Head of Risk Management (m/w/x)

See Beyond Today. Protect What Matters Tomorrow.

As Head of Risk Management, you will serve as a trusted business partner responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive risk management framework that supports the company’s strategic objectives. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross functional teams and key stakeholders to establish robust risk management processes, oversee and enhance the effectiveness of mitigation measures, and drive continuous improvement across the organization.
This full-time position is available starting September 2026, based at Hilti Headquarters in Schaan, Liechtenstein, and does not involve any frequent business travels.

What You'll do

As Head of Risk Management, you play a strategic role in shaping and driving Hilti’s global risk agenda. Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management, you work in close partnership with senior leaders and cross functional teams to embed risk thinking into key decisions, strengthen governance, and ensure our risk framework supports long term business priorities.
You lead the development and continuous improvement of enterprise wide risk processes, oversee the effectiveness of mitigation measures, and ensure transparent, high quality reporting.
As part of your role, you ensure that insurable risks are appropriately covered by external insurers globally, where suitable coverage is available at a reasonable premium.
You act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, helping the organization navigate an increasingly complex environment. By monitoring industry trends, emerging risks, and best practices, you ensure our risk management system remains current, effective, and forward looking.
You foster a proactive, collaborative risk culture that empowers teams to anticipate challenges, identify opportunities, and contribute to a resilient and future ready organization.
As Head of Risk Management, you will join a vibrant, fast-paced environment with a diverse and performance-driven team, exciting projects and responsibilities: top management exposure like nowhere else and the opportunity to get a unique perspective into the organization’s inner workings.

What You’ll Bring

• Master’s degree in Risk Management, Finance, Business Administration or a related field. Professional certifications such as CRM or FRM, along with strong knowledge of COSO ERM, ISO 31000 and global risk governance principles, are considered a strong advantage.
• Extensive experience in risk management, ideally within a multinational environment, demonstrating the ability to lead and influence across complex matrix organizations.
• Proven track record in aligning risk management with strategic business priorities, contributing to informed and effective decision making. Proficiency in risk analytics; experience with GRC tools is a plus.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and engage credibly at all levels of the organization. Ability to shape and drive a risk aware culture, enabling global teams to adopt consistent, forward looking practices.
• Proficient in written and verbal English; additional languages are an asset.

What’s In It for You

We really value our people, and we've worked hard to develop a reward package that reflects this, creating your future to be just how you would want it. Some of our benefits include:

• Connection with a diverse community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities in a region where Liechtenstein, Austria, and Switzerland intersect.
• Employee groups actively supporting causes like female empowerment and the LGBTQIA+ community.
• Leisure activities like mountain biking and tennis.
• Opportunities for community engagement both locally and internationally.
• Shared e-bikes, an on-site gym, dining options, learning opportunities, financial guidance, free parking, fuel discounts, workation, sabbatical, home office opportunity, flexible and trust-based working hours, meditation/ relaxation rooms, Hilti tool rental service, massage possibilities, and relocation support.

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
At our global headquarters in Schaan, Nendeln, Buchs, and nearby hubs, we shape Hilti’s digital strategy and enterprise platforms worldwide. Our cross functional teams in product IT, data & analytics, cybersecurity, ERP, and digital customer platforms work side by side with business leaders to design, build, and run solutions at global scale. HQ offers a collaborative environment where architecture decisions, platform reliability, and secure-by-design engineering translate into real impact for our customers and teams.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.

For further questions, please feel free to contact Sonia Derobert, Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management (6) Sonia Derobert | https://www.linkedin.com/in/soniaderobertmaresrojas/) or Frances Bruno, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, at [email protected]
For non-EU/ EFTA citizens: Please state your eligibility status to work in Switzerland/ Liechtenstein and note that if you do not own a valid Swiss/ Liechtenstein work permit, Hilti cannot guarantee your final employment due to authority regulations