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Governance Risk & Compliance Lead

Appcast Enterprise
Sunbury-on-Thames, GB
full timeGBSunbury-on-ThamesOn-siteseniorENTertiary level educationTechnologyManagementreed.co.uk

Job Description

Job Description:
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, BP has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

Role overview
As part of the bp’s Digital Compliance leadership team you will have responsibility for leading bp’s global compliance program for cyber security and digital resilience. Being the leading authority of cyber compliance for bp’s global business.

The Digital Governance Risk and Compliance organization fosters a culture of transparency, accountability, and trust by promoting good governance, effective risk management, and regulatory compliance. These capabilities help bp balance security with usability, optimize technology investments, and enable bp’s business to meet its compliance obligations in all jurisdictions in which it operates globally.

Let me tell you about the role
You will lead the Global Cyber Security and Digital Resilience compliance program, ensuring bp meets its compliance obligations around cyber security and digital resilience. Your role is responsible for delivering a global compliance program, leading the assessment of new regulations, delivering readiness programs to ensure bp continues to meet new laws and regulations, attainment and maintenance of industry certifications, delivering audit programs and leading compliance governance, risk management and reporting for your area.

What you will deliver
  • Lead the delivery of the global cyber and digital resilience compliance program and roadmap for bp’s critical national infrastructure security compliance.
  • Lead the design of the compliance strategy for global regulations and industry certifications, including maintenance of applicable risk and control frameworks.
  • Manage the global audit and regulatory reporting schedule for cyber and digital resilience including but not limited to NISR, NIS2, TSA, MTSA, SOCI and DORA.
  • Lead applicable governance, stakeholder working groups, progress tracking and risk reporting for cyber security compliance.
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the compliance program and applicable policies and controls.
  • Manage relationship with in-region stakeholders and external audit teams.
  • Lead, coach, develop and build a resilient and high-performing team fostering a culture of continuous improvement and career progression.

What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)
Education
You’ll have a tertiary level education and/or equivalent relevant work experience.

Experience
  • Significant experience in a similar cyber security compliance, audit or governance, risk and compliance role for a large multi-national organization
  • Experience leading complex compliance or audit programs
  • In depth knowledge and understanding of cyber security laws, regulations and industry standards as well as the broader legal & regulatory landscape
  • This role will include cyber security of bp’s operational assets in scope of critical national infrastructure so experience of automation systems and operational technology is desirable.
  • Proven track record in leadership of teams and in establishing and maintaining effective and collaborative partnerships

Leadership and EQ:
  • Foster positive team morale and empower team members
  • Create an environment where people listen and can speak openly
  • Demonstrate strong leadership, uphold bp's code of conduct and values
  • Promote a culture of change, agility, and open communication
  • Self-aware and able to recognize and manage your impact on others.
  • Cultural fluency – you operate across cultural boundaries with sensitivity.
Posted 4/5/2026
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