Head – Enterprise Risk, Compliance & Ethics
Location: Mumbai, India (Pan India oversight)
Reporting To: Managing Director & CEO
Functional Alignment: Board / Audit Committee / Group Risk & Compliance
About the Role
Our client is looking for a seasoned leader to build and lead the organization's enterprise-wide risk, compliance, ethics, and governance framework. The role will be instrumental in establishing a robust control environment across AI data center operations while ensuring regulatory adherence, operational resilience, and ethical governance standards.
This position requires a strategic yet hands-on professional who can partner closely with leadership, business functions, auditors, regulators, and board stakeholders to strengthen governance maturity in a rapidly evolving infrastructure and technology environment.
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
- Build and institutionalize the Enterprise Risk Management framework across the organization.
- Identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate enterprise-wide risks including operational, regulatory, strategic, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and statutory risks.
- Develop risk registers, risk heat maps, mitigation frameworks, and reporting mechanisms.
- Drive periodic risk reviews and present insights to senior leadership and board committees.
Compliance & Regulatory Governance
- Establish and oversee company-wide compliance programs aligned with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and statutory requirements relevant to data center, technology, infrastructure, and AI-driven operations.
- Manage compliance audits, regulatory inspections, and remediation programs.
- Create policies, SOPs, and governance mechanisms to strengthen organizational controls.
Ethics, Governance & Conduct
- Drive organizational ethics, code of conduct, whistleblower mechanisms, and anti-bribery governance initiatives.
- Promote a strong culture of integrity, accountability, and responsible business practices.
- Lead investigations and governance reviews where required.
Internal Controls & Audit Management
- Design and strengthen internal control frameworks across business functions.
- Partner with internal and external auditors to ensure timely closure of audit observations.
- Track remediation plans and drive continuous control improvement initiatives.
Vendor Risk & Third-Party Governance
- Establish vendor risk assessment and due diligence frameworks.
- Evaluate third-party governance, contractual risk exposure, and compliance adherence.
- Monitor critical vendor controls and risk dependencies.
Business Continuity & Crisis Management
- Lead business continuity planning (BCP), crisis management, and operational resilience programs.
- Build response frameworks for risk incidents and business disruptions.
Board & Committee Engagement
- Prepare and present risk, compliance, audit, and governance updates to leadership, board committees, and stakeholders.
- Support strategic decision-making through data-driven governance insights and recommendations.
Candidate Profile
Education
- CA / MBA / Law / Risk Certifications preferred.
- Additional certifications such as FRM, CIA, CISA, ISO, or compliance/governance-related credentials will be an advantage.
Experience
- 18–25 years of experience across enterprise risk, governance, compliance, internal controls, or audit functions.
- Strong experience in building governance frameworks in large organizations or regulated environments.
- Exposure to infrastructure, technology, digital platforms, AI ecosystems, or data center operations will be highly preferred.
Desired Skills & Competencies
- Strong knowledge of ERM frameworks and regulatory governance.
- Expertise in compliance management, internal controls, and audit coordination.
- Strong stakeholder management and board-level communication capabilities.
- High analytical rigor with structured problem-solving ability.
- Strong integrity, maturity, and leadership presence.
- Ability to operate in high-growth and evolving environments.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Strengthening and maturity of enterprise risk framework.
- Regulatory and statutory compliance adherence.
- Reduction in major compliance breaches and audit observations.
- Effectiveness of internal control environment.
- Timely closure of risk and audit remediation actions.
- Board and leadership confidence in governance visibility and reporting.
Why Join
This is an opportunity to build the governance backbone of a next-generation AI and data infrastructure organization. The role offers significant visibility, strategic influence, and the opportunity to shape risk and compliance standards in a rapidly evolving digital ecosystem.
