Het avontuur
Yonderland is a European group of premium brands and retail concepts focused on outdoors. Including A.S. Adventure, Juttu, Bever, Cotswold, Snow+Rock, Runnersneed and Ayacucho. Yonderland runs over 190 shops in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Great-Britain and The Netherlands and resides in Belgium.
As a Risk & Compliance Officer, you will play a key role in developing, implementing and continuously improving Yonderland’s enterprise-wide risk management and compliance framework. Reporting to the Head of Information Security & Compliance, who reports to the Group CFO, you will support the organisation in operating ethically, responsibly and in line with applicable laws, regulations, standards and internal policies.
You will work closely with stakeholders across the group to identify, assess and mitigate strategic, operational, financial, regulatory, cyber, and third-party risks. Through a pragmatic and business-oriented approach, you will coordinate compliance activities, strengthen governance and internal control processes, and contribute to protecting Yonderland’s reputation, assets and long-term objectives while fostering a strong risk-aware culture across the organisation.
You will
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Support the Group Risk & Compliance Framework: Develop and maintain the group-wide risk and compliance framework, coordinate risk assessments, manage the risk register, and monitor mitigation actions.
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Act as the Group DPO: Oversee data protection activities, coordinate with local DPO representatives, and ensure privacy requirements are embedded in business processes.
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Maintain the compliance programme: Monitor compliance with laws, regulations, policies, and contractual obligations, and support compliance initiatives across the group.
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Coordinate audits and assurance activities: Manage internal and external audits, track findings, and oversee remediation actions.
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Support the internal control framework: Assess key controls, identify improvements, and strengthen control environments with business stakeholders.
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Manage enterprise risk assessments: Identify and evaluate key risks, facilitate risk workshops, promote ownership, and monitor mitigation plans.
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Assess third parties: Conduct due diligence on suppliers and partners, evaluate risk and compliance exposure, and support ongoing monitoring.
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Strengthen governance processes: Maintain policies and procedures, support risk and compliance reporting, and promote accountability.
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Promote a risk-aware culture: Support training, awareness initiatives, and communication on ethics, compliance, and risk management.
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Manage incidents and compliance breaches: Coordinate investigations, perform root-cause analyses, and monitor corrective actions and reporting.
Je uitrusting
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4–6 years of experience in risk management, compliance, internal audit, internal controls or governance: You have worked in a structured environment where risk management, controls and regulatory compliance were important business priorities.
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Experience implementing risk and compliance frameworks: You have participated in the development, implementation or monitoring of enterprise-wide risk and compliance programmes.
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Working knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements: You understand how frameworks and regulations such as GDPR, PCI DSS, NIS2 or similar requirements translate into practical business processes, controls and responsibilities.
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Experience with audits and control assessments: You have supported internal or external audits, gathered evidence, assessed controls, and followed up remediation plans.
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Strong analytical and organisational skills: You are able to assess risks, prioritise actions, and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously across a complex organisation.
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Strong stakeholder management skills: You can communicate effectively with colleagues at different levels of the organisation and build constructive relationships across functions, business units and countries.
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Pragmatic and business-oriented mindset: You balance compliance requirements with operational realities and help find workable solutions that support business objectives while managing risk appropriately.
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Clear communication and influencing skills: You can explain risk and compliance topics in a clear, practical way and influence managers, project teams and executives to take ownership and act.
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Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, Information Security or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Onze troeven
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A versatile position with pronounced responsibility and variety in a strongly growing and innovative market leader, operating internationally with headquarters in Hoboken (Antwerp) and offices in the Netherlands and the UK.
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An open corporate culture where you can be yourself.
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You can count on a competitive gross monthly salary in proportion to your experience including the possibility of a company car supplemented by numerous fringe benefits such as meal vouchers, group and hospitalisation insurance, additional holidays, staff discount.
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Adventurous colleagues in an international and diverse team.
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The opportunity to participate in our bootcamps (showers available) and various team events twice a week during the lunch break.
