Governance, Risk, and Compliance Team Lead

# Governance, Risk, and Compliance Team Lead## Job Introduction. You will be responsible for maintaining the availability, confidentiality, and integrity of BPP’s data and systems.It is a great time to join BPP Education Group as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP Education Group such as:* Brilliantly, you can study any of BPP’s courses for free – be it a professional qualification or full degree.* With hybrid working available, you’ll be able to split your time between one of our centres and wherever you choose to call home.* We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there’s a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family**What you’ll be doing**In this role you will be responsible for managing the day-to-day global operations of the GRC team, ensuring that security policies and procedures are implemented consistently across the Group.As such, you will be responsible for:**Key Responsibilities*** Work closely with the Head of Information Security to ensure the efficient running of BPP’s governance framework.* Input into BPP’s GRC roadmap and ensure that the team are completing tasks in line with the defined roadmaps.* Develop, implement, and maintain relevant compliance frameworks across the Group.* Line manager responsibilities for the global team, ensuring tasks are completed within agreed timeframes.* Act as an escalation path for any concerns from other members of the team.* Producing monthly reporting on the performance of the team for the Head of Information Security.* Ensure compliance with BPP policies and procedures, identifying opportunities for enhancements and driving change.* Conduct third- and fourth-party supplier due diligence in line with BPP’s process.* Working in collaboration with stakeholders across the business to ensure security controls are implemented in line with BPP policies.* Work in collaboration with the Security Operations team on incident management, being the SME from a GRC perspective.* Own and develop GRC training programs across the Group.* Identify, assesses, and manage information security risks in line with the defined process.* Working with key business units to embed a security-aware culture.* Lead and/or support internal and external audits in line with the schedule, owning remediation plan activities.* Ensure supporting GRC documentation is up-to-date and relevant.* Remain up to date with industry best practise, new technologies and emerging threats.**What we’re looking for**To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:**Skills*** Effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams with varying technical ability.* Experience working and implementing global security frameworks and compliance standards in the UK, Canada, and Australia, including ISO27001, Cyber Essentials Plus, NIST, SOC Type 2, Cyber Secure and PCI-DSS.* Experience leading a team, preferably on a global scale.* Analytical thinking.* Strong problem-solving skills.* Takes ownership of own development by ensuring that skills are kept up to date, in line with industry changes.* Knowledge of incident response management.* Risk management methodologies.* Ability to drive change.* Experience of Microsoft Security and Compliance toolkits, Tenable.io would be an advantage.**Please note** that the successful candidate will be required to undergo a basic DBS check.*BPP Education Group are proud to be a Disability Confident employer so if you need any reasonable adjustments for the interview process, please just let us know!**BPP Education Group actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates. BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP’s safer recruitment practices**BPP Education Group reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.***Governance, Risk, and Compliance Team Lead**Here at BPP Education Group an opportunity has arisen for a methodical and process-focused individual to join the Information Security team as a Governance, Risk, and Compliance Team Leadcommitted to inclusivity!The following content displays a map of the job''s location.|

OpenStreetMap contributors### Governance, Risk, and Compliance Team Lead* **Salary**

from £47,000* **Frequency**

Annual* **Job Reference**

bppuniversity/TP/5264/862* **Contract Type**

Permanent* **Closing Date**

09 October, 2025* **Job Category**

Information Security* **Business Unit**

Operations* **Location**

Manchester, United Kingdom* **Posted on**

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