Join us as a Head of Risk & Assurance at Bettys & Taylors Group
Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands – Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. We are looking for an experienced risk leader who is motivated by purpose and impact. The role is commercially minded and strategically focused, and it supports our Governance, Risk & Compliance teams.
This is a pivotal leadership position at the heart of our Group GRC model, reporting to the Group Governance, Risk & Compliance Director. You will lead, continually enhance and embed a robust, integrated risk and assurance framework across our growth‑led, values‑led business. The role provides independent oversight and challenge, ensuring that principal and emerging risks are clearly understood and managed, enabling confident and informed decision‑making across the Group.
The role will be hybrid, based from Harrogate (HG2 7LD). Please note that full remote work is not suitable; regular on‑site collaboration in Harrogate is essential.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the Group’s enterprise risk management framework, ensuring that principal and emerging risks are clearly defined, owned, and actively managed.
* Develop and maintain an integrated assurance framework aligned across risk, compliance and audit activity.
* Deliver high‑quality, insightful risk reporting to the Executive team, Board and Audit & Risk Committee, translating complex risk and control landscapes into clear, outcome‑focused insights.
* Partner with the Group Finance Director to ensure financial controls and risk management frameworks are aligned and effective.
* Drive risk maturity across the Group, embedding pragmatic, proportionate controls that support business objectives.
* Own the Group’s Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery framework, including crisis management and scenario testing.
* Oversee risk and control frameworks (including risk registers, risk and control matrices and key risk indicators) and ensure consistency across the Group.
* Support decision‑making by ensuring major initiatives align with agreed risk appetite and are mitigated early.
* Provide independent second‑line oversight and constructive challenge to first‑line risk owners.
* Oversee significant incidents, control failures and risk events, ensuring lessons learned are embedded.
* Build risk capability and a strong risk‑aware culture across the organisation.
* Act as the Group’s Speak Out (whistleblowing) Officer.
What You Bring
* Strong experience of enterprise risk management within a complex, multi‑site operational business.
* Confident, credible and values‑led professional, comfortable operating at senior level and influencing across a diverse organisation.
* Good understanding of manufacturing, retail and supply‑chain risk environments.
* Experience of Board and Audit & Risk Committee‑level reporting.
* Ability to translate complex risk issues into clear, actionable insight.
* Knowledge of assurance frameworks and internal audit principles.
* Practical experience of BCP and Disaster Recovery design, testing and crisis response.
* Proven ability to influence, challenge and build trust at senior levels.
* Demonstrable experience of leading and developing teams.
* Pragmatic, proportionate approach balanced with strong professional judgement and independence.
What We Offer You
As a minimum, all employees receive free meals, drinks and snacks while at work, a discretionary quarterly profit‑share bonus, holiday allowance with the option to buy and sell additional days, company‑wide employee discounts, access to a health cash plan, wellbeing support, company‑funded counselling, and enrolment in the company pension.
We also offer a range of development opportunities regardless of your role and ambitions, including external training programmes, apprenticeships and internal 1:1 coaching schemes.
Great People, Great Culture
We are a purpose‑driven, values‑led family business that believes our people are what set us apart. We welcome applicants from all cultures, backgrounds and experiences and we are committed to offering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.
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