Group Governance, Risk and Compliance Director

China-Britain Business Council; Nuneaton; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days leave

Virtual GP

Private medical insurance

Health testing kit

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension

Life assurance

Annual bonus

Product allowance

Retail discounts

Colleague discount 25%

Free delivery

Wellhub membership

Cycle to work

Job summary

Holland & Barrett is seeking a Group Governance, Risk and Compliance Director to lead risk, compliance, Internal Audit, safety, resilience and loss prevention across the group. Reporting to the CFO, you will shape the function and provide the Board with clear views of major risks.

You'll oversee multidisciplinary teams, drive an intelligent, data-driven approach to governance and embed risk thinking into strategic decisions, with a focus on commercially sound risk management and business

Qualifications

• Senior leader with experience across risk, compliance, audit, assurance, safety or resilience.
• Ability to lead specialists and exercise commercial judgement.
• Experience guiding multidisciplinary teams alongside executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve our Group-wide approach to risk, compliance, assurance and resilience.
• Provide clear, independent insight and advice to the Executive Leadership Team, Audit Committee and Board.
• Embed risk thinking into strategic planning and significant business decisions.
• Lead our approach to Health & Safety, business continuity and organisational resilience.
• Develop a modern, intelligence-led approach to Loss Prevention, including shrink, theft, fraud and other preventable loss.
• Oversee a risk-based Internal Audit programme focused on the areas that matter most.
• Connect insight across the function to spot emerging issues earlier and address underlying causes.
• Increase the use of data, technology, automation and AI to strengthen insight and simplify governance.

Skills

Senior leadership

Risk management

Compliance governance

Audit oversight

Business resilience

Commercial judgement

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Group Governance, Risk and Compliance Director (42248)

Location & working arrangement
Nuneaton, Warwickshire | Full-time | Hybrid

We offer hybrid working, with an expectation that you'll be present at our Holland & Barrett office in Nuneaton for a minimum of 2 days per week.

Intro

This is an opportunity to shape how Holland & Barrett manages risk, assurance and resilience across our Group.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you'll bring together Enterprise Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, Business Continuity & Resilience, Loss Prevention and Health & Safety into an integrated, commercially focused function.

You'll give our Executive Leadership Team and Board a clear view of the risks that matter most helping H&B protectour people, customers, reputation and value while giving the business confidence to grow.

What you'll be doing

• Lead and evolve our Group-wide approach to risk, compliance, assurance and resilience.
• Provide clear, independent insight and advice to the Executive Leadership Team, Audit Committee and Board.
• Embed risk thinking into strategic planning and significant business decisions.
• Lead our approach to Health & Safety, business continuity and organisational resilience.
• Develop a modern, intelligence-led approach to Loss Prevention, including shrink, theft, fraud and other preventable loss.
• Oversee a risk-based Internal Audit programme focused on the areas that matter most.
• Connect insight across the function to spot emerging issues earlier and address underlying causes.
• Increase the use of data, technology, automation and AI to strengthen insight and simplify governance.

What you'll bring

You're a senior leader with significant experience across risk, compliance, audit, assurance, safety, resilience or a related discipline. You don't need to be a technical specialist in every area, what matters is your ability to lead specialists, ask the right questions and exercise sound commercial judgement.

You'll bring:

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing high-performing people.
• Credibility working with executive teams, boards and senior stakeholders.
• The ability to turn complex risk information into clear choices and actions.
• A pragmatic, commercially focused approach to risk and controls.
• Confidence to challenge constructively while building trusted relationships.
• Experience navigating significant incidents, investigations or sensitive matters.
• Curiosity about how data, technology and AI can transform risk, assurance and resilience.

Experience within a complex consumer, retail, regulated or multi-jurisdictional organisation would be valuable.

• 33 days, including bank holidays
• 24/7 Virtual GP access
• Private medical insurance – Self & partner cover
• Annual free at-home health testing kit (after 6 months' service)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and a network of Mental Health First Aiders whenever you need support
• Enhanced workplace pension via salary sacrifice, with employer contribution
• Life assurance (3x salary, after 6 months' service)
• Annual Bonus (subject to company and individual performance) up to 33%
• £50 Colleague product allowance on Holland & Barrett products (after 6 months' service)
• Access to cashback and discounts from a wide range of retailers
• 25% colleague discount, available in store and online, with free delivery on online orders
• Free Wellhub membership, with discounted access to gyms, studios and premium wellbeing apps
• Cycle to Work scheme

AboutHolland & Barrett

At Holland & Barrett, we exist to make health and wellness a way of life for everyone, adding quality years to life.

For over 150 years, people have trusted us to support their health and wellness. Today, we’re building on that heritage with modern ambition, combining expertise, evidence and innovation to make wellness simpler and more accessible for every body.

Inclusion & accessibility statement

We want everyone to feel welcome at Holland & Barrett. We value different perspectives, experiences and backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where colleagues can be themselves and do their best work.

If you need any adjustments or additional support during the recruitment process, please let us know. We'll work with you to make the experience as accessible as possible.

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