Asset Management Performance & Compliance Lead

National Grid; Warwick; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid is recruiting an Asset Management Performance & Compliance Manager to join our Warwick-based Asset Management team. The hybrid role focuses on driving performance, governance and organisational effectiveness, delivering an executive-level view of metrics and risks.

You will lead the leadership team's rhythm, produce the monthly performance pack, and collaborate with Finance, HR, and Regulatory colleagues to align priorities and actions across the department.

Qualifications

• Experience in a business management, performance, governance, PMO, organisational effectiveness role within a large and complex organisation.
• Strong track record of supporting senior leadership teams with performance management, governance and decision-making.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence and build trusted relationships at all levels.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to turn complex information into clear, actionable insight.
• Experience producing performance reporting, dashboards or executive-level management information.
• A structured and proactive approach, with the ability to identify issues, opportunities and trends before they become challenges.
• Confidence working across multiple disciplines including people, performance, risk, communications and business planning.
• An understanding of organisational capability, workforce planning or skills development would be advantageous.
• Experience working with financial performance information would be beneficial, although deep financial expertise is not required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the Asset Management leadership team's performance rhythm, ensuring the right discussions, decisions and actions happen at the right time.
• Own the monthly Asset Management Performance Pack, bringing together operational, financial, capability and risk insights into a clear executive-level view.
• Support the Director and Senior Leadership Team with governance, decision-making, action tracking and strategic delivery.
• Develop and maintain the department's capability framework, helping identify future skills requirements, training needs and workforce priorities.
• Build strong relationships across Finance, HR, Communications, Regulation, Digital and operational teams to ensure effective collaboration and alignment.
• Own the Asset Management Risk & Opportunity Log, facilitating reviews and ensuring actions are tracked through to completion.
• Capture and represent the voice of internal customers, ensuring stakeholder feedback is understood and reflected in departmental priorities.
• Develop and deliver internal communication plans that connect colleagues to the department's strategy, priorities and achievements.
• Monitor emerging business, regulatory and organisational developments, providing forward-looking insight and horizon scanning to help the leadership team stay ahead of future challenges.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance how the function operates, embedding a culture of performance, accountability and learning.

Skills

Performance management

Governance

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Communication

PMO

Organisational capability

Workforce planning

Financial performance information

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

Job description

National Grid is recruiting an Asset Management Performance & Compliance Manager to join our Warwick-based Asset Management team. The hybrid role focuses on driving performance, governance and organisational effectiveness, delivering an executive-level view of metrics and risks.

You will lead the leadership team's rhythm, produce the monthly performance pack, and collaborate with Finance, HR, and Regulatory colleagues to align priorities and actions across the department.