Transformation Lead - People Controls

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK retailer based in Welwyn Garden City seeks a professional to develop and lead a high-performing team. You will oversee continuous improvement initiatives and manage Risks and Controls Frameworks within transformation projects. This role offers competitive benefits and a flexible working environment, allowing for a combination of office and remote work.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to 20% of base salary

25 days holiday plus personal day and bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Maternity and adoption leave at full pay

Free virtual GP service and EAP

Qualifications

• Control Transformation Controls knowledge in Compliance, IT and Audit.
• HR controls knowledge is desirable.
• Internal and External Audit Team Management/ People Management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a high-performing team.
• Initiate and design continuous improvements.
• Oversee the development of Controls Frameworks.
• Update and improve Risk and Control Matricies.
• Create KPIs for monitoring control environment.
• Partner with Global Process Owners and Audit teams.

Skills

Control Transformation Controls knowledge in Compliance, IT and Audit

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Finance awareness including ICFR

Education

Relevant certification is preferred but not essential (ACA/ACCA/CIA)

Job description

Tesco UK • Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City • Permanent • Apply by 11-Dec-2025

Tesco UK • Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City • Permanent • Apply by 11-Dec-2025

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.

What is in it for you

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• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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)

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, 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.

Flexibility

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone's welcome. That's why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.