Risk and Controls Lead - BAU - Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

About the role: You'll be responsible for leading the People Risk and Controls agenda for our core activities, ensuring our risks are assessed and controls are designed effectively to future proof our business, provide strong governance and assurance, and remediate audit issue. This is a group level role which spans across all our core People processes, which means strong business partnering is a must, along with strong team and project management skills. Agile working and pragmatism is key, where you are expected to focus on our most critical, key risks and controls with the business and support opportunities to further standardise and improve our maturity.What is in it for you: We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more! 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 (12 months service required at the qualifying date) 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. The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full detailsYou will be responsible for: Developing and leading a high performing team, creating an environment for success by setting direction and coaching them to succeed through inspiring conversations every day. (Refer to the expectations of a manager at Tesco- the minimum standards) Oversees the development and optimisation of end-to-end Controls Frameworks as part of our "1 RACM" initiative across all key people processes, across in scope markets Leads on controls, issue and audit remediation work, partnering with the 1stline teams to ensure this is completed timely Leads on key governance forums such as our People Risk and Compliance Committee, managing stakeholders, content and presentation to senior stakeholders Oversees risk management activities including risk assessment and monitoring emerging risk, utilising our risk tools/systems and Group Risk Methodology such as RCA Collaborate with the 1stline People teams on Employment Compliance, to ensure compliance with existing obligations and emerging changes to legislation Oversees SOD for People roles in our systems, ensuring access and conflicts are managed appropriately Leads compliance on our External Reporting obligations including CSRD Business Partnering across our 1stline People teams across markets globally Business Partnering with 3rd line teams in Internal and External Audit, and 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 Provide technical guidance and deliver training to control performers/owners and other key stakeholders Re-engineer procedures, policy, process, controls to mitigate risk Work with the transformation teams to ensure control requirements are built into new system design Leads continuous improvement initiatives to drive performance within their teams People management responsibilitiesYou will need: Relevant certification is preferred but not essential (ACA/ACCA/CIA etc) Controls knowledge in Compliance, IT and Audit Control Transformation Finance awareness including ICFR Enterprise controls and compliance HR controls knowledge is desirable but not essentialInternal and External Audit Team Management/ People Management Presentation skills Retail Sector knowledge Critical thinking Business Partnering Attention to detail PrioritisationACA/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 things, 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. 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.Apply: https://careers.tesco.com/en_GB/careers/JobDetail/Risk-and-Controls-Lead-BAU/203064Back to job search results Tesco UK • Welwyn Garden City • Hybrid • Full-Time • Working hours 36 • Apply by 14-Sep-2026About the roleYou'll be responsible for leading the People Risk and Controls agenda for our core activities, ensuring our risks are assessed and controls are designed effectively to future proof our business, provide strong governance and assurance, and remediate audit issue. This is a group level role which spans across all our core People processes, which means strong business partnering is a must, along with strong team and project management skills. Agile working and pragmatism is key, where you are expected to focus on our most critical, key risks and controls with the business and support opportunities to further standardise and improve our maturity. What is in it for youWe’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!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 (12 months service required at the qualifying date) 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.The above information is a shortened summary, refer to our policies for full detailsYou will be responsible forDeveloping and leading a high performing team, creating an environment for success by setting direction and coaching them to succeed through inspiring conversations every day. (Refer to the expectations of a manager at Tesco- the minimum standards) Oversees the development and optimisation of end-to-end Controls Frameworks as part of our "1 RACM" initiative across all key people processes, across in scope markets Leads on controls, issue and audit remediation work, partnering with the 1stline teams to ensure this is completed timely Leads on key governance forums such as our People Risk and Compliance Committee, managing stakeholders, content and presentation to senior stakeholders Oversees risk management activities including risk assessment and monitoring emerging risk, utilising our risk tools/systems and Group Risk Methodology such as RCA Collaborate with the 1stline People teams on Employment Compliance, to ensure compliance with existing obligations and emerging changes to legislation Oversees SOD for People roles in our systems, ensuring access and conflicts are managed appropriately Leads compliance on our External Reporting obligations including CSRD Business Partnering across our 1stline People teams across markets globally Business Partnering with 3rd line teams in Internal and External Audit, and 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 Provide technical guidance and deliver training to control performers/owners and other key stakeholders Re-engineer procedures, policy, process, controls to mitigate risk Work with the transformation teams to ensure control requirements are built into new system design Leads continuous improvement initiatives to drive performance within their teams People management responsibilitiesYou will needRelevant certification is preferred but not essential (ACA/ACCA/CIA etc) Controls knowledge in Compliance, IT and Audit Control Transformation Finance awareness including ICFR Enterprise controls and compliance HR controls knowledge is desirable but not essentialInternal and External Audit Team Management/ People Management Presentation skills Retail Sector knowledge Critical thinking Business Partnering Attention to detail PrioritisationACA/ACCA/CIA)About usYou might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we’re all of those things, 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. 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. EmailWhatsAppShare this job EmailWhatsApp