Risk Technologist

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company in Welwyn Garden City is seeking a Risk Technologist to ensure that all marketplace products comply with safety, quality, and legality standards. In this role, you'll be responsible for developing compliance policies, conducting risk assessments, and collaborating with various teams. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of UK and EU regulations and experience in product compliance. This position offers flexible remote work options.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 10% of base salary

Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day

26 weeks maternity and adoption leave at full pay

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 delivering safe and legal products to customers.
• Familiarity with Tesco's policies and ability to learn quickly.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all products sold meet quality, safety, and legality standards.
• Develop compliance policies related to supplier quality.
• Collect and verify information from third-party sellers.

Skills

Knowledge of UK and EU laws and regulations

Experience in Product technical compliance

Understanding of retail and customer needs

Risk assessment skills

Job description

Overview

Tesco UK • Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire • Permanent • Apply by 25-Sep-2025

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.

What is in it for you

We\'re all about the little helps. That\'s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• 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 years\' 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 wellbeing

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 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.

You will need

• 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, good 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

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About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we\'re all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you\'re just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we\'re here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

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