Job Title: Audit, Risk & Control Governance, VP

Location: Pune, India

Corporate Title: VP

Role Description

The Vice President – Audit, Risk & Control Governance plays a critical leadership role in strengthening the control environment, managing audit and regulatory commitments, and ensuring operational risk excellence across the CIO portfolio.

What we’ll offer you

As part of our flexible scheme, here are just some of the benefits that you’ll enjoy

• Best in class leave policy
• Gender neutral parental leaves
• 100% reimbursement under childcare assistance benefit (gender neutral)
• Sponsorship for Industry relevant certifications and education
• Employee Assistance Program for you and your family members
• Comprehensive Hospitalization Insurance for you and your dependents
• Accident and Term life Insurance
• Complementary Health screening for 35 yrs. and above

Your key responsibilities

Audit Management & Findings Governance

• Serve as senior member of the Embedded Risk Team (ERT) for full lifecycle management of Internal Audit findings, Regulatory findings, and Self‑Identified Issues.
• Oversee status reviews, remediation documentation, and evidence validation.
• Drive high‑quality closure packs aligned to DB’s documentation framework.
• Engage senior stakeholders and Risk Type Controllers for escalation and oversight.
• Guide finding owners on GFMS mapping, Risk Acceptance processes, Target Date Extension and Risk Acceptance renewals.
• Collaborate with Ernst & Young and support IT Application Owner (ITAO) with evidence preparation.
• Lead governance forums including ERT, Audit Review Forum, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Monthly Risk & Control discussion, and internal meetings.
• Monitor and drive remediation of high‑risk ratings and control weaknesses.
• Support improvements in open due and overdue control items, e.g.JAVA patching compliance, SDLC automation, vulnerability remediation.

Sarbanes‑Oxley Act (SOX) Support

• Contribute to BIS SOX governance by reviewing application‑level items and partnering with ITAOs.
• Coordinate with Technical Information Security Officer (TISO), Information Security Risk Assessor (ISRA), and governance partners on SOX‑related remediation.

Risk & Control (R&C) Management

• Lead Control Workbench (CWB) dashboarding and overdue item governance.
• Partner with IT Application Owners on risk remediation.
• Oversee software asset reviews, impairment governance, and approval workflows.
• Act as Business Continuity Coordinator, managing BCM documentation, lifecycle activities, and compliance.

CIO Office & Leadership Support

• Provide strategic and operational support to CIO leadership.
• Lead or contribute to cross‑functional initiatives within the CIO remit.

People & Administrative Responsibilities

• Oversee onboarding, buddy program governance, and new‑joiner communication.
• Support early‑career hiring processes including interns and apprentices.
• Govern people‑related processes such as transfers and job‑family alignment.
• Prepare materials for Workers’ Council reviews.
• Manage First Aid and safety responsibilities, e.g. fire assistance.
• Coordinate IT equipment and facilities requests.
• Oversee procurement of office supplies and administrative needs.
• Own dbList governance and access recertification for structured/unstructured data.
• Share operational updates and support End User Services processes.

Your skills and experience

This VP role is essential to maintaining a resilient and well‑controlled technology environment. It strengthens audit readiness, enhances governance infrastructure, improves risk transparency, and supports CIO leadership in managing complex technology operations.

How we’ll support you

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Coaching and support from experts in your team
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs

About us and our teams

Please visit our company website for further information:

https://www.db.com/company/company.html

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.