Burberry Governance and Compliance Manager

About Burberry

Burberry Limited, a quintessentially British luxury fashion house, is renowned for its innovative designs and commitment to quality. As part of the global luxury conglomerate, Burberry offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment where creativity and excellence are at the forefront. The company is dedicated to fostering a culture that encourages diversity and sustainability, making it a leader in the luxury industry.

Role & Responsibilities

• Maintain the IT security policy and standards register, including document owners, review dates, approval status and communication plans.
• Coordinate policy and standards review cycles with accountable owners to ensure updates are completed, approved and communicated on schedule.
• Coordinate compliance assessments against internal policies, security standards and external requirements such as PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001 or equivalent frameworks.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing evidence packs, coordinating responses, tracking findings and monitoring remediation actions.
• Manage the governance calendar, including policy reviews, compliance assessments, audit milestones, evidence refresh cycles and reporting cadences.
• Maintain governance documentation and evidence repositories, ensuring materials are structured, current, traceable and audit-ready.
• Track compliance status, exceptions, control gaps and remediation progress, escalating overdue or material issues through the appropriate governance route.
• Work with domain-aligned, platform and enabling teams to ensure compliance requirements are understood, embedded in working practices and consistently evidenced.
• Coordinate with the IT Risk Manager so compliance gaps and policy exceptions are reflected in risk reporting where appropriate.
• Coordinate with Cyber Assurance to connect evidence requirements, assurance findings and compliance reporting and avoid duplication.
• Support regulatory and contractual compliance activity where it intersects with IT and cyber governance.
• Prepare compliance reports, dashboards and governance materials for the Senior Manager, Governance, Risk & Compliance and relevant Cyber & Risk forums.

Qualifications

• Experience in IT governance, compliance, audit support or control management within a technology environment.
• Understanding of compliance frameworks and regulatory requirements such as PCI-DSS, GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST or equivalent.
• Experience maintaining policy registers, governance calendars, evidence repositories and audit documentation.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple reviews, actions, deadlines and stakeholders.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to work across technical and non-technical teams to operationalise compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting internal or external audits, compliance assessments and remediation tracking.
• Understanding of IT risk, cyber controls, supplier obligations and security governance processes is beneficial.

Skills

Culture

Burberry fosters a creative and inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and sustainability. The company is committed to being a force for good, driving industry change and championing community engagement.

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