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Risk Manager in short
Risk Manager is a function within Finance, part of the branch Pharmaceutical industry. Every figure on this page comes from our own market data for this function.
- Domain
- Finance
- Branch
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Open job opportunities
- 1
- Measured skills
- 6 · Measured for this function
- Typical experience
- 2-4 years
- Salary source
- National benchmark, 15 observations
Salary & employment conditions
gross per month · National benchmark, 15 observations
Employment conditions
Benchmarked in the job opportunities for this function.
- Reiskostenvergoeding
- 50% of job opportunities
- Pensioenregeling
- 85% of job opportunities
- Laptop van de zaak
- 35% of job opportunities
- Telefoon van de zaak
- 20% of job opportunities
- Thuiswerken / hybride
- 65% of job opportunities
- Vakantiedagen
- 27 days
Day-to-day work
Taken from the descriptions employers published on their own job opportunities.
Employers have not described the tasks for this function yet.
Skills
Benchmark score per skill for this function, on a scale of 0 to 100.
Next functions
The share of professionals that made this step, and how long it took them.
Frequently asked questions about Risk Manager
What does a Risk Manager earn?
A Risk Manager earns between € 5.941 and € 6.859 gross per month in our market data, with € 6.681 as the typical medior salary. Where you land inside that range depends on your years of experience, your region and the size of your employer.
Can you become a Risk Manager without experience?
Starting without experience is possible, but it depends on the level. Our data puts the entry salary around € 5.941 gross per month, and a junior is expected to bring Risicoanalyse / risk assessment, COSO ERM / risk frameworks, Analytisch vermogen / data-analyse at a basic level plus the drive to grow quickly.
Which skills do you need as a Risk Manager?
Employers hiring a Risk Manager ask most often for Risicoanalyse / risk assessment, COSO ERM / risk frameworks, Analytisch vermogen / data-analyse. Our benchmark scores those skills highest for this role, so start there. Soft skills such as communication and collaboration decide the rest: they separate two candidates with the same technical profile.
Which education fits a Risk Manager?
Employers mention WO Bedrijfskunde / Finance & Control, HBO Bedrijfseconomie / Finance & Control most often in their Risk Manager job opportunities, and 55% of those openings names the first one. A diploma is rarely the only route though: demonstrable projects, a targeted certificate and experience from a neighbouring role count just as heavily.
What is the next step after Risk Manager?
Professionals in our data move on from Risk Manager to Senior Risk Manager, Head of Risk / Chief Risk Officer (CRO). That step usually takes 3-5 years, and the salary room above the median for this role runs to 3%, so growing inside the function itself pays off as well.
Is there much demand for a Risk Manager?
There is 1 open job opportunity for this role right now, which we label as average. It sits in Utrecht, and 100% of the openings allows hybrid or remote work. That number shifts per season, so set an alert to keep following it.
Risk Manager professionals speak
Stories from the teams behind the open job opportunities for this function.
“Via KaaS vonden we binnen twee weken de perfecte kandidaat. De matching scheelt ons enorm veel tijd.”
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