/DOR risk strategy and ensuring alignment with enterprise-wide strategic priorities (such as AI and regulatory requirements (e.g., DORA, NIS2).
- Conducting horizon scanning and strategic research to identify emerging ICT risks, cyber threats, and regulatory developments.
- Defining and governing the strategic ICT KRI/KPI framework to enable effective ICT risk monitoring and reporting.
- Developing and calibrating the ICT risk appetite as part of the Group Risk Appetite Framework, including thresholds, KRIs, and escalation triggers.
- Providing independent oversight of the ICT risk portfolio including identifying risk concentration and obsolescence risks.
- Maintaining and advancing the ICT risk capabilities (people, process, technology) to support maturity and strategic decisions.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives across ICT risk management capabilities based on lessons learned and regulatory expectations.
Your Profile
- A university degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Informatics, or a comparable discipline.
- Extensive experience in ICT risk management, digital operational resilience, or strategy development within financial institutions.
- Familiarity with key regulatory frameworks (particularly DORA) and their strategic implications.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex topics into clear, structured strategic messages for senior stakeholders.
- High initiative, strategic thinking, and the ability to challenge effectively from a 2nd Line of Defense perspective.
- Strong English communication and documentation skills, German would be an asset.
Our Benefits
30 days of vacation; Employer-funded pension; Flexible work; Employee conditions; Digital learning; Diversity; Family & job friendly; Friendly work environment; Inspiring company culture; Work-life balance
The company
Commerzbank has been present in the Czech Republic with a branch in Prague since 1992. Decades of experience combined with the world class know-how and skills of our employees enabled the Prague branch to become the second largest Commerzbank international hub globally, providing extensive services to Commerzbank worldwide, especially in IT, Finance, Risk Control, Credit Risk management, Human Resources and Procurement. In Commerzbank you will find yourself supported by a team of nearly 1,000 colleagues locally and over 30,000 co-workers globally, located in more than 40 countries, with diverse talents and backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer that strives to enhance our product offering by hiring individuals driven to create a positive impact in the banking world.