Strategic Framework Integration Manager – Risk & Audit

Lloyds Banking Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Discretionary annual performance award

Private health and wellbeing benefits

Flexible and hybrid working options

Learning and career growth

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group in Birmingham seeks a Framework Integration Assistant Manager to lead regulatory, risk and audit activities within Group Sourcing and Supplier Management. You will translate findings into practical action plans and drive governance with policy owners and risk teams.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, excellent written communication and the ability to deliver complex requirements on time, balancing change activity with BAU responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering risk, audit, assurance, controls or policy activities within a regulated organisation.
• Ability to translate complex findings, recommendations or requirements into practical actions and structured delivery plans.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge constructively, influence decisions and secure progress.
• Excellent organisation, written communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to prioritise effectively and balance regulatory change activity alongside business-as-usual responsibilities.
• Experience coordinating multiple actions, deliverables and stakeholders to meet agreed deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Translate external gap-analysis findings into clear, actionable plans and monitor delivery against regulatory deadlines.
• Partner with around 20 policy owners to embed agreed requirements into the Sourcing and Supplier Management Framework.
• Coordinate responses to second-line risk reviews and Internal Audit reports, validating findings and resolving factual inaccuracies.
• Establish and maintain robust action plans, including ownership, milestones, evidence tracking, risk management and escalation processes.
• Manage framework-related shared mailbox activity, coordinating input from subject matter experts and producing regular reporting.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships across policy, risk, audit and GS&M teams to support effective delivery and governance.

Skills

Risk management

Audit

Policy delivery

Stakeholder management

Communication

Prioritisation

Job description

Lloyds Banking Group in Birmingham seeks a Framework Integration Assistant Manager to lead regulatory, risk and audit activities within Group Sourcing and Supplier Management. You will translate findings into practical action plans and drive governance with policy owners and risk teams.

The role requires strong stakeholder management, excellent written communication and the ability to deliver complex requirements on time, balancing change activity with BAU responsibilities.