MO IS Compliance & Assurance Lead

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This position reports to:
MO IS Operational Excellence Lead
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Your Roles and Responsibilities
The MO IS Compliance & Assurance Lead is responsible for leading audit coordination, assurance, regulatory readiness, compliance governance and continuous improvement activities across Motion IS.
The role serves as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert on governance, risk, audit, and compliance practices, ensuring alignment with ABB requirements and industry-recognized frameworks including COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001, and IIA Standards.
As a key governance and assurance partner, the role provides independent oversight, challenge, guidance, and reporting across audit, control, compliance, and regulatory initiatives while fostering a risk-based culture, sustainable remediation, and operational excellence. The position collaborates extensively with Internal Audit, External Audit, MO IS Compliance, Legal, Core IS, Division IS, Local IS, and Business stakeholders to strengthen governance effectiveness, operational resilience, and organizational readiness.
Work model: Hybrid (#LI-Hybrid)
Location: Vaasa, Finland or Bangalore, India
Audit & Assurance Leadership
Lead Internal and External Audit engagements across Motion IS, ensuring audit readiness, control effectiveness, high-quality evidence management, and sustainable remediation of findings.
Provide independent challenge and oversight regarding control design, operating effectiveness, remediation plans, and governance decisions. Also, assess audit observations and management actions against ABB requirements and recognized frameworks, including COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001, and IIA Standards.
Drive sustainable closure of audit findings through robust validation, reviews, and continuous monitoring of remediation actions.
Develop executive-level assurance reporting and governance updates for senior leadership.
Act as the primary escalation point for critical audit findings, compliance concerns, and governance risks.
Governance, Compliance & Regulatory Readiness
Establish and strengthen governance mechanisms that support compliance, assurance, and regulatory obligations across Motion IS.
Lead readiness and implementation activities for existing and emerging regulatory requirements in partnership with Legal, Compliance, Core IS, and business stakeholders.
Monitor adherence to ABB policies, standards, regulatory requirements, and industry frameworks while providing expert guidance on governance and risk-based compliance practices.
Foster a business-focused compliance culture that promotes accountability, transparency, and sustainable control effectiveness.
Risk Management & Control Effectiveness
Identify control gaps, assess risk exposure, challenge mitigation approaches, and validate remediation effectiveness.
Support various MO IS teams in translating complex regulatory, framework, and governance requirements into actionable business practices and practical control improvements.
Support strategic initiatives and transformation programs by providing governance, risk, and compliance expertise.
Strengthen our control environment and risk posture through continuous improvement of governance and assurance capabilities.
when arising, support MO IS in GRC activities supporting acquisitions and divestitures.
Stakeholder Management & Leadership
Partner with senior stakeholders across Internal Audit, External Audit, Compliance, Legal, Risk Management, Core IS, Division IS, Local IS, and Business functions.
Influence governance decisions and drive alignment across complex global stakeholder environments without formal line management responsibility.
Act as a mentor, advisor, and subject matter expert.
Promote proactive identification and management of risks, control weaknesses, audit findings, and compliance challenges.
Drive consistency and continuous improvement across compliance, governance, assurance, and regulatory activities.
Qualification required:
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Information Security, Risk Management, Audit, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
10-12 years of progressive experience in IT Governance, Audit & Assurance, Risk Management, Compliance Management, Internal Controls, Regulatory Compliance, or related disciplines.
Extensive experience in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), including:
IT General Controls (ITGC)
Risk and Control Frameworks
Internal Controls Assessment
Audit Management and Assurance
Regulatory Compliance Programs & Remediation and Control Effectiveness Reviews
Strong expertise in industry-recognized frameworks and methodologies, including:
COBIT,NIST, ISO 27001, ITIL, IIA Standards
Governance and Risk Management Frameworks
Proven experience managing complex compliance, regulatory, audit, and transformation initiatives. Experience supporting acquisitions, divestiture is a plus. Should have demonstrated ability to influence and drive outcomes across complex global organizations with strong communication and executive reporting skills
Professional certifications preferred, such as CISA, CRISC, ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Lead Auditor, COBIT, CIA, and ITIL 4, demonstrating advanced proficiency in audit, and GRC.
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