Risk Manager (m/f/d)

Company Description

The ABOUT YOU Group (ABOUT YOU Holding SE, ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG and its fully consolidated subsidiaries) is an internationally operating e-commerce group and is divided into two strategic business segments: The online fashion shop ABOUT YOU SE & Co. KG forms the Group's business-to-consumer business. With over 45 million monthly active users, ABOUT YOU is one of the largest online retailers for fashion and lifestyle in Europe and the leading provider of a personalized shopping experience on smartphones. In the award-winning ABOUT YOU app and on aboutyou.com, customers can find inspiration and a range of over 600,000 items from around 3,800 brands. The Group's business-to-business operations are largely handled by SCAYLE GmbH. SCAYLE offers a modern, cloud-based enterprise store system that enables brands and retailers to scale their digital business quickly and flexibly and adapt to growing customer needs. Over 140 online stores use SCAYLE's technology. Among them, leading brands and retailers such as DEICHMANN, FC Bayern, Fielmann, DEPOT and Marc O'Polo use SCAYLE Commerce technology as a license model.

Job Description

As a Risk Manager (m/f/d), your main goal is to identify and manage any obstacle that could hinder the ABOUT YOU group to meet strategic objectives and ensure that the ABOUT YOU group acts within the set risk appetite set by the management board. You will play a critical role in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across various areas, including credit, operational, market, liquidity, and business risks.

Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of a comprehensive risk management framework
• Coordinate the reporting of risk appetite statements and limits through working with the senior management to review and approve
• Oversee the identification, assessment, monitoring, and reporting of risks across the organization, providing guidance and support to manage risks effectively including facilitating operational risk assessments and performing independent follow-up
• Support the business and challenge on major business changes as they apply
• Review and coordinate risk assessment process and challenge on incident and business continuity processes to ensure they meet business and regulatory needs
• Contribute to the quarterly independent opinion on the risk profile of the business from the Risk Control function
• Collaborate with key stakeholders, including senior management, business units, and external partners, to ensure effective communication and implementation of risk management initiatives

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Business or Finance
• Applicable work experience in a risk management function or consulting/audit environment of +5 years
• Experience across multiple risk types including enterprise, operational and credit
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to inform decision-making
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas to a variety of stakeholders
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment
• Proven track record of delivering successful products and projects on time and within budget
• Nice to have: understanding of data extraction and manipulation, as well as programming languages is a plus (SQL, R, Python, MatLab, Java, C# etc…)

Benefits

• Grow together with one of the fastest growing eCommerce companies in Europe
• Flexible working times
• 40% discount on our online shop
• Fresh fruits + drinks everywhere
• Language courses (German & English)
• Free sports courses & reduced price for gym membership
• Subsidized public transportation ticket
• Free choice of hardware and operating system (Mac, Windows, Linux) also for private usage
• Modern office in the city center of Hamburg
• International working environment and English as company language
• Company flats (subject to availability)
• Agile work environment and cross-functional teams
• Dog-friendly office
• Professional training

Because of our strong growth, new challenges and possibilities arise all along to further develop oneself and the company. Our team consists of people from different areas of expertise – fashion, marketing, business and tech – we are driven and united by our passion. We motivate and support each other, we share our know-how and we are open towards different opinions and new ideas.

We are looking forward to receiving your application - preferably via our online application portal! Thus, we can ensure a faster process and for you it is very easy to upload your application documents. :-)

Your contact

Giulia Ferrario