Purchasing Regulatory Compliance Manager (f/m/d)

Your area of work:

The Purchasing Regulatory Compliance Manager is responsible for ensuring that Corporate Purchasing function and Suppler contracts/relationships are in compliance with all relevant DORA requirements and regulations related to the industry. This includes researching and interpreting regulations for suppliers, developing policies and procedures, negotiating contract amendments and monitoring supplier compliance activities.(Location: Eschborn or Prague).

Your responsibilities:

• Support implementation of the Third-Party Risk pillar of DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act), in particular TPRM (Third Party Risk Management) stream and integration of DORA-requirements into Corporate Purchasing´s established Vendor Risk Management governance framework, to ensure compliance with DORA regulations
• Preparation and implementation of the entire negotiation process of regulatory agreements and contract amendments with global and local ICT third-party providers, in particular to take into account the essential contractual provisions in accordance with Art. 26-30 DORA
• Monitor and assess third-Party providers TPRM performance, focusing on critical ICT contractual compliance
• Handle and report major ICT-related contractual non-compliance status promptly to Business Owner and control functions
• Perform Purchasing tools and process assessment incl. enhancements  and provide documentation and guidance to team colleagues and stakeholder
• Support the design and delivery of potential solutions, new automations of assessments/templates and workflows and integration into existing technology landscape
• Work closely with control and business functions to facilitate compliance with DORA requirements 
• Contribute to DBAG internal Policies to ensure Purchasing has an effective internal governance and control framework. 
• Support overall TPRM and Outsourcing remediation programs
• Collaborate with industry stakeholders to exchange intelligence on DORA TPRM

Your profile:

• University degree in economics (law) or similar
• Previous experience in Third Party Risk Management / regulatory Outsourcing within Financial Services or consultancy.
• Experience in regulatory compliance projects and ability to analyze regulatory documents
• Knowledge of EBA Outsourcing and DORA TPRM regulations / TPRM lifecycle
• Excellent knowledge of process and internal controls design
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams/external partners and thrive in a dynamic regulatory environment
• Experience with automatic workflow tools and other automatic solutions in the context of Outsourcing/TPRM is beneficial
• Curiosity and affinity with laws and regulations
• Fluency in German and proficient level of Business English