Hybrid Enterprise Assurance Lead – Policy & Controls

Sky UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Sky TV or NOW package

Pension package with up to 9% employer

Private healthcare with mental health

Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance

Discounts on Sky products

Sharesave and Tech schemes

Sky VIP rewards and experiences

Job summary

Sky UK is establishing a new Enterprise Assurance capability within its Group Risk Office to provide a risk-based view of policy, controls and governance across the organisation. The Corporate Assurance Manager will partner with senior leaders and policy owners to shape a robust, enterprise-wide assurance framework and deliver practical recommendations for improvement.

You’ll lead assurance activity across the corporate environment, translating findings into actionable insight and building a

Qualifications

• Ability to assess the design and effectiveness of policies, controls and governance frameworks, identifying areas of weakness and opportunities for improvement.
• Expertise in translating assurance findings into clear, practical and actionable insight for stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong understanding of corporate governance frameworks, policy management, control environments and organisational accountability.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills across diverse business functions.
• Confidence to influence, challenge and hold stakeholders to account for improved control effectiveness and risk management.
• Strong problem-solving capability, identifying root causes, evaluating options and driving sustainable improvements.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to build a joined-up view of policy adherence, control health and assurance outcomes.
• Ability to shape methodologies, processes and ways of working in a new function while delivering value

Responsibilities

• Lead assurance activity across Sky's corporate policy and control environment, providing independent insight into policy adherence, control effectiveness and areas for improvement.
• Assess whether key policies, controls and governance arrangements are understood, embedded and operating effectively.
• Partner with policy owners, control owners and subject matter experts to strengthen business ownership of controls and support sustainable improvement.
• Help shape and evolve Sky's Enterprise Assurance framework, methodologies and standards, ensuring assurance activity is delivered consistently and objectively.
• Identify opportunities to improve assurance effectiveness through better use of data, insight, reporting and automation.
• Translate assurance findings into clear, practical recommendations and reporting for leaders and stakeholders.
• Contribute to enterprise-wide assurance reporting, helping build a consolidated view of control health, emerging risks and improvement priorities across Sky.
• Work closely with the Technical Assurance Manager to deliver a coordinated enterprise assurance approach across corporate and technical domains.

Skills

Policy governance

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Data insights

Problem solving

Collaboration

Job description

Sky UK is establishing a new Enterprise Assurance capability within its Group Risk Office to provide a risk-based view of policy, controls and governance across the organisation. The Corporate Assurance Manager will partner with senior leaders and policy owners to shape a robust, enterprise-wide assurance framework and deliver practical recommendations for improvement.

You’ll lead assurance activity across the corporate environment, translating findings into actionable insight and building a