About this role
We’re looking for an experienced controls and assurance leader to shape and strengthen our first-line control effectiveness capability across Retail. In this role, you’ll provide technical expertise and objective challenge, ensuring key controls are well designed, operating effectively and supporting positive customer outcomes.
This is an opportunity to lead our control effectiveness framework and assurance programme while developing innovative, technology-enabled approaches to testing. Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you’ll turn control outcomes into meaningful insight and help build a more effective, consistent and forward-looking control environment.
What you'll be doing:
Leading Retail’s control effectiveness strategy, first-line assurance methodology and annual review programmeProviding objective challenge on control design, operating effectiveness and the robustness of management assessmentsConducting control testing, reperformance, evidence-based reviews and data-led analysisIdentifying themes, trends and systemic weaknesses across risk events, issues, audits and monitoring activityDeveloping automated and scalable approaches to evidence collection, control monitoring and assurance testingUsing analytics, workflow tools and AI-enabled functionality to improve coverage, efficiency and insightBuilding strong relationships with Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, Technology, Data and business stakeholdersLeading continuous improvement while supporting effective governance, customer outcomes and the development of colleaguesWho we're looking for:
Significant experience in control effectiveness, assurance, risk, audit or controls testing within a regulated environmentStrong knowledge of control design and operating effectiveness across manual, automated and technology-dependent controlsStrong AI-tech experience, having either built or implemented an AI tech solutionExperience developing assurance frameworks, methodologies and risk-based testing approachesA strong understanding of automation, continuous control monitoring and data-led assuranceExperience using analytics, workflow tools or AI-enabled functionality to improve control testing and insightThe ability to identify broader themes and systemic weaknesses within complex control environmentsStrong judgement, analytical capability and the confidence to influence and constructively challenge senior stakeholdersA relevant professional qualification in risk management, internal audit, accounting, governance or compliance would be desirableWhatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:
The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemesGenerous pension contributionLife assuranceHealthcare Plan (permanent employees only)At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holidayCompetitive family leaveParticipate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)There are many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and onlineWe’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all.
If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.
We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.