Compliance Manager

Our client, an established and rapidly expanding multinational organisation with an office in Shrewsbury is looking to appoint an experienced Compliance Manager to join their existing team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative, and highly respected company with realistic paths for progression.

With some experience from other compliance or business operations roles and an understanding of supply chain management and auditing, the successful candidate will be keen to support with implementing compliance initiatives whilst also understanding that the road ahead is a journey that we need to take their teams on.

With a strong emphasis on third party compliance management, the role will also include responsibility for supporting the the head of department with annual management of the ISO27001 framework.

Other key stakeholders in this role will include: IT, access and contracts teams.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Help to ensure the companies working policies and processes are adhered to as well as support to identify areas of improvement and development
• Promote compliance awareness and training across the business as well as initiate compliance awareness initiatives
• Be responsible for the third party compliance management process: risk management framework, understanding and documenting compliance or non-compliance with relevant laws and policies, suggesting and supporting to implement corrective actions
• Implement and manage non compliance and corrective action reporting processes
• Support management of ISO27001 framework
• Be an ambassador for the development of the organisations compliance culture and standards, demonstrating the highest standards of compliance behaviour, raising awareness of regulatory requirements and compliance policies across the company

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Former experience in at least one compliance-oriented or business operations-oriented roles
• Experience of ISO27001 framework would be great, although understanding and experience of any similar security framework or initiatives would work also
• Experience of completing audits of third parties or completing third party assessments
• A hands on, sleeves rolled up, trouble-shooting, problem-solving approach
• A love of reading, reviewing and at times writing policies and formal documents with an eye for ensuring readability and accessibility when it comes to internal documentation
• Strong research skills in order to keep abreast of regulatory changes or industry changes or trends that may impact the operations of the business
• In-depth, demonstrable administration, time management and prioritisation skills to support with the above points
• Strong people engagement skills with the ability to converse and negotiate at all levels to support the journey that the organisation is taking it’s employees on
• Internal auditor experience would be desirable

You must be a passionate, committed and inquisitive individual who is driven, enjoys learning, shows integrity and isn’t afraid of being involved in projects which requires you to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and internal customers at all levels in the business.

This is a full-time (37.5 hours Monday to Friday – hybrid working possible) permanent position offering a starting salary of between £30,000 & £40,000 DOE plus performance based annual bonus as well as a range of benefits including critical Illness cover, medical & life assurance, enhanced holiday and pension provision.

As well as soft benefits such as free food, onsite bar, social events, social wellbeing groups, cycle to work scheme, discounted railcards and more.