Head of Risk, Compliance & Governance

OptumUK; Bradford; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Optum | EMIS in the United Kingdom is seeking a strategic senior leader to shape risk, compliance and assurance across the organisation during a period of growth and transformation. Reporting to the Group General Counsel, you'll provide enterprise-wide oversight of risk, compliance and assurance activities, ensuring the organisation understands its obligations, risks and control environment.

You will chair the risk forum and oversee internal audit, ISO certification, ESG compliance and related

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior Risk, Compliance, Governance, Legal, Audit or Assurance leadership role.
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk management frameworks and corporate governance principles.
• Experience leading compliance, assurance or regulatory programmes within a regulated environment.
• Demonstrable experience overseeing internal audit, certification or control assurance activities.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge at Executive and Board level.
• Proven people leadership experience, including building and developing high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continually enhance our Enterprise Risk Management Framework.
• Chair and coordinate the Risk Forum, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, escalated and monitored effectively.
• Provide independent oversight of compliance activities across the organisation, ensuring clear ownership and accountability for regulatory obligations.
• Oversee the Internal Audit programme, driving meaningful assurance activity and effective remediation of findings.
• Oversee ISO certification and assurance programmes, ensuring continued compliance with relevant standards and accreditations.
• Maintain oversight of sustainability and ESG compliance activities, monitoring emerging regulatory requirements and reporting obligations.
• Lead, develop and coach the Risk & Compliance team while promoting a culture of integrity, accountability and risk awareness throughout the business.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Governance leadership

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Internal audit oversight

Strategic thinking

Board liaison

Job description

Optum | EMIS in the United Kingdom is seeking a strategic senior leader to shape risk, compliance and assurance across the organisation during a period of growth and transformation. Reporting to the Group General Counsel, you'll provide enterprise-wide oversight of risk, compliance and assurance activities, ensuring the organisation understands its obligations, risks and control environment.

You will chair the risk forum and oversee internal audit, ISO certification, ESG compliance and related