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Location

Bury, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom

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Job description

You will oversee the creation of risk and information, security policies that serve to protect the organisation while aligning with corporate and departmental strategies, lead the operationalisation of risk management processes and help establish a company-wide risk-aware culture, drive the creation and maintenance of a robust accurate and actionable risk register, and set risk and security goals and obligations that will help ensure that the organisation can demonstrate compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.

· Job Title – GRC Lead

· Location – BL9 8RR

· Working rota – Monday-Friday

· Working hours – 40 Hours

What You'll Be Doing:

• Build and apply repeatable methodologies which monitor and manage the effectiveness of JD Sports’ information security function in response to evolving trends in good practice and the dynamic nature of the threat environment,
• Monitor Systems Integrator and third-party performance against contractual information security obligations and oversee all implementation activity,
• Identify and drive opportunities for service improvements.
• Understand, manage, and mitigate risks while ensuring regulatory compliance and safeguarding information, IP, people, customers, shareholders and brand.

What We're Looking For:

• Develop, communicate, and agree on an appropriate JD Sports information security operations strategy that will help optimise and target investment and resources,
• A proven track record in team or departmental leadership.
• An understanding of the measures and processes needed to enable large retail organisations to remain compliant with relevant laws and regulations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia's in over 30 markets around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day-to-day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Incremental Holiday Allowance
• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
• Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
• Discounted Gym membership
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
• Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications

Interested?

If you are interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button .

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of your application, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.

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