Governance, Risk & Compliance Policy Manager, YouGov

• A degree in law or an equivalent qualification
• 3-5 years of demonstrable UK and European experience in designing employee policies to meet existing and upcoming legal and regulatory requirements as well as company needs and culture
• Experience drafting high-quality and easy-to-follow policy and procedure documents
• Experience in developing training modules to implement employee policies
• Strong numerical and analytical abilities
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Extremely well organised
• Comfortable using collaborative technology
• Excellent communicator with the ability to liaise confidentially at all levels and to act with discretion
• Pragmatic approach
• Comfortable working autonomously
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to distil complex matters into simple explanations

Desirable

• This fixed-term contract (FTC) which runs until the end of December 2025
• Support with the development, delivery and implementation of governance and compliance policies
• Partner with internal function leads to harmonisation policies across YouGov’s existing business and a recently acquired business unit
• Conduct thorough analysis of policies to identify areas for harmonisation and improvement
• Support with updating the Group’s legislation tracker
• Engage collaboratively across departments on cross-functional policy harmonisation and integration
• Provide advice on regulatory interpretation and policy requirements
• Produce and present well-written reports, policy documents, committee and board papers and provide specialist advice, support and briefings on complex cross-border policy issues as and when required
• Work with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, establishing influential relationships and contribute effectively to internal working groups
• Share information and expertise willingly, with authority and persuasiveness
• Working with the internal communications teams to ensure there is a thorough and consistent approach to rolling out the policy changes to the business including drafting communications or briefing sessions
• Any other duties as required by line manager