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Summary Of The Role
The People & Culture Transversal Strategic Planning Compliance team is seeking a proactive Specialist, People & Culture Risk & Compliance to support and execute privacy, security, and risk-management activities across People & Culture systems and processes. You’ll work closely with the Group Data & AI Office, People & Culture Centers of Excellence, internal audit, and business stakeholders to help identify, assess, and mitigate risks; strengthen controls; and foster continuous improvement—ensuring our environment stays secure, compliant, and resilient.
Job Title
Risk & Compliance Specialist
Summary Of The Role
The People & Culture Transversal Strategic Planning Compliance team is seeking a proactive Specialist, People & Culture Risk & Compliance to support and execute privacy, security, and risk-management activities across People & Culture systems and processes. You’ll work closely with the Group Data & AI Office, People & Culture Centers of Excellence, internal audit, and business stakeholders to help identify, assess, and mitigate risks; strengthen controls; and foster continuous improvement—ensuring our environment stays secure, compliant, and resilient.
In This Role You Will Be Responsible For
* Impact Assessments & Compliance by Design
* Participate in Privacy and AI Impact Assessments, taking ownership of assigned sections, ensuring completion, identifying and mitigating risks in the design phase.
* Support on the maintenance of the PNC Records of Processing Activities (RoPA) and AI-use inventories, documenting data flows and control gaps.
* Embed “Compliance by Design” by reviewing new processes/projects through a risk lens and recommending safeguards.
* Risk Identification, Assessment & Monitoring
* Support the mapping and documentation of privacy, AI, and third-party risks across PNC.
* Help develop and monitor and monitor KPIs to measure the success of security-role recertification and data-purge exercises, proposing continuous improvements based on results.
* Assist in third-party risk management by coordinating vendor privacy/security assessments, recommending remediation actions, and tracking follow-up until closure.
* Security Controls Administration in PNC systems
* Assist in assigning, revoking, and reviewing security roles in key PNC systems based on approved requests, ensuring least-privilege principles.
* Support the annual/bi-annual security-role recertification process by coordinating schedules, communications, and documentation.
* Help manage personal-data purge processes according to retention policies, minimizing data-exposure risks.
* Training, Communication & Awareness
* Help design and deliver targeted risk-management, privacy, and security trainings for PNC audiences.
* Support awareness campaigns—emails, intranet updates, and workshops—to keep PNC informed of emerging risks and best practices.
* Collect participant feedback and measure training effectiveness, iterating to improve engagement and knowledge retention.
* Audit Support
* Collaborate on internal and external audits— support in gathering evidence, tracking open findings, and supporting remediation efforts.
* Support in prepare quarterly risk-and-audit status reports for stakeholders, summarizing trends, actions, and lessons learned; follow up on open PNC risks and work with owners on mitigation steps.
About Ideal Candidate
Experience & Education
* Bachelor’s degree in Risk Management, Law, Business Administration, Information Security, or related field.
* 1–3 years’ experience in risk management, data privacy, security administration, or HRIS support in a regulated environment.
* Familiarity with HR processes, organizational design, and position-management frameworks is desirable.
* Experience with Workday Security and Position Management modules is a plus.
Key Skills & Attributes
* Initiative & Eagerness: self-starter who proactively proposes improvements and tackles challenges.
* Curiosity & Adaptability: naturally inquisitive, quick to learn new domains, and comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities.
* Analytical mindset: adept at identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing risks.
* Organizational skills: manage multiple risk-focused tasks and meet deadlines.
* Collaborative communicator: build relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Clear, audit-grade documentation: produce risk maps, security matrices, and privacy/AI assessments reports.
If you’re eager to grow your risk and compliance expertise and play a key support role in a global PNC environment, we’d love to hear from you!
What We Can Offer You
* A complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including bonus, equity, pension plan, travel, life and healthcare insurance, as well as lunch and transport allowance and other benefits.
* A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.
* Great opportunities to learn - Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, through on-the-job training, formal learning activities, and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.
* A caring environment - Amadeus fosters a caring environment, nurturing both a fulfilling career and personal and family life. We care about our employees and strive to provide a supportive work environment.
* A flexible working model - We want our employees to do their best work, wherever and however it works best for them.
* A diverse and inclusive community - We are committed to leveraging our uniquely diverse population to drive innovation, creativity, and collaboration across our organization.
* A Reliable Company - Trust and reliability are fundamental values that drive our actions and shape long-lasting relationships with our customers, partners, and employees.
* A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.
Diversity & Inclusion
Amadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.
Amadeus is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation,age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.
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