Risk Technologist

Tesco PLC; Digswell; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retailer is seeking a Risk Technologist to ensure products comply with laws and regulations. This role involves working with the Marketplace onboarding team, developing compliance policies, and managing seller assessments. Strong knowledge of UK and EU laws is essential, along with experience in product quality assurance. The position offers a salary and benefits including an annual bonus and generous holiday leave.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary

Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of relevant UK and EU laws and regulations related to supplier and retail quality.
• Experience in product technical compliance, quality assurance, or risk management.
• Desirable knowledge of e-commerce or retail industry.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of products sold on our marketplace with relevant laws and regulations.
• Develop technical compliance policies and procedures.
• Manage seller onboarding checks and product induction.

Skills

Knowledge of UK and EU laws and regulations

Experience in product technical compliance

Understanding of retail and customer needs

Job description

We are delighted to share that we are now recruiting for a Risk Technologist to join the team here at Tesco. In this role, you'll work closely with our Marketplace onboarding team to ensure sellers are thoroughly vetted and product listings meet all relevant standards. You'll be responsible for making sure products comply with laws and regulations across quality, safety, environmental impact, and legality. Collaborating with colleagues in Commercial and Technology, you'll help shape the systems and processes that underpin a responsible and resilient Marketplace. You will be responsible for

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all products sold on our marketplace comply with relevant laws and regulations related to supplier and retail quality, safety, environment and legality.
• Develop and implement technical compliance policies and procedures related to supplier and retail quality, safety, and legality.
• Collect and verify information from third‑party sellers who want to join our marketplace platform.
• Risk assess products and introduce more due diligence for high‑risk products, such as electrical, food, or health‑related items.
• Manage seller on‑boarding checks and product induction, ensuring that sellers meet the technical and legal requirements to sell on our platform.
• Ensure relevant Tesco policies are met, such as product safety, sustainability, and ethical sourcing.
• Brand risk assessment of minor brands, ensuring that they do not damage Tesco's reputation.
• Corrective actions and improvements to be made to due diligence before launch, ensuring that any issues or gaps are resolved in a timely manner.
• Ensure quality of new product listings, checking that they have accurate and complete information, images, and descriptions.
• Liaise with strategic sellers on broader policies and strategic priorities, providing feedback and guidance on how to improve their performance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of relevant UK and EU laws and regulations related to supplier and retail quality, safety, and legality.
• Relevant knowledge/experience of delivering safe, legal and responsibly sourced, great quality products to our customers.
• Experience in Product technical compliance, quality assurance, or risk management.
• Desirable Knowledge of e‑commerce, marketplace, or retail industry.
• Familiarity with Tesco's policies and standards, or ability to learn quickly.
• Extensive knowledge of legislation and technical standards relating to food and non food areas.
• Understanding of retail and customer needs.
• Understanding and application of risk and risk assessment.

Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high‑volume, seasonal and high‑peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .

About Tesco

Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues. It's part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we're proud to have been accredited as one of Britain's Top Employers again this year. We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers. But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business. We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers.

Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year’s service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental well‑being