Head of Risk & Controls

Waterstones
📍 Cardiff, United Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 01, 2026

Job Description

About the job

Head of Risk & Controls

Permanent

Based in London – Hybrid working

We are looking for a Head of Risk & Controls to join our finance team. This is a new role with responsibility for oversight of a governance, risk and controls framework, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and leading the development of risk and compliance across the organisation.

The Head of Risk & Controls is a senior role for someone who wants to shape risk, controls and compliance strategy, monitoring regulatory changes and ensuring operational compliance.

The role would build a culture of risk awareness across the organisation, leading, managing and developing a risk and controls function

This is a broad and hands-on role which spans strategic, operational and regulatory responsibilities.

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Job Details

  • Location Cardiff
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date July 01, 2026
  • Application Deadline August 10, 2026