Primark is a leading global fashion retailer, with over 450 stores across 16 countries and employing over 72,000 people. With our commitment to providing high‑quality, affordable fashion, we have experienced rapid growth and expansion. As part of our continuous development, we are expanding our Technology Architecture Department to support, enable and grow our business capabilities. The Technology GRC Lead will report directly to the Head of Technology Risk & Compliance and lead a small group of internal analysts and partner teams, supporting the Security & Risk function in delivering its many objectives and obligations.
Key Responsibilities
* Leads and manages a portfolio of activities that are the responsibility of the internal analyst team and our 3rd‑party partners.
* Supports the GRC Managers in developing knowledge of IT General Controls processes and procedures.
* Supports the continuous communication between assurance providers, such as External Audit (EA) and Internal Audit (IA), to ensure a holistic view of IT control activities.
* Supports the management and coordination of the internal and external auditing process, ensuring multiple audits happen concurrently and are delivered within the required reporting deadlines.
* Supports the planning, coordination and testing of IT General Controls required to support management’s controls attestations.
* Contributes effectively to the continuous development of the IT General Controls framework.
* Coordinates daily risk management processes, including triage of risks raised by the technology function.
* Supports the discovery and baseline of IT dependencies in collaboration with the Internal Controls Team.
* Coordinates meetings with control owners to review and drive the closure of open audit points and track the remediation of controls issues.
* Works closely with control owners to improve testing effectiveness.
* Reviews, evaluates and documents internal controls and design effectiveness testing and assessment.
* Provides stakeholders with controls test results and resulting action plans.
* Ensures Primark’s technology controls align with the financial controls framework, including monitoring and reporting results and progress updates.
* Builds positive relationships with all audit providers and technology stakeholders.
* Assists in developing an internal controls culture across Primark Tech.
* Maintains, configures, and administers the GRC tool when required.
* Works with the broader team to produce reporting packs for various forums as required.
* Contributes to the overall performance of the business and acts as a valuable agent of change within Technology.
Qualifications and Experience
* Proven practical experience and knowledge of implementing and improving IT control frameworks, environments and best practice methodologies.
* Professional experience working in a highly regulated environment.
* Good understanding of assurance principles and methodologies.
* Basic understanding of the retail industry.
* Good knowledge of IT governance frameworks, industry standards, and regulatory requirements including Sarbanes‑Oxley Act and UK Corporate Governance Code (Revised 2024).
* Proven experience in developing and testing of IT General control environments.
* Experience with COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR requirements is advantageous.
* Ability to translate complex regulatory language into clear and actionable IT requirements.
* Ability to identify and articulate root causes and systemic issues.
* A demonstrated ability to use positive influencing skills effectively to modify opinions, plans or behaviours.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively communicate controls effectiveness information to stakeholders at all levels.
* Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
* Good organisation, prioritisation and rationalisation skills.
* Strong people management skills, with a desire to support development.
* Strong team values, recognises the value of a positive team environment and contributes to the creation of this.
About Primark
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Additional Information
Our fashion isn’t one‑size‑fits‑all and neither is our culture. Primark promotes equal employment opportunity, we strive to create an inclusive workplace where people can be themselves, access opportunities and thrive together.
If you require extra support at any stage of the selection process, please get in touch with our team at removingbarriers@primark.co.uk.
REQ ID: JR-2227
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