Investments Risk & Assurance Manager

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At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.

What you’ll do

Risk Framework Implementation:
• Support the design and development of the Vodafone Investments’ Risk Management Framework, lead its implementation and align it with Vodafone Group risk management principles and standards.
• Establish practical and scalable risk processes across Vodafone Partners, Joint Ventures, Ventures and Platforms.
• Define risk governance, risk ownership and escalation processes across the Investments portfolio.
• Develop risk appetite statements, risk taxonomies, reporting methodologies and risk assessment standards appropriate to the Investments environment.
• Drive adoption of the framework and embed risk management into business decision-making and investment governance processes.
Risk Oversight and Reporting
• Facilitate identification, assessment and management of strategic, operational, regulatory, governance and reputational risks.
• Maintain and oversee divisional risk registers and control assessments.
• Provide challenge and guidance to risk owners on mitigation plans and risk treatment actions.
• Develop insightful reporting for the Vodafone Investments Leadership Team, Boards and governance forums.
• Escalate material risks and emerging issues in accordance with agreed governance processes.
Compliance Management
• Support the maintenance of a risk-based compliance programme across Vodafone Investments.
• Ensure effective implementation of relevant Vodafone policies, standards and controls.
• Coordinate compliance assessments and monitoring activities across partner markets, investments and joint ventures where appropriate.
• Provide guidance on regulatory, integrity and compliance-related matters, working closely with Group Compliance and Legal teams
Assurance & Controls
• Implement assurance activities to assess the effectiveness of risk controls and framework adoption.
• Coordinate management assurance reviews and thematic assessments across the portfolio.
• Track remediation actions and support continuous improvement of the control environment.
• Work closely with Group Risk, Compliance, Finance and Internal Audit functions to ensure alignment with the wider Vodafone assurance model. Stakeholder Management• Build strong relationships with senior leaders across Vodafone Investments.• Provide practical and commercial advice that balances risk management requirements with strategic and commercial objectives.• Deliver training, communication and awareness initiatives to strengthen risk and compliance capability across the division.

Who you are

• Significant experience in enterprise risk management, compliance, assurance or governance roles within a multinational organisation.
• Experience designing or implementing risk management frameworks and operating models.
• Strong understanding of risk management methodologies, controls frameworks and assurance approaches.
• Experience operating within complex governance environments involving subsidiaries, partnerships, joint ventures or investment structures.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive organisational change.
• Experience preparing reporting and insight for senior leadership and board-level stakeholders.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance, ethics, anti-bribery and corruption, third-party risk and corporate governance principles.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments and build practical solutions from first principles
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience of influencing stakeholder behaviour and delivering training.
• Fluency in English is essential.
• Experience of and/or demonstrated interest in tech and telco industries highly preferred but not essential.

Not a perfect fit?

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about empowering people and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to still apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another opportunity.

What's in it for you

Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/carry over 5 days/year
Charity days: 5 days/year
Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan

Who we are

We are a leading international Telco, serving millions of customers. At Vodafone, we believe that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us. Through our technology we empower people, connecting everyone regardless of who they are or where they live and we protect the planet, whilst helping our customers do the same.

Belonging at Vodafone isn't a concept; it's lived, breathed, and cultivated through everything we do. You'll be part of a global and diverse community, with many different minds, abilities, backgrounds and cultures. ;We're committed to increase diversity, ensure equal representation, and make Vodafone a place everyone feels safe, valued and included.

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Together we can.