Company Description

Ready to make a difference? Experian has evolved into a global tech company and leader in data and analytics. We’re passionate about unlocking the power of data in order to transform lives and create opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. We’re a constituent of the FTSE 30 and for more than 125 years we’ve helped economies and communities flourish – and we’re not done.

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Job Description

The Policy and Controls Advisory Analyst will be responsible for developing and supporting policy and controls governance processes, standards, methodologies and supporting the business implementation of Experian’s most critical controls through advice, oversight, and quality assurance. They will have input into the definition of policies, standards, control objectives, and both design and implementation of control activities as well as helping oversee the Experian controls assurance methodology.

Role responsibilities:

• Support the development and maintenance of governance processes for policies and controls with a focus on controls objective definition, control design and implementation, and associated oversight and QA processes.
• Operationalise and execute governance and support 1LOD and other 2LOD functions in adherence to control frameworks and governance.
• Lead development of training requirements for all things controls and where required working with our Training teams to prioritise course creation and delivery. 
• Implement and execute quality assurance processes for policies and controls to validate that documented control objective and activities comply with defined governance processes and are appropriately recorded in Archer GRC.
• Lead the development of requirements, prioritisation and testing of GRC (our central repository) changes to support the controls organization. 

Qualifications

• 6-10 years experience in a risk management, policy, controls or audit role with at least 2-3 years of that time working in transformational projects or a global organization.
• Tier-1-2 consulting experience and-or work in a technology or similar company is a plus
• Experience of control design and testing, internal audit, risk management, information security, finance or operational management roles. Risk transformation and controls implementation experience would be beneficial.
• Beneficial: continuous improvement, program execution and change management
• Good understanding of best practice risk and control frameworks. Ideally undertaken previous risk and control review-audit & improvement project. Experience of RSA ARCHER beneficial but not essential.
• Self-motivated team player with an entrepreneurial yet pragmatic mindset and get-things-done mentality
• Ability to work within a global team, across multiple time zones, with different regions and many workstreams
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to formulate insights around complex business problems with senior audiences
• Strong personal initiative and good judgment; desire to succeed in a demanding, innovative, and entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to adapt quickly and work independently
• Desire to continuously learn and develop skills
• Ability to assimilate information and synthesize a way forward quickly; takes an evidence-based approach
• Gravitas, comfortable expressing views in front of senior executives
• Team oriented and highly collaborative approach
• Able to work across a variety of topics and learn new areas
• Reliable and diligent personality with eagerness to contribute to the success of the team
• Excellent communicator, experienced in managing own performance and contributing to team spirit

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we truly celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are key differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what truly matters; DEI, work-life balance, development, authenticity, engagement, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering... the list goes on. Experian’s strong people first approach is award winning; Great Place To Work™ in 24 countries, FORTUNE Best Companies to work and Glassdoor Best Places to Work (globally 4.4 Stars) to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is a critical part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, colour, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.