Head (f/m/d) of Internal Controls – Commercial & Project Risks

\"We energize society\" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

Head (f/m/d) of Internal Controls – Commercial & Project Risks

About the Role

Job ID

Location

Germany

Berlin

Berlin

• GERMANY
• Bayern
• GERMANY
• Bayern
• SPAIN
• PORTUGAL
• UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Remote vs. Office

Hybrid (Remote/Office)

Company

Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG

Organization

SE CFO

Business Unit

Assurance

Full Time or Part Time

Experience Level

Senior Management / Executive

A Snapshot of Your Day

As Head of Internal Controls – Commercial & Project Risks, you will partner with Business Area leaders, Sales, and Project Management teams to strengthen risk management and control effectiveness across the commercial and project lifecycle. You will help shape how Siemens Energy manages commercial, contract, and project execution risks, ensuring controls are embedded within end-to-end processes rather than operating as standalone compliance activities. A key part of your role will be driving data-enabled assurance, supporting transformation initiatives, and helping the business deliver projects successfully while maintaining a strong control environment. This position reports to the Head of Internal Controls. We are building a future-ready Internal Controls organization. We are looking for leaders who move beyond traditional control testing and act as strategic partners in risk mitigation, process excellence, digital transformation, and business performance.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Partner with business leaders to strengthen risk management and control effectiveness across the commercial and project lifecycle
• Drive a proactive and business-focused control environment across Order-to-Cash and project execution processes
• Identify and mitigate commercial, contractual, and project-related risks before they impact business performance
• Support major transformation initiatives by embedding controls into end-to-end processes and digital solutions
• Leverage data analytics and continuous monitoring to enhance assurance and decision-making
• Collaborate with process owners, risk managers, and Internal Audit teams to deliver integrated assurance
• Promote automation and simplification of controls to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Help improve project outcomes, operational performance, and sustainable business growth

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in Internal Controls, Risk Management, Internal Audit, Project Controls, or commercial operations
• Strong understanding of Order-to-Cash processes, project governance, contract management, and risk management
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders across complex global organizations
• Proven track record of driving transformation, process improvement, and control automation initiatives
• Knowledge of data analytics, continuous monitoring, and digital assurance concepts
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
• Professional certifications such as CIA, CPA, CRMA, PMP, or equivalent are advantageous
• Fluent English is required

About the Team

“Let’s make tomorrow different today” is our genuine commitment at Siemens Energy to all customers and employees on the way to a sustainable future. In our Business Functions we enable our organization to reach their targets by providing best-in class services and solutions in the areas of IT, HR, Finance, Real Estate, Strategy & Technology and more. At Siemens Energy Assurance (SE A), we deliver tomorrow's assurance, today. We help ensure that the company's bold ambitions are built on strong foundations, trusted processes, and informed decisions. By joining SE A, you will play a key role in shaping a modern, data-driven assurance ecosystem that strengthens resilience, enables transformation, and supports Siemens Energy's mission to drive the energy transition.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100.000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

• In addition to an attractive remuneration package in line with the market, you can expect an attractive employer-financed company pension scheme
• We also offer the opportunity to become a Siemens Energy shareholder
• We offer our employees the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely, and our inspiring offices provide space for collaboration and creativity
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. We provide them with the opportunities to learn and develop in a self-determined way, various attractive programmes and learning materials are available for this purpose
• In relation to the \"compatibility of family and work\", we have a wide range of offers, e.g. flexible working time models, childcare places at many locations, the possibility of trial part-time work or even a sabbatical

We value equal opportunities and welcome applications from people with disabilities.