Risk, Compliance and Assurance Manager

Why this job matters

At BT Sourced, Risk Management and Legal Compliance are paramount in a dynamic world, ensuring we serve our people, customers, and society to the highest standards.

This role will champion the adoption of global best practices in strategies and processes within BT Sourced. They will drive the development of global sourcing strategies that leverage our competitive edge, elevate our risk and compliance culture, embed robust control measures in procurement and supply chain activities, and deliver insightful reports to our Senior Leadership Teams.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop, implement, manage, and report on risk, regulatory compliance, and assurance programs.
• Identify and manage risks to enhance operational efficiency and resilience.
• Ensure procurement and supply chain activities comply with regulations, policies, and digitised best practices.
• Support the Senior Risk and Sustainability Manager and the Procurement Leadership Team in fostering a deep understanding of risks together with the management and reporting of supply chain risks that impact BT Sourced Procurement and Supply Chain activities.
• Ensure supply chain risk and compliance management strategies, processes, and mitigation controls are effective.
• Lead the development and implementation of the annual Assurance Strategy and Plan.
• Work in collaboration across various Group Risk Categories (GRCs) to manage risks and ensure legal compliance that aligns with business objectives and stakeholder requirements.
• Provide regular risk and compliance management reporting updates, support development of key metrics, track progress, identify improvement areas, and ensure alignment on BT Sourced requirements.
• Develop, and implement excellent stakeholder management, interacting with multiple functional areas.
• Coordinate with the digital tools/analytics team to build right internal procedures and the fit for purpose technology tool kit supporting the Risk and Compliance Management agenda.
• Act as the Risk, Compliance and Assurance Subject Matter Expert (SME) in BT Sourced including a general focus across all risk areas, stakeholder management, industry/global standards, and best practises, maintaining a community of practice with peers to ensure consistency and maintain market leading knowledge implementing global best practices in risk, compliance and assurance

You'll have the following skills and experience

• Experience in Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, or Assurance roles, preferably in procurement and supply chain.
• Solid knowledge of Risk Management, Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Assurance, Controls and Business Continuity Methodologies
• Knowledge of procurement and supply chain risks, operational risk assessments and relevant regulatory compliance requirements.
• Self-starter, energetic and willing to build and leave a legacy
• Self-confident and comfortable in operating in a large organisation with agile mindset
• Strong ability to work flexibly - managing changing, competing priorities, and absorbing new information rapidly to address complex issues
• Able to apply judgement, creativity, and flexibility to generate new and innovative ideas and approaches and to solve complex problems
• Able to manage multiple projects and initiatives at the same time, effective time management and prioritisation skills 

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays and an opportunity to buy up to five more days every year
• Hybrid working, with state-of-the-art offices within Canal Plaza
• BT Sourced Pension Scheme - 6% BT contributions
• Life Assurance from 1st day of employment - 4x salary
• We provide healthcare cover and permanent health insurance (income continuance)
• Access to excellent training tools, programmes and communities to help you connect, learn and grow.
• And we like it when our people do good things so there will be the opportunity to take time off for volunteering and we'll help with your fundraising too.