Head Of Risk & Compliance
OptumUK ·
At Optum | EMIS (becoming Enlivio Health on 23 September) we're using technology, data and insights to help make healthcare work better for everyone. Through innovative healthcare technology solutions, we support clinicians, healthcare providers and patients with trusted digital services that help improve outcomes and experiences across the healthcare system.
Following our recent acquisition, we're entering an exciting new phase of growth and transformation, creating new opportunities to strengthen our governance, resilience and operational excellence. Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
About the Team: The Legal, Compliance, Privacy and Contracts team plays a critical role in helping Optum | EMIS operate responsibly and effectively within an evolving and heavily regulatory landscape. Working closely with leaders across the business, the team provides oversight, advice and assurance across legal, privacy, customer contracting, enterprise risk management, compliance, internal audit, sustainability and governance activities.
The function helps ensure legal and regulatory obligations are understood, managed appropriately and embedded throughout the organisation, enabling informed decision-making and supporting scalability and long-term business success.
About the Role
This newly created leadership role offers a unique opportunity to shape and strengthen Optum | EMIS' risk and compliance capability during a significant period of growth and transformation. Reporting to the Group General Counsel, you'll provide enterprise-wide oversight of risk, compliance and assurance activities, ensuring the organisation has a clear understanding of its obligations, risks and control environment.
Whilst accountability for certain regulatory requirements sits within business functions, you'll act as the central point of coordination, challenge and assurance across the organisation as well as having oversight for specific compliance areas.
You'll work closely with senior stakeholders and governance forums, while chairing the risk forum, helping to improve organisational resilience, strengthen governance and support strategic decision-making. Key responsibilities of
the role
Lead and continually enhance our Enterprise Risk Management Framework. Chair and coordinate the Risk Forum, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, escalated and monitored effectively. Provide independent oversight of compliance activities across the organisation, ensuring clear ownership and accountability for regulatory obligations.
Oversee the Internal Audit programme, driving meaningful assurance activity and effective remediation of findings. Oversee ISO certification and assurance programmes, ensuring continued compliance with relevant standards and accreditations.
Maintain oversight of sustainability and ESG compliance activities, monitoring emerging regulatory requirements and reporting obligations. Lead, develop and coach the Risk