Group Governance, Risk and Compliance Director

We offer hybrid working, with an expectation that you'll be present at our Holland & Barrett office in Nuneaton for a minimum of 2 days per week. Intro This is an opportunity to shape how Holland & Barrett manages risk, assurance and resilience across our Group. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you'll bring together Enterprise Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, Business Continuity & Resilience, Loss Prevention and Health & Safety into an integrated, commercially focused function.

You'll give our Executive Leadership Team and Board a clear view of the risks that matter most helping H&B protect our people, customers, reputation and value while giving the business confidence to grow. What you'll be doing Lead and evolve our Group-wide approach to risk, compliance, assurance and resilience. Provide clear, independent insight and advice to the Executive Leadership Team, Audit Committee and Board.

Embed risk thinking into strategic planning and significant business decisions. Lead our approach to Health & Safety, business continuity and organisational resilience. Develop a modern, intelligence-led approach to Loss Prevention, including shrink, theft, fraud and other preventable loss. Oversee a risk-based Internal Audit programme focused on the areas that matter most. Connect insight across the function to spot emerging issues earlier and address underlying causes.

Increase the use of data, technology, automation and AI to strengthen insight and simplify governance. You'll be a senior leader with significant experience across risk, compliance, audit, assurance, safety, resilience or a related discipline. You don't need to be a technical specialist in every area, what matters is your ability to lead specialists, ask the right questions and exercise sound commercial judgement.

You'll bring: Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and developing high-performing people. Credibility working with executive teams, boards and senior stakeholders. The ability to turn complex risk information into clear choices and actions. A pragmatic, commercially focused approach to risk and controls. Confidence to challenge constructively while building trusted relationships. Experience navigating significant incidents, investigations or sensitive matters.

Curiosity about how data, technology and AI can transform risk, assurance and resilience. Experience within a complex consumer, retail, regulated or multi-jurisdictional organisation would be valuable. 33 days, including bank holidays Holiday purchase scheme 24/7 Virtual GP access Private medical insurance - Self & partner cover Annual free at-home health testing kit (after 6 months' service) Access to our Employee Assistance Programme and a network of Mental Health First Aiders whenever you need support Enhanced workplace pension via salary sacrifice, with employer contribution Life assurance (3x salary, after 6 months' service) Annual Bonus (subject to company and individual performance) up to 33% Car Allowance £50 Colleague product allowance on Holland & Barrett products (after 6 months' service) Access to cashback and discounts from a wide range of retailers 25% colleague discount, available in store and online, with free delivery on online orders Free Wellhub membership, with discounted access to gyms, studios and premium wellbeing apps Cycle to Work scheme