IT Compliance Lead

Kingfisher plc; Southampton, Yeovil, London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher plc seeks a Compliance Lead to manage and enhance its compliance program within the IT & Security Compliance team. The successful candidate will ensure adherence to regulations, support audit processes, and collaborate with various teams to address compliance issues. This role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

Private Health Care

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

25 Days' Holiday

Staff Discount

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan

Life Assurance

Competitive Bonus Scheme

Kingfisher Share Save

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance management and audit processes.
• Strong understanding of data protection regulations.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the Controls framework for compliance.
• Collaborate with teams to develop corrective action plans.
• Run internal and external audit activities.

Skills

Compliance Management

Data Protection

Audit Facilitation

Stakeholder Communication

Education

Degree in Information Security or related field

Job description

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 76,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. You will be managing Kingfisher’s IT infrastructure, ensuring performance through expertise in systems, virtualization, scripting, networking, storage, and security.

The Compliance Lead will support the Senior IT & Security Compliance Manager in ensuring Kingfishers technology estate is compliant with all applicable laws and regulations and this compliance can be clearly demonstrated to regulators and auditors. Working in the Information Security & Risk team you will maintain, develop and implement a compliance program and the associated processes and evidential documentation. Ensuring Group/Local Banner technology teams and suppliers understand and maintain operational compliance to regulations.

Overview

We’re Kingfisher, A team made up of over 76,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That’s right, we’re big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that’s where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation. You will be managing Kingfisher’s IT infrastructure, ensuring performance through expertise in systems, virtualization, scripting, networking, storage, and security.

The Compliance Lead will support the Senior IT & Security Compliance Manager in ensuring Kingfishers technology estate is compliant with all applicable laws and regulations and this compliance can be clearly demonstrated to regulators and auditors. Working in the Information Security & Risk team you will maintain, develop and implement a compliance program and the associated processes and evidential documentation. Ensuring Group/Local Banner technology teams and suppliers understand and maintain operational compliance to regulations.

• Maintain and improve the Controls framework providing a view of effectiveness, and driving a programme of continuous improvement
• Collaborate with and assist Banners and technology teams to develop corrective action plans for identified compliance issues.
• Ability to convey sophisticated information and ideas clearly to stakeholders and embed policy, processes and controls that maintain compliance
• Develop and provide recommendations towards reporting packs for all aspects of the compliance landscape.
• Provide SME consultancy to both Group Technology and the Banners / Group Functions on key topics such as data protection and payments.
• Operate a data protection office for Group Technology including leading data maps, DPIA’s and SARs
• Run both internal and external audit activities including the support of audit planning, audit facilitation, recommendations to findings and resulting action plans

What's the job

• Maintain and improve the Controls framework providing a view of effectiveness, and driving a programme of continuous improvement
• Collaborate with and assist Banners and technology teams to develop corrective action plans for identified compliance issues.
• Ability to convey sophisticated information and ideas clearly to stakeholders and embed policy, processes and controls that maintain compliance
• Develop and provide recommendations towards reporting packs for all aspects of the compliance landscape.
• Provide SME consultancy to both Group Technology and the Banners / Group Functions on key topics such as data protection and payments.
• Operate a data protection office for Group Technology including leading data maps, DPIA’s and SARs
• Run both internal and external audit activities including the support of audit planning, audit facilitation, recommendations to findings and resulting action plans

• Maintain and improve the Controls framework providing a view of effectiveness, and driving a programme of continuous improvement
• Collaborate with and assist Banners and technology teams to develop corrective action plans for identified compliance issues.
• Ability to convey sophisticated information and ideas clearly to stakeholders and embed policy, processes and controls that maintain compliance
• Develop and provide recommendations towards reporting packs for all aspects of the compliance landscape.
• Provide SME consultancy to both Group Technology and the Banners / Group Functions on key topics such as data protection and payments.
• Operate a data protection office for Group Technology including leading data maps, DPIA’s and SARs
• Run both internal and external audit activities including the support of audit planning, audit facilitation, recommendations to findings and resulting action plans

What we offer.

Private Health Care

Opportunity to receive up to family level cover with Bupa. Join within three months of starting or at annual renewal in April. (This benefit is subject to Benefit In Kind taxation).

Kingfisher Pension Scheme

Immediate eligibility through auto-enrolment. Contribute 8% to receive a max 14% from the Company.

25 Days' Holiday

25 days per annum plus bank holidays as stated in your contract (pro rated for part time colleagues).

Staff Discount

20% discount at B&Q and Screwfix. Eligible after 3 months service.

Kingfisher Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Share ownership in a tax efficient way. Save between £10 to £150 per month. Join at any time once three months service is reached.

Life Assurance

x4 Salary plus benefit equal to value of your Retirement Account (if an active member of KPS-MP) or x1 Salary if not active member.

Bonus

Competitive bonus scheme that aligns to work level of role.

Kingfisher Share Save

Save with the option to buy Kingfisher plc shares at the end of a 3 or 5 year period. Offered annually. Three months service is required at the annual invitation date, normally in October.

Our Behaviours

At Kingfisher, we are united by our 6 core behaviours

Constantly improving our customer experience

Acting with humanity and care

Be curious

Thriving on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

Be inclusive

Acting inclusively in diverse teams to achieve together

Be agile

Working with trust, pace and agility

Be accountable

Championing the plan to deliver results and growth

Our employees know us best. We wouldn’t be Kingfisher without them. So, we want to share what they think with you.

Training & Development

There are so many ways you can grow, learn, and develop here at Kingfisher. At whatever pace suits you.

Conversations with senior leaders

Resources and tools to help you grow

Improving without instruments to help you learn is near impossible. That's why we make sure you have everything at your fingertips to find exactly what you need to keep growing.

Initiatives that measure development

With plans that ask you what you want to achieve and when you want to achieve them by, tracking progress and keeping development at the forefront of conversation is easy.

Find your path

The scale of group functions within Kingfisher is huge. That means you have the chance to build different career paths within multiple areas of the organisation.

Sharing is caring

We aren't selfish here at Kingfisher. Whatever your level of experience, you'll work with colleagues who are always welcoming and ready to share their knowledge whenever you need it.

Reach for the stars

So your ambitions are high? Good thing we have opportunities to find experiences in line with more senior roles and responsibilities. Here, you can evolve your career, no matter your level.

Why Kingfisher

We’re an innovative, international retailer on a journey to actively make a difference. Always striving to take that next step. You can be part of the difference. From bottom to top you can progress in a collaborative environment. So, why not Kingfisher?

Application Process

What to expect from our application process...

Step 1: Application

Send in your application via our Kingfisher Careers website.

Step 2: Review

A member of the Talent Acquisition team will then review your application let you know if you have progressed to the next stage of the process.

Step 3: Interview 1

You’ll then have a telephone interview/one to one conversation with a recruiter.

Step 4: Interview 2

As you progress, you’ll be invited to attend a face to face or virtual interview.

Step 5: Feedback

Your recruiter will be in contact with feedback and, if successful, the details of your job offer!