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Head of Compliance - Retail (National, Multi-Site) | Location: National travel required - Candidates must be based in the southern half of the UK | Salary: Up to £90,000 plus bonus & benefits

Zachary Daniels are proud to be partnering with a leading, high-growth retail business in the search for a hands-on, strategic, and commercially minded Head of Compliance.

This is a key senior leadership role with national responsibility across a large-scale, multi-site retail estate. Reporting directly to the COO, the Head of Compliance will lead the development and delivery of a group-wide compliance strategy, with a particular focus on Health & Safety. You'll be a driving force in shaping a proactive compliance culture across stores, distribution centres, and central functions.

Head Of Compliance Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the national compliance strategy, ensuring Health & Safety remains the top operational priority
• Oversee compliance across a complex network of retail sites, ensuring alignment with HSE legislation and internal standards
• Conduct regular audits, risk assessments and incident reviews to drive improvements in safety, governance and performance
• Act as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team, providing insights, recommendations, and strategic direction
• Engage with store teams, regional managers and senior stakeholders to embed compliance into everyday behaviours
• Build and lead a strong compliance function with national reach and local execution
• Be the primary contact for external regulatory bodies and ensure readiness for inspections or investigations
• Collaborate with internal departments including HR, Legal, and Operations to ensure a joined-up approach to compliance
  
  

• Significant experience in a senior compliance leadership role within a multi-site, national or divisional retail environment
• A strong and practical background in Health & Safety, ideally NEBOSH-qualified or equivalent
• A proven track record of delivering compliance strategies that work at both operational and strategic levels
• Excellent communication and influencing skills - comfortable working with stakeholders from the shop floor to the boardroom
• The ability to lead change and build a culture of compliance that supports business growth
• Experience leading and developing a high-performing compliance team
• The flexibility to travel nationally as needed, with a home base in the southern half of the UK
  
  

• This is a high-impact, high-visibility role in a business with real momentum
• You'll take full ownership of compliance at national level, with the support to drive meaningful change
• Work in a business that values doing things the right way - where Health & Safety is integral to success
• Be part of a collaborative senior leadership team that welcomes innovation, accountability and continuous improvement
• Build your legacy as a trusted and forward-thinking Head of Compliance in a business on a transformational journey
  
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

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