People Risk Specialist - Policy Manager

We're on an exciting journey to transform the way we lead people risk & resilience across our Group so that our people understand risk appetite, get what leading risk and resilience means to them, unlocking pace, creating capacity, removing barriers to innovation and supporting faster ways of working where we get to "yes" safely for better customer outcomes.,

• Ensure business operations adhere to internal policies, regulatory requirements, and standard processes. You'll be responsible for the development of policies, procedures, and controls, and develop and maintain risk management frameworks and methodologies to identify, assess, and manage operational risks.
• Conduct horizon scanning to ensure that the business is kept fully briefed on developments associated with regulatory, industry and employment developments acting as an SME on all regulatory/industry changes and act as key contact point for the business and team.
• Support the business on key regulatory policy projects, helping colleagues understand and assess impacts of changes to the regulatory framework, including support with benchmarking.
• Support First Line teams to assess the impact of regulatory changes and the development of key controls through the implementation of a pro-active engagement model.
  
  Expertise in legislation and/or regulation and the skills to interpret and apply that knowledge within a business. Experience of the regulatory environment relating to employment law and regulation would be preferred.
• Experience working in a 2LoD compliance advisory position or a role which involves you providing regular compliance advice to partners or team members.
• You'll need to be curious and prepared to dig beneath the surface to get an understanding of the regulatory challenges faced by the business. Be able to provide credible challenge and partner with the 1LoD to seek solutions.
• Experience designing, drafting, and implementing HR policies and compliance programs in multiple countries would be beneficial.
• Ability to work independently and lead teams as required, including partnering with the People & Places team, business leaders, and HR Legal to drive compliance and HR-related projects and ensure seamless response to new compliance obligations and projects.
• Effective communication skills, through good storytelling, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt communication style and influence both internal and external partners.
• A growth learning attitude and the ability to plan and prioritise activities and react and respond in a changing environment.
• Possess a strong leadership background, outstanding policy development and analytical skills, and the capability to influence at senior levels while navigating complex, multi-party environments., Disability Confident
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Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role. We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies