Transformation Lead - People Controls

Tesco PLC; Digswell; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retailer is seeking an experienced professional to lead a high-performing team responsible for developing control frameworks and managing risk effectively. The ideal candidate will drive continuous improvement initiatives, partner with various teams, and offer technical guidance. This role requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and a focus on compliance. Competitive benefits and opportunities for career development are available.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

25 days holiday plus personal day

Private medical insurance

Maternity and adoption leave at full pay

Free 24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading teams and driving continuous improvements.
• Strong understanding of compliance and controls frameworks.
• Excellent presentation and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead team by setting direction and coaching colleagues.
• Oversee development of Control Frameworks for transformation projects.
• Enhance Risk and Control Matrices and set KPIs.
• Partner with internal/external audit teams to drive performance.

Skills

Continuous improvement

Risk and Control Matrices

KPI development

Business Partnering

Critical thinking

Attention to detail

Finance awareness

Education

Relevant certification (ACA/ACCA/CIA)

Job description

This role is accountable for developing and leading a high-performing team by setting clear direction, coaching colleagues, and fostering a culture of success in line with Tesco's manager expectations. It drives continuous improvement initiatives and oversees the design of end-to-end Controls Frameworks for new processes and People systems within transformation projects, ensuring the right level of control is embedded. The role owns and enhances Risk and Control Matrices (RACMs), establishes KPIs to monitor the control environment, and partners with Global Process Owners, Service Leads, Group Risk, and Internal and External Audit. You will be responsible for

• Initiates and designs continuous improvements initiatives to drive performance within their teams
• Overseeing the development of end-to-end Controls Frameworks for new processes and new People systems as part of our Transformation projects
• Driving the controls agenda and ensuring that TransformaTion projects are building the right level of control
• Ownership and responsibility to update and continuously improve Risk and Control Matricies (RACMs)
• Creating KPIs to monitor the control environment for the end-to-end processes
• Business Partnering with Global Process Owners, Process Team and Service Leads on changes to process that impact the Controls Framework
• Business Partnering with 3rd line teams in Internal and External Audit
• Business Partnering with 2nd line teams such as Group Risk
• Review and support the design and operational effectiveness testing of key and non-key controls by working with the testing team in India
• Oversee and support the documentation and preparation of Governance Reporting, and presenting at the respective forums
• Providing technical guidance and deliver training to control performers and owners
• Reviewing and re-engineering procedures, formulating policy, process, controls and compliance ensuring risk mitigation
• People leadership responsibilities Control Transformation Controls knowledge in Compliance, IT and Audit
• HR controls knowledge is desirable Enterprise controls and compliance
• Internal and External Audit Team Management/ People Management
• Presentation skills
• Retail operations
• Critical thinking
• Business Partnering
• Attention to detail
• Finance awareness including ICFR
• Prioritisation
• Relevant certification is preferred but not essential (ACA/ACCA/CIA), Disability Confident

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 .

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 are 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

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 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