People Risk Specialist – Policy Manager

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Job Description

JOB TITLE: People Risk Specialist - Policy Manager

SALARY: £62,874 - £76,000

LOCATION(S): Leeds, Halifax, Bristol & Edinburgh

HOURS: Full-time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites

About this Opportunity

We’re looking for an experienced policy professional with the insight, experience, and skills to lead on people policy development and implementation. The role partners with various teams across the business including the People and Places team, HR Legal, Conduct and Compliance and Audit to develop, implement, and maintain effective HR compliance programs, including internal HR processes & standard operating procedures.

As the People Risk Specialist Policy Manager, you’ll

• Ensure business operations adhere to internal policies, regulatory requirements, and standard processes. You’ll be responsible for the development of policies, procedures, and controls, and develop and maintain risk management frameworks and methodologies to identify, assess, and manage operational risks.

• Conduct horizon scanning to ensure that the business is kept fully briefed on developments associated with regulatory, industry and employment developments acting as an SME on all regulatory/industry changes and act as key contact point for the business and team.

• Support the business on key regulatory policy projects, helping colleagues understand and assess impacts of changes to the regulatory framework, including support with benchmarking.

• Support First Line teams to assess the impact of regulatory changes and the development of key controls through the implementation of a pro-active engagement model.

Why Lloyds Banking Group?

If you think all banks are the same, you'd be wrong. We're an innovative, fast-changing business that's shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that's empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.

What you’ll need

• Expertise in legislation and/or regulation and the skills to interpret and apply that knowledge within a business. Experience of the regulatory environment relating to employment law and regulation would be preferred.

• Experience working in a 2LoD compliance advisory position or a role which involves you providing regular compliance advice to partners or team members.

• You'll need to be curious and prepared to dig beneath the surface to get an understanding of the regulatory challenges faced by the business. Be able to provide credible challenge and partner with the 1LoD to seek solutions.

• Experience designing, drafting, and implementing HR policies and compliance programs in multiple countries would be beneficial.

• Ability to work independently and lead teams as required, including partnering with the People & Places team, business leaders, and HR Legal to drive compliance and HR-related projects and ensure seamless response to new compliance obligations and projects.

• Effective communication skills, through good storytelling, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt communication style and influence both internal and external partners.

• A growth learning attitude and the ability to plan and prioritise activities and react and respond in a changing environment.

• Possess a strong leadership background, outstanding policy development and analytical skills, and the capability to influence at senior levels while navigating complex, multi-party environments.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we’re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We’re committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you’d like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more!

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks.  We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. 

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we’re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.