The opportunity
Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation, and growth drives everything we do. Our People team are the architects of a great workplace where brilliant minds come together to do their best work.
What you'll do
Define and own the global HR compliance strategy establishing a clear vision,: operating model, and multi-year roadmap that is well understood across the People team and actively aligned to business priorities across the brand ecosystem.
Lead, develop, and grow the global HR Compliance team , setting clear goals,: creating mechanisms to communicate progress, and building a high-trust function that is known for proactive partnership rather than reactive oversight.
Drive the execution of a robust compliance program across core domains: including SOX hire-to-retire controls, legislation management, mandated compliance reporting, employment handbook and policy governance, background checks, work authorisation, wage and hour, leave of absence, and employee data privacy ensuring consistent coverage across all geographies and brands.
Embed AI and automation into the core workflows of the compliance function: using technology to enhance monitoring, streamline documentation, surface risk earlier, and scale the team’s capacity to operate proactively across a complex, global landscape.
Build and maintain strong cross-functional partnerships with Employment: Legal, People Business Partners, Compensation, and People Technology creating clear engagement models so that the right stakeholders know when and how to activate the Global HR Compliance team.
Develop governance mechanisms and compliance reporting that provide: transparency into program health, surface emerging risks, and demonstrate measurable impact across the compliance roadmap—creating clear visibility for People leadership and key cross-functional partners.
What they're looking for
- Serve as a strategic partner and right hand to the Sr. Director, Head of: Global People Operations—driving operating rhythm, cross-functional prioritisation, and alignment across the Global People Operations leadership team on the highest-priority initiatives.
- Significant experience leading HR compliance or employment law programs in a: high-growth, global technology company or similar fast-paced environment—with a strong track record of building and leading compliance functions at scale.
- Deep expertise across core HR compliance domains including employment: legislation management, SOX hire-to-retire controls, mandated reporting, policy governance, work authorisation, data privacy, and wage and hour—with the ability to navigate both UK/EMEA specifics and broader global complexity.
- Proven ability as a strategic operator who can define a multi-year compliance: vision and gain stakeholder buy-in, while also rolling up their sleeves to build process infrastructure, drive execution, and deliver against a roadmap with urgency and rigour.
