Group Governance, Risk And Compliance Director

HOLLAND AND BARRETT; Nuneaton; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Holiday purchase scheme

Private medical insurance

Annual wellness testing kit

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced pension

Life assurance

Annual bonus up to 33%

Car Allowance

Colleague product allowance

Discounts across retailers

Colleague discount 25%

Wellhub membership

Cycle to Work

Job summary

Holland & Barrett is seeking a senior leader to shape risk, assurance and resilience across the group. Reporting to the CFO, you will unify Enterprise Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, Business Continuity, Loss Prevention and Health & Safety into a commercially focused function.

You'll lead a multidisciplinary team, provide independent insight to the Board, embed risk thinking in strategic decisions and drive smarter governance through data, technology and AI.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience across risk, compliance, audit, assurance, safety, resilience or related discipline.
• Ability to lead specialists, ask the right questions and exercise sound commercial judgement.
• Credibility with executive teams, boards and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to turn complex risk information into clear choices and actions.
• 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.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Senior leadership

Risk management

Compliance

Internal audit

Business continuity

Resilience

Data and AI in risk

Job description

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 protect our 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’ll be 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.

Benefits

• 33 days, including bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• 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%
• Car Allowance
• £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

About Holland & 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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