Division Manager Risk & Compliance

Overview

In this role you lead the IPSD Division’s risk and compliance efforts to embed a strong compliance culture and govern enterprise controls. You will partner with Legal, Trade, Finance, Operations and commercial teams to manage risk-based compliance activities and remediation. You’ll shape the division’s governance framework, report on key risks, and guide management on ethics and compliance initiatives. This position offers global impact, cross-functional leadership, and a chance to support responsible growth within a leading industrial organization.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• 8 Bank Holidays
• Up to 31% bonus
• Monthly car allowance
• Equity plan
• Contributory pension scheme (employer match) up to 10% of employee contributions and 50% match on share scheme,

Responsibilities

• Establish and continuously improve the division’s compliance programs and culture
• Own the division compliance framework and governance
• Partner with Legal, Trade, Finance, Operations, and commercial teams
• Drive risk-based prioritization of compliance activities and remediation efforts
• Identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk
• Prepare leadership updates on key risks and compliance health
• Develop, implement, and monitor compliance and ethics initiatives for the division and advise management on compliance matters

Key requirements

• Strong controls and compliance background
• Demonstrated ability to directly and indirectly lead a global, cross-functional team
• Executive presence with leadership and/or customers
• Excellent communication skills, able to distill complex matters for varied audiences
• Solid governance skills for project planning and action ownership
• Excellent risk awareness and judgement in a complex regulatory environment
• Ability to develop and train cross-functional professionals
• Experience in trade compliance
• Familiarity with software deployments or trade management/ERP systems
• Intellectual curiosity and capability to learn and create reference frameworks

• Executive presence
• Clear communication
• Stakeholder management
• Trade compliance
• Internal controls
• Risk management

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