Leonid Group is privileged to be retained by a leading pharmaceutical company to hire a Senior Risk Manager based in Munich, Germany.

Role Overview:

Reporting to the Vice President of Risk, the Senior Risk Manager will play a critical role in leading Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) activities across the EMEA region. The position will be responsible for driving risk identification, assessment, reporting, monitoring, and mitigation activities across a complex and highly regulated pharmaceutical environment.

Working closely with senior leadership, business unit leaders, and functional stakeholders, the successful candidate will help embed a strong risk culture and support informed decision-making across strategic, operational, regulatory, and commercial activities. This is a highly visible role with significant exposure to regional and global leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the execution and continuous enhancement of the EMEA Enterprise Risk Management framework, ensuring alignment with global ERM methodologies and standards.
Coordinate enterprise-wide risk identification, assessment, prioritization, and monitoring activities across multiple countries and business functions.
Facilitate risk workshops and discussions with senior stakeholders to identify emerging and evolving risks.
Develop and deliver high-quality risk reports, dashboards, and presentations for executive management, regional leadership teams, and governance committees.
Monitor and assess key pharmaceutical industry risks, including regulatory compliance, product quality, pharmacovigilance, supply chain resilience, business continuity, cybersecurity, ESG, and strategic business risks.
Support risk mitigation planning and challenge business owners to ensure effective risk management practices are implemented.
Collaborate with Compliance, Quality, Legal, Internal Audit, Finance, and Operational teams to strengthen governance and control environments.
Support scenario analysis, risk trend reporting, and emerging risk assessments across the EMEA region.
Promote risk awareness and contribute to the continued development of a strong risk culture throughout the organization.
Ensure regional risk activities comply with applicable European and local regulatory requirements and align with global corporate governance expectations.

Key Requirements:

8–12+ years of experience in Enterprise Risk Management, Operational Risk, Internal Audit, Compliance, or related risk disciplines.
Experience within the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, medical device, or other highly regulated industries is strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of Enterprise Risk Management frameworks and risk reporting practices.
Experience engaging with senior executives and presenting risk insights to leadership and governance committees.
Understanding of pharmaceutical industry risks, including regulatory, quality, supply chain, operational, and strategic risk considerations.
Experience working within complex, multinational, matrixed organizations across EMEA.
Excellent analytical, stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.
Ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively.
Fluent English required; German language skills strongly preferred. Additional European languages, particularly French, are advantageous.
Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree or relevant professional certification (IRM, CRMA, CIA, CPA, CFA, FRM, or equivalent) is advantageous.

Why This Opportunity:

Opportunity to join a globally recognized pharmaceutical leader with a significant international footprint.
High-profile position with exposure to senior regional and global leadership.
Strategic role supporting enterprise-wide decision-making across EMEA.
International and collaborative working environment based in one of Europe's leading life sciences hubs.
Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits.

Leonid Group Corporate Governance is a talent advisory firm that specialises in the placement of Legal, Compliance, Risk, ESG and Sustainability and Audit professionals on an international scale across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. These are global disciplines with teams worldwide, and our network reflects this. We work with multinational corporations to help structure their departments with the best people, from the Global Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel to the Compliance Analyst and Trade Compliance Specialist.