Risk & Compliance Partner - Technology

Risk & Compliance Partner - Technology - Nottingham City code4
• Nottingham City, United Kingdom

New role subject to consultation
Contract type: Permanent

Hours:
Full-time , 35 hours

Location: Head Office, Nottingham (Hybrid working, minimum 2 days per week)

Application process:

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Are you passionate about technology and risk, and enjoy turning complex challenges into practical solutions? We’re looking for a proactive Risk and Compliance Partner to join our First Line Risk team and help drive how we manage technology-related operational and compliance risks across the business. You’ll play a key role in keeping systems, processes, and change initiatives safe, compliant, and resilient, while helping build a strong risk-aware culture.

Here’s a taste of what you will be doing as a Risk and Compliance Partner – Technology at Nottingham Building Society:

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• Risk Identification & Assessment:
  Partner with business teams to identify and assess operational and compliance risks, facilitate risk and control self‑assessments (RCSAs), and spot enterprise‑wide themes.
• Control Design & Effectiveness:
  Support the design, implementation, and monitoring of effective controls, challenge their effectiveness, and recommend improvements.
• Incident & Issue Management:
  Guide teams in escalating and investigating risk incidents, near misses, and compliance breaches, coordinating root cause analysis and remedial actions.
• Reporting & Metrics:
  Assist in producing accurate risk reports and KRIs, providing insights and highlighting emerging risks to senior management.
• Policy & Regulatory Compliance:
  Promote adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies, embed compliance into daily operations, support audits, and monitor regulatory changes (FCA, PRA, AML, GDPR) to ensure timely implementation.
• Culture & Training:
  Drive a strong risk culture through training and awareness sessions, acting as a trusted advisor on operational risk and compliance.
• Change & Project Risk:
  Assess risks for business changes, system implementations, and new initiatives.
• Collaboration:
  
  Build strong relationships across second‑line risk, compliance, legal, and resilience teams, acting as a liaison to ensure alignment and effective risk mitigation.

About you:

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• Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements (e.g., Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, Outsourcing & Third‑Party Risk, Cybersecurity, Data Management, FCA/PRA rulebooks) and the ability to translate complex regulations into practical, effective operational controls.
• Proven experience in risk management, compliance, or governance roles, withեքենconfidence in decision‑making and influencing senior leaders.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder skills, able to simplify complex information, present actionable insights, and coach teams to build risk and compliance capability.
• Analytical and detail‑oriented mindset, able to identify strategic themes while keeping sight of the bigger picture.