General Information
Type of contract
Short-term contract, which may be extended to up to 36 months subject to individual performance and organisational needs
Contract end date
31.08.2027
Who can apply?
EU nationals working for national central banks of the ESCB, international governmental organisations or other employers performing central banking or banking supervision tasks within the framework of the Eurosystem
Salary
F/G (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €7,465 plus benefits, for further information see
what we offer.
Working time
Full time
Place of work
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Closing date
10.03.2026
Your team
You will be part of the ECB IT Risk Hub team in the Directorate General Specialised Institutions and Less Significant Institutions.
Our Directorate General is in charge of the direct supervision of approximately 50 banking institutions in the euro area, with seven specialised business models, as well as the oversight of all less significant institutions. It numbers around 220 staff working in six divisions, five responsible for the day-to-day supervision of the significant institutions and one focusing on the oversight of national supervisory authorities’ supervision of approximately 2,200 less significant institutions.
Supervisory activities are organised mainly through Joint Supervisory Teams (JSTs), which are made up of supervisors from the ECB and the relevant national supervisory authorities in the Single Supervisory Mechanism. JST supervision activities include assessing and monitoring risks relating to the activities and compliance of supervised institutions; ensuring that risks are properly identified, managed and in line with the risk-bearing capacity of the institution; ensuring that they are aligned with the recommendations and supervisory measures and/or other supervisory decisions of the ECB; and drafting decisions on formal permission requests and notification submissions.
In your role as IT Risk Supervisor, you will be part of the ECB IT Risk Hub team in the Directorate General Specialised Institutions and Less Significant Institutions. Our hub team of five members of staff provides JSTs with specialised IT Risk Data Aggregation and Risk Reporting (RDARR) expertise, and supports them in assessing such risks in their supervised institutions. You will work closely with the hub teams of the other vertical Directorates General in ECB Banking Supervision (the Directorate General Systemic and International Banks and the Directorate General Universal and Diversified Institutions), as well with various stakeholders at the ECB and national supervisory authorities, particularly horizontal teams dealing with IT risk supervision.
The Single Supervisory Mechanism is the system of banking supervision in Europe. It comprises the ECB and the national supervisory authorities of the participating countries.
The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.
Your role
As an IT Risk Supervisor in the ECB IT Risk Hub, you will:
- provide task and risk-based support, tailored to specific JST needs, performing IT risk supervision tasks and other supervisory duties foreseen in the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) in collaboration with JST members, including both day-to-day activities (e.g. follow-up on individual IT risk findings, periodic meetings with supervised entities) and longer-term activities (e.g. assessment of IT risk modules in the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process, and support in targeted reviews or the assessment of migration projects);
- work closely and transparently with JST members;
- foster knowledge transfer and retention on bank-specific or general IT risk topics in the JSTs;
- contribute to internal activities and knowledge-sharing within the ECB IT Risk Hub team;
- contribute to IT risk activities outside of ECB Banking Supervision’s vertical Directorates General, including work with the horizontal functions.
The position offers you excellent opportunities to work with a diverse group of JSTs and gain direct exposure to a variety of supervised entities, while at the same time contributing to a specific and highly strategic risk area. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.
Qualifications, experience and skills
Essential:
- a master’s degree or equivalent in information technology, computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
- in addition to the above, a minimum of four years’ professional experience in the field of IT risk, e.g. in IT risk analysis/assessment at a banking supervisory authority, a financial institution, an audit or consultancy company, a regulatory body and/or a central bank;
- a sound understanding of standards and frameworks related to IT and IT risk (e.g. ITIL, COBIT, NIST), as well as applicable regulatory frameworks (including DORA);
- strong communications skills (written and verbal), with a proven ability to deal with complex topics, multiple stakeholders and work in multinational teams;
- an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Desired:
- experience in IT risk in banking supervision in the context of the Single Supervisory Mechanism;
- experience in RDARR.
You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people’s diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.
You are motivated to contribute to the ECB’s mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe.
You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.
Working modalities
Working for European banking supervision involves spending short periods of time abroad for on-site visits or training. This important part of our work is complemented by an environment in which well-being and a good work-life balance are fostered. Playing a role in European banking supervision also entails collaborating in multinational and multicultural teams and operating in the context of different national frameworks, for which a strong ability to use different EU languages for business purposes is an asset.
Further information
The formal title for this position will be Supervisor.
The contract(s) offered will be short-term ESCB/IO, the appointment being for nine, 12 or 18 months as of the exact starting date of the selected person, depending on the assigned position, extendable to up to 36 months. Candidates must have a contract of employment with their home institution for a period of at least one year beyond the duration of the ECB contract being offered.
For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the Team Lead, Mathieu Chollet, on +49 (0)69 1344 95150 between 10:00 and 12:00 on Thursday 5 March 2026.
Application and selection process
The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a presentation, an interview and a written exercise.
If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.
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