Governance and Compliance Analyst

Governance, Risk & Compliance / Assurance in a regulated environment (e.g. telecoms, utilities)

Your new company A leading, highly regulated organisation operating within a complex technology-driven environment is seeking to appoint a Governance & Compliance Analyst. This organisation is recognised for its scale, innovation, and commitment to robust governance frameworks within a dynamic and evolving regulatory landscape.You will join a well-established Strategic Governance function that plays a critical role in enabling safe, compliant, and forward-looking operations across the technology estate.
Your new role
As a Governance & Compliance Analyst, you will play a pivotal role in embedding and enhancing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) practices across the full technology lifecycle.Working closely with Technology, Risk, Security, and Operational teams, you will:

• Support governance and assurance activities across key areas, including technology lifecycle management, vulnerability management, asset governance, and change management.
• Contribute to regulatory compliance activity aligned to telecoms and security requirements (e.g. Ofcom, Telecoms Security Act, ISO frameworks)
• Translate strategic governance objectives into practical, measurable controls and processes
• Provide insight and reporting to support senior leadership and executive decision-making
• Engage across the business to ensure risk and compliance accountability is embedded within first-line teams
• Support transformation programmes and GRC maturity initiatives, ensuring governance keeps pace with change
• Maintain and enhance asset management and configuration data governance frameworks

This role acts as a critical bridge between strategic governance direction and operational execution, ensuring the business operates in a controlled and compliant manner.
What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Proven experience within Governance, Risk & Compliance / Assurance in a regulated environment (e.g. telecoms, financial services, utilities)
• A strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and operational risk, ideally including experience with ISO standards, SOX, or industry-specific regulation
• Experience supporting technology or transformation environments, with exposure to lifecycle governance or IT risk
• The ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders, translating complex risk issues into clear, commercial insight
• Demonstrable experience in stakeholder management across cross-functional teams
• Experience contributing to senior-level reporting and governance forums
• A qualification or background in risk, audit, information security, or a related discipline

What you'll get in return

• Hybrid working, up to 3 days from home
• Competitive rates of pay
• The opportunity to work in a high-impact governance role within a large-scale, regulated technology environment
• Exposure to enterprise-wide risk and compliance frameworks, alongside senior leadership
• Involvement in significant transformation and change programmes
• A collaborative and forward-thinking culture with strong investment in governance maturity

What you need to do now
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