Senior Compliance Manager, Vodafone Business

Job Description

Join Us

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

The Senior Compliance Manager will be responsible for the design, development and day to day management of an effective risk-based compliance program and culture across the Vodafone Business Group entities (VBG). They will also need to build relationships with key stakeholders across Vodafone Group, VBG and the Vodafone Business (VB) local market footprint.

The successful candidate will ensure effective implementation of the Vodafone Group mandatory compliance controls in the VBG entities. They will also identify and implement additional controls needed to manage material risks that are specific to VBG.

• Together with the Legal & Compliance Director, develop a compliance strategy/ vision for VBG, and lead the implementation of the compliance programme to ensure relevant risks are identified and managed by supporting and holding to account the local policy champions and control operators.
• Implement an effective and holistic risk-based culture of ethics and compliance, balancing adherence to applicable law and regulation with the needs of the business to ensure that compliance is seen as a business enabler.
• Develop and maintain relationships with relevant business, compliance, risk and other stakeholders in the VB and wider Vodafone Group organisations, including the Vodafone Internet of Things and Automotive organisations.
• Carry out self-testing to identify and remedy any control implementation failures, and coordinate gathering of implementation evidence and internal reporting.
• Support improvements to internal governance/ processes to ensure compliance of planned new products & services.
• Assess and adopt opportunities for increased use of technology where this would increase effectiveness and/or efficiency of the VBG compliance function.

Who you are

• Experience leading the implementation of compliance or risk management programs.
• Experience of successfully navigating complex and dynamic regulatory, commercial and stakeholder environments, ideally in a multi-national organisation.
• Experience of managing policy champions or similar.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience of influencing stakeholder behaviour and delivering training.
• Fluency in English.
• Experience of and/or demonstrated interest in tech and telco industries strongly 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

• Yearly bonus: 20%
• Company car: company funded car of £580 per month + private fuel or cash alternative of £630
  per month.
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity leave: 52 weeks: the first 13 weeks are fully paid, followed by 26 weeks of half pay
• 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.

If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, please refer to https://careers.vodafone.com/application-adjustments/ for guidance.

Together we can.