Senior Tech & Data Risk Manager

How do you make our customers happy?

By making sure that our customers trust in our platform is never up for debate. As a Senior Tech \& Data Risk Manager, you ensure that millions of customers and thousands of partners can rely on a secure, resilient, and compliant platform. Bol is technology at its core: a retail tech platform serving 13 million customers and 50k\+ partners.

That scale comes with responsibility. From cybersecurity to data governance and emerging AI risks, you help us stay in control while continuing to innovate at speed. The challenge? Striking the right balance between enabling business growth and managing (tech \& data) risks effectively.

What you’ll do as Senior Tech \& Data Risk Manager

You’ll join the Tech Risk \& Security domain and operate at the heart of our platform. Together with your colleagues, you safeguard bol against evolving Tech, data, and cyber risks.

You combine hands\-on risk management with strategic leadership.

Your key responsibilities

Provide data\-driven insights into Tech, cyber, and data risks

Strengthen risk\-based decision\-making across tech, data and product domains

Drive a structured risk management cycle to enhance the maturity of Tech \& Data Risk Management frameworks

Enable teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risks proactively

Improve and embed risk processes, taxonomies, and reporting

Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders (including leadership teams) on Tech \& Data Risk Management frameworks

Engage with senior management to ensure clear visibility of key risks, and drive formal risk acceptance processes. Provide independent challenge and oversight on risk assessment outcomes and risk acceptance decisions.

Develop and deliver high\-quality risk insights / reports to support senior leadership and governance oversight

Translate regulations (e.g., NIS2, GDPR, DORA, AI Act) into actionable controls and policies

Maintain readiness for regulatory inspections (e.g., DORA/NIS2 supervisory expectations)

Help shape the future of risk management within a fast\-moving tech organization

You don’t just assess risks; you raise the bar for how we manage them.

Your profile

As a Senior Risk Manager, you operate across tech \& data teams and domains, with clear ownership of a critical capability

You combine deep expertise, organizational influence, and strong execution power. You don’t just contribute; you shape direction and raise standards across bol.

Scope \& impact (what defines your level)

Own and evolve Tech \& Data Risk Management practices across multiple domains or platform\-wide

Influence decision\-making at senior management level (Head of / Director level)

Lead cross\-team initiatives that improve risk maturity and scalability

Drive alignment between technology, security, data, and business priorities

Act as a go\-to expert in complex risk topics (e.g., cyber risk, data risk, AI/ML risks, regulatory impact)

Experience \& expertise

10–12\+ years of relevant experience in Tech Risk (preferable also Data Risk), Cybersecurity risk, and IT Compliance

Strong grounding in Tech risk frameworks and control models (ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT, etc.)

Solid understanding of data risk \& governance (e.g., data classification, data lifecycle risks)

Proven experience engaging with senior management on risk assessments and in presenting risk insights

Experience with modern tech environments (cloud, microservice architecture, DevOps ways of working)

Familiar with regulatory landscapes (GDPR, NIS2, DORA, and preferably EU AI Act)

Proven track record in driving measurable improvements in risk maturity

3 reasons why this is (not) for you

Switch to find out

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Taxonomically challenged

You see the big picture, but structuring risks into clear frameworks and taxonomies doesn’t excite you

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C\-level shy

You avoid engaging senior stakeholders or challenging decisions where needed

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Glorious isolation

You prefer working solo rather than collaborating across teams

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Tech, Cybersecurity \& data risk connoisseur

You’re passionate about managing risks in Tech \& Data, cybersecurity, and emerging tech (AI)

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Agile native

You thrive in DevOps / Agile environments and understand how risk fits into product development

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Courageous challenger

You know risk and compliance isn’t always the most popular topic, and that motivates you even more

This is where you’ll work

At one of the leading retail tech platforms in the Netherlands and Belgium.

13 million customers

35\+ million items

50,000\+ partners

2,800\+ colleagues

We continuously reinvent retail. And that includes how we manage risk.

You’ll be part of the Tech\&Data Risk Team, an environment where:

Collaboration \> hierarchy

Learning \> blaming

Innovation and risk awareness go hand in hand

You’ll work with highly experienced professionals and still have plenty of room to shape the direction yourself.

Perks of having a blue heart

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Flexible working

We bring the best of both worlds together by working 50% at the office and 50% at home. This way, we find a balance between organisational and individual needs.

Bonus

The bonus is calculated at the end of the year and we always end the year with a fun party!

The culture and the office

Our colleagues work hard to make the daily lives of our customers easier and more fun. But of course, we do this in an inspiring and creative environment!

Your application process

Your application

We’ll review your application with care. We aim to get in touch with you as soon as possible.

First contact

We’ll contact you to walk you through the process and take the first step to set up an interview. And since we’re already talking: feel free to ask any questions you may have.

The assessment

We will ask you to take an online HR assessment and a technical assessment. We’ll also discuss the position and the team in depth.

First date

During this interview we’ll get to know each other. We want to find out more about you, your work experience and skills.

Is this love?

Two interviews are usually enough to see if it’s a match. And if you agree… well, it’s the beautiful beginning of your career at bol.

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