Regulatory Change & Governance Lead

Pontoon; Tyseley; On-site; GBP 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Regular salary

Annual bonus payment

Pension contributions

Holiday

Sick pay

Medical insurance

Income protection

Critical illness and life insurance

Access to discounted benefits website

Library of online training materials

Future career and certification oppor.

Job summary

Pontoon is seeking a Governance and Regulatory Change Manager to join our client’s team across Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh or Halifax. The role is a contract to end March 2027 with salary from £75,000 per annum DOE, and day-rate via umbrella also available.

You will lead regulatory, risk and audit remediation initiatives within GS&SM, translate findings into delivery plans, embed requirements into the Supplier Management Framework, and work with policy owners and senior stakeholders to drive

Qualifications

• Experience delivering change within Financial Services or another highly regulated environment.
• Strong understanding of governance, risk, controls, audit or regulatory change programmes.
• Experience working with policy teams, regulatory requirements and risk frameworks.
• Ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders and influence outcomes.
• Confidence challenging and pushing back appropriately to ensure delivery commitments are met.
• Experience managing complex action plans and remediation activities.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and develop recommendations.
• Knowledge of supplier management, third-party risk, operational resilience, PRA regulations or supply chain risk management would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of regulatory, audit and risk remediation activities across GS&SM.
• Translate external reviews, gap assessments and regulatory findings into clear delivery plans and actionable outcomes.
• Partner with policy owners and governance teams to embed requirements into the Sourcing & Supplier Management Framework.
• Coordinate responses to second-line risk reviews and Internal Audit findings, ensuring issues are accurately understood and addressed.
• Challenge stakeholders constructively to drive accountability and timely completion of actions.
• Work closely with risk, policy, control, audit and supplier management stakeholders across the organisation.
• Support the assessment and enhancement of key sourcing and supplier management tools, processes and controls.
• Analyse data and reporting outputs to identify trends, risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Build recommendations to strengthen governance, operational effectiveness and compliance.
• Manage risks, dependencies, milestones and escalations relating to regulatory and governance initiatives.

Skills

Change delivery

Regulatory change

Stakeholder management

Regulatory risk

Analytical skills

Excel

Power BI

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Pontoon is seeking a Governance and Regulatory Change Manager to join our client’s team across Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh or Halifax. The role is a contract to end March 2027 with salary from £75,000 per annum DOE, and day-rate via umbrella also available.

You will lead regulatory, risk and audit remediation initiatives within GS&SM, translate findings into delivery plans, embed requirements into the Supplier Management Framework, and work with policy owners and senior stakeholders to drive