Risk Technologist

We are delighted to share that we are now recruiting for a Risk Technologist to join the team here at Tesco.

In this role, you’ll work closely with our Marketplace onboarding team to ensure sellers are thoroughly vetted and product listings meet all relevant standards.

You’ll be responsible for making sure products comply with laws and regulations across quality, safety, environmental impact, and legality.

Collaborating with colleagues in Commercial and Technology, you’ll help shape the systems and processes that underpin a responsible and resilient Marketplace.

You will be responsible for:

Ensure that all products sold on our marketplace comply with relevant laws and regulations related to supplier and retail quality, safety, environment and legality.
Develop and implement technical compliance policies and procedures related to supplier and retail quality, safety, and legality.
Collect and verify information from third-party sellers who want to join our marketplace platform.
Risk assess products and introduce more due diligence for high-risk products, such as electrical, food, or health-related items.
Manage seller on-boarding checks and product induction, ensuring that sellers meet the technical and legal requirements to sell on our platform.
Ensure relevant Tesco policies are met, such as product safety, sustainability, and ethical sourcing.
Brand risk assessment of minor brands, ensuring that they do not damage Tesco's reputation.
Corrective actions and improvements to be made to due diligence before launch, ensuring that any issues or gaps are resolved in a timely manner.
Ensure quality of new product listings, checking that they have accurate and complete information, images, and descriptions.
Liaise with strategic sellers on broader policies and strategic priorities, providing feedback and guidance on how to improve their performance and compliance.

You will need:

Strong knowledge of relevant UK and EU laws and regulations related to supplier and retail quality, safety, and legality.
Relevant knowledge/experience of delivering safe, legal and responsibly sourced, great quality products to our customers.
Experience in Product technical compliance, quality assurance, or risk management.
Desirable Knowledge of e-commerce, marketplace, or retail industry.
Familiarity with Tesco's policies and standards, or ability to learn quickly.
Extensive knowledge of legislation and technical standards relating to food and non food areas.
Understanding of retail and customer needs.
Understanding and application of risk and risk assessment.

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What's in it for you:

We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us:

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or out on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers. It means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of and for the planet.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities. We're a big business with diverse working patterns and many business areas which means that we can find something that works for you. Everyone is welcome at Tesco.

We have recently announced that we will be moving towards a more blended working week – combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate and innovate. Please talk to us to about how this can work for you.

NOTE: Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details on your agreed start date.

We're proud to have been accredited Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please visit https://www.tesco-careers.com/accessibility