Head of Risk

Group Risk and Audit is guided by the following Purpose:

Keeping Tesco safe for sustained success by influencing the business to improve governance, risk management and internal controls.

Our Vision is: to be valued co-pilots enabling the business to navigate current & emerging risks to deliver Tesco’s strategy. We are champions of DEI&B, passionate about our development to benefit our careers and maximise value to Tesco. We are recognised as proactive and innovative through leveraging the latest tech & data

As Head of Risk, you will be responsible for strengthening the Risk Management function including embedding and enhancing the risk management methodology and strategy. You will collaborate with key stakeholders, and in particular the leadership team you partner, to provide timely risk information that will support management’s decision making and encourage broader risk considerations.

You will be responsible for:

Leading on embedding and enhancing the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework across the business.
Developing and delivering a risk change programme of work which will allow continual improvement and add significant value to the business on risk management.
Build and maintain strong collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders to promote, embed and develop risk management.
Work with internal control functions and GRALT to develop and implement a risk road map for the Group.
Work collaboratively with external parties to understand the implications of the evolving discipline of enterprise risk management, in particular risk trends, risk appetite frameworks, risk indicators.
Producing accurate and timely information to key stakeholders such as Executive and Audit Committee and Board Reporting around risk.
Leading a highly motivated and high-performance team of risk experts.
Monitoring the Risk Management team budget effectively, always being cost conscious.
Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence.

You will need:

Technical

CIMA, ACA or ACCA qualified Accountant or other suitable Risk/Audit qualification.
Significant Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) / Internal Audit experience (>7 years).
Proven functional leadership/management (including Line Management) experience.
Proven innovation and change experience.
Understanding of governance and compliance requirements, and related processes in large and complex organisations.
Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills.

Personal

Personal drive and initiative, with the ability to work under pressure at a fast pace running concurrent projects.
Project and change management skills with personal organisation and planning skills.
Accuracy and thoroughness with an eye for detail and quality.
Strong influencing skills with the ability to build stakeholder relationships.
A strong desire to learn.
A desire and willingness to build strong professional networks within and outside the company.

What's 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 45% of base salary
Car Cash Allowance
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
Private medical insurance
Retirement savings plan - save between 6% - 10% and Tesco will contribute 1.5 times this amount
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

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility