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In this role, you will develop an effective IT governance framework, monitor compliance with policies and standards, and support the implementation of IT governance processes in an international environment.
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Your role in the team
- Further develop, maintain, and monitor a fit-for-purpose IT governance framework aligned with business strategy, regulatory expectations, cyber resilience requirements, and operational realities across shore-based offices and vessels, ensuring traceable conformity with legal and regulatory requirements, internal policies, contractual obligations, audit expectations, and recognized good-practice frameworks.
- Define, implement, and continuously improve IT policies, standards, procedures, control objectives, KPIs, and evidence requirements covering IT processes, organization, people, technology, data, and third-party services.
- Strengthening governance over digital transformation initiatives, including cloud services, data platforms, automation, AI, vessel connectivity, OT (operational technology) interfaces, and integrated maritime applications, and advising on IT operating models, decision rights, process ownership, service management, tool governance, and documentation standards.
- Develop and operate the internal IT control system, covering policy and guideline management, control design, control performance monitoring, evidence collection, remediation tracking, and management reporting.
- Coordinate IT risk, compliance, and control activities with Information Security, Legal, Data Protection, Finance, and operational departments to ensure clear ownership, accountability, and traceability, and drive audit readiness by managing findings, supporting root-cause analysis, defining sustainable remediation actions, and tracking implementation.
- Support operational implementation of IT governance through guidance, training, and coaching for IT teams and business stakeholders in international locations.
- Establish and maintain quality and process management principles for IT governance, ensuring that processes are practical, measurable, and scalable for a decentralized global organization.
- Collaborate with IT departments, fleet-related stakeholders, and corporate functions to balance regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, innovation, and residual risk transparency.
Our expectations of you
Education
- University degree in computer science, information systems, business administration, or a comparable IT-focused qualification.
Qualifications
- Good understanding of IT governance principles, policy management, control design, evidence requirements, and audit-ready documentation.
- Ability to translate regulatory, audit, and internal policy requirements into practical processes, controls, guidance, and reporting.
- Confident communicator able to explain governance requirements clearly to IT teams, business stakeholders, management, and external parties, and comfortable collaborating across cultures, time zones, functions, and levels of seniority.
- A structured, analytical, and solution-oriented working style, balancing governance requirements with practical business needs.
- A proactive team player who can work independently, drive topics forward, and follow up on actions with persistence and professionalism.
- Willingness to occasionally travel internationally or visit vessels as part of global IT governance activities.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
- Familiarity with cyber resilience, data protection, supplier governance, AI, cloud services, or maritime IT environments.
- German language skills.
Experience
- Practical experience in IT governance, controls, compliance, quality management, process management, or a related discipline.
- Experience with IT strategy, organizational development, internal control systems, audit management, or risk management.
Benefits
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About your employer
Oldendorff Carriers is one of the world's leading bulk carrier shipping companies, offering customized transport services for their customers' goods across all seven seas. We operate daily with a fleet of over 600 cargo ships deployed around the world, transporting more than 300 million tons of raw materials to countries every year. Oldendorff employs approximately 1,300 people at 18 locations worldwide and more than 2,200 seafarers onboard our own cargo ships. With our experience and expertise, we provide our customers with reliable and efficient shipping solutions that meet their specific needs.
- 1921
- English
- Established Company
- Onsite
- Logistics, Transportation
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