Join Pod, part of the EDF group, as a Compliance & Risk Manager based in London on a hybrid basis (2 days per week in the office). In this full-time role with a salary of £70,000 – £80,000 per year, you will build and own the compliance and risk framework, connecting existing specialist expertise and providing clear oversight to the Leadership Team.
Requirements
7 to 10 years of experience in compliance, governance, risk, assurance, audit, or a related regulatory discipline within a UK business.
Experience designing or implementing compliance or governance frameworks in distributed accountability structures.
Strong audit support and policy drafting experience.
Must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Bonus: Experience with FCA consumer credit, ISO certifications, or relevant professional qualifications (ICA, IRM, Chartered Governance Institute).
Skills & Responsibilities
Compliance frameworks: Design, implement, and continuously improve proportionate compliance frameworks to establish clear regulatory ownership and assurance.
Risk management: Support the Head of Legal with risk register processes, risk owner engagement, and action tracking.
Policy management: Bring the policy library under control by drafting and refining clear, accessible policies and review cycles.
Audit & assurance coordination: Prepare for internal, external, and regulatory audits while translating controls into evidence-based assurance.
Potential transition routes: People from internal audit, risk management, or regulatory compliance roles may bring strong governance skills, alongside meeting the required 7 to 10 years of UK regulatory experience.
Job description
Job Title: Compliance & Risk Manager Salary: £70,000 – £80,000 + benefits Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office) Pod already has deep expertise spread across its teams, from information security to electrical compliance. What it needs now is someone to connect it all. As our Compliance & Risk Manager, you’ll build the framework that ties that expertise together and gives our Leadership Team a clear, reliable view of where we stand. You’ll have real autonomy and visibility across Pod and the wider EDF group. You’ll also be shaping how a fast-growing business manages risk as it helps make EV charging easy for everyone.
This is what our very own Head of Legal had to say about the role:
“We’re looking for someone who can help take Pod’s approach to compliance and risk to the next level. The expertise already exists across the business, and your opportunity is to connect it, challenge it and turn it into a framework our Leadership Team can really rely on. You’ll have significant autonomy, exposure across Pod and the wider EDF group, and the chance to build something that will grow with the business.”
What You'll Do:
Build our compliance framework - You’ll design, implement and continuously improve a proportionate compliance framework that works for Pod, creating clear ownership of regulatory obligations, effective escalation routes and meaningful assurance
Create clarity around our obligations - You’ll build and maintain a single view of the regulatory, statutory and scheme obligations that apply to Pod. Work with specialists across the business to identify gaps, clarify ownership and make sure material issues do not fall between teams
Own our policy framework - You’ll bring our policy library under effective control, with clear ownership, approvals, versioning and review cycles. You’ll draft and improve policies and procedures that people can actually understand and use
Turn assurance into evidence - You’ll work collaboratively with subject matter experts to understand how controls operate, challenge where appropriate and move from self-declaration towards evidence-based assurance where the risk warrants it
Give leaders a clear picture - You’ll produce concise, useful reporting for the Leadership Team covering compliance status, risks, actions, emerging regulation and areas requiring decisions or investment
Strengthen risk management - You’ll support the Head of Legal with Pod’s risk register process, facilitating refresh cycles, engaging risk owners, challenging scoring and mitigations, and tracking actions through to completion
Make audits easier - You’ll support preparation for internal, external, certification, customer and regulatory audits. Keep evidence organised, help colleagues prepare, quality-check responses and make sure findings are addressed rather than rediscovered at the next audit
Coordinate with our wider group - You’ll act as a working-level interface with EDF group functions on compliance, policy and assurance, translating group expectations into proportionate actions for Pod and helping the business understand where group arrangements already provide coverage
Support regulated and privacy activity - You’ll support our consumer finance compliance arrangements, including FCA-related monitoring and audit evidence, and help teams navigate day-to-day data protection and privacy matters. These areas offer scope to grow as Pod’s requirements develop
Build a strong compliance network - You’ll partner with People and subject matter experts to make compliance practical and relevant, from targeted training and onboarding through to incident reporting, lessons learned and Speak Up arrangements.
What You'll Bring:
Broad compliance, risk or assurance experience - You’ll have significant experience, likely around 7 to 10 years, in compliance, governance, risk, assurance, audit or another closely related regulatory discipline within a UK business
Experience building frameworks - You’ve designed or implemented compliance or governance frameworks, ideally in an organisation where accountability is distributed across specialist teams rather than sitting within a large central compliance function
Strong judgement and influence - You’re comfortable working with senior specialists and leaders, including constructively challenging people in areas where they have deeper technical expertise than you
A practical approach to assurance - You know how to translate policies and obligations into evidence, monitoring, attestations, testing and action tracking, without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
Excellent policy and written communication skills - You can turn complicated subjects into clear, usable policies and concise reporting for senior audience
Audit Experience - You’ve supported audits or assessments, from preparing evidence and coordinating responses through to managing findings and actions to closure
Autonomy and organisation - You’re comfortable creating structure where it doesn’t yet exist, prioritising competing requirements and operating effectively without a large team around you
Commercial pragmatism - You understand that good compliance is about managing real risk, not adding process for its own sake. You know when to dig deeper, when to escalate and when a proportionate solution is the right one.
Bonus Skills
You don’t need to tick every box, but we’d be particularly interested if you bring experience in one or more of the following:
FCA consumer credit, appointed representative arrangements or financial promotions
EV charging, energy, utilities, construction or field-based services
Data protection, privacy or a relevant privacy qualification
Working within a group or parent-company environment
Management systems or certifications such as ISO 27001 or ISO 9001
Industry schemes, codes of practice or trade associations
A relevant qualification from bodies such as ICA, IRM or the Chartered Governance Institute.
You don’t need to be a technical expert in information security, product safety, electrical compliance, construction, health and safety, tax or employment law. We already have specialists in these areas. Your value will be in building the framework around that expertise, connecting the dots and giving the business confidence that the whole picture is under control.
What's In It For You?
You won’t be inheriting a large compliance team. Instead, you’ll have the room to build an approach from the ground up and see its impact across the whole business. You’ll work alongside experienced specialists and get exposure to the wider EDF group, all while playing a key part in the UK’s transition to electric vehicles.
The Perks:
Access for you and up to 5 family/friends to the ‘UnMind’ wellbeing platform
Access to the Peppy Platform
Podpoint Charger
Discounted energy tariff (Pod Power or EDF Employee Programme)
Flexible hybrid working model
Work abroad for up to 20 days per year
Family & friend discount scheme
25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
Very generous parental and family leave
Pension scheme with a 4.5% matched contribution
Eyecare scheme
Life insurance covering up to 4x your annual salary
Virtual GP provided by HealthHero
Employee Assistance Program
Free Mortgage Advice
Discounted Gym Memberships
Cycle2Work Scheme
If you’re the kind of person who enjoys bringing order to complexity and giving a business confidence that the whole picture is under control, we’d love to hear from you. Hit apply and tell us how you’d shape compliance at Pod.
You must have the legal right to work in the UK. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Your privacy is important to us, all information shared will be handled according to our Candidate Privacy Notice. Good luck and we look forward to speaking with you soon!
