Why Airbox? You're more likely to love your work when that work has a purpose, when it's meaningful and when it's protecting lives. And, at Airbox Systems, it will. Here's why.

We are driven by passion and great people who share our enthusiasm for trying to make the world a better place, our friendly team includes individuals with backgrounds in military, aviation, and law enforcement. Our experience brings first-hand insight into frontline operations in the air and on the ground to enable cutting-edge concepts for improving the service that we deliver.

At Airbox, our values can be described as behavioral guidance. They are the principles and beliefs that provide a cohesive vision and define who we are as a business. In doing so, they define our organisation internally, and externally with our stakeholders and customers. In essence, they are our “true north” that help us to navigate our organisation through prosperous times as well as uncertain periods. Our company beliefs and values are embodied in our culture. Whilst we celebrate the diversity of the people we work with, there are certain values and attributes all of us share – whatever your background, these are the qualities we are looking for in the people we hire: Commitment, Positive Realism, Ethics, Accountability, Humanity, Quality, and Delight.

What this role is about:

We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Risk & Compliance (R&C) Manager to lead and grow our Risk & Compliance function. This pivotal role will involve managing a team that includes an R&C Officer and an Information Security Officer, while overseeing the development and execution of our risk management and compliance strategies. As our company is experiencing rapid growth, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in shaping the function’s ability to scale effectively and support the business as it evolves.

In this dynamic role, you will work closely with our COO to ensure that Risk & Compliance continues to support our business objectives while mitigating risks and maintaining regulatory adherence. You will also collaborate with our CTO to uphold our commitment to robust information security practices across Airbox.

This is an exciting, career-defining opportunity for an ambitious professional who is looking to build and refine a high-performing Risk & Compliance function, setting the stage for ‘gold standard’ processes and ways of working.

What You’ll Do...

Compliance:

• Accreditation Management: Take full accountability for developing and executing detailed plans to achieve and maintain key business accreditations, including ISO certifications and Cyber Essentials. Ensure compliance with the latest industry standards and best practices.

• Securing Additional Accreditations: Identify and pursue new accreditations to enhance the company’s standing in Risk & Compliance management, keeping Airbox at the forefront of industry best practices.

• Employee Support and Training: Provide expert advice and training to employees across the business, helping them understand and maintain required Risk & Compliance standards. This includes developing a culture of compliance and offering ongoing support to ensure operational alignment.

• Internal Audits & ISMS Management: Lead regular internal audits to assess compliance, identify areas for improvement, and ensure the Information Security Management System (ISMS) remains current and aligned with evolving business needs.

• External Certification Oversight: Manage the external certification process, ensuring the necessary documentation and evidence are prepared for auditors. Regularly report to senior management on certification progress and the effectiveness of the ISMS.

• Continuous Improvement: Collaborate with the COO to drive continuous improvement initiatives within Risk & Compliance, ensuring alignment with the broader business plan.

• Budget Management: Oversee the Risk & Compliance budget, identifying cost-saving opportunities, including automation to enhance operational efficiency.

Risk:

• Risk Assessments: Conduct comprehensive risk assessments on live services, ensuring alignment with the organisation’s risk management framework. Identify potential risks, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies.

• Risk Strategy Development: Develop and implement effective risk management strategies and action plans in collaboration with department leads and stakeholders.

• Risk Register Alignment: Work closely with the COO to ensure that departmental risk registers are aligned with the Board-level risk register, ensuring a unified approach to risk management across the organisation.

• Risk Reporting: Compile and present detailed risk reports to senior management and the Board, highlighting risk profiles, mitigation actions, and strategic recommendations.

• Three Lines of Defense Framework: Oversee and coordinate the execution of the Three Lines of Defense risk management framework, ensuring clear accountability and effective risk mitigation.

• Risk Management Awareness: Lead initiatives to raise awareness of risk management practices within the business, including delivering training sessions and workshops to enhance understanding across departments.

• Incident Response Leadership: Act as the primary point of contact for risk-related incidents, leading the response efforts, managing mitigation strategies, and ensuring effective resolution

About You...

• Professional Qualifications: A recognised professional qualification in risk management or business management.

• Leadership & Mentoring: Proven ability to lead, mentor, and develop high-performing compliance teams while fostering a strong culture of regulatory compliance and ethical business practices.

• Risk Management Expertise: Significant experience in risk management, with a strong track record of implementing and managing frameworks, particularly within the compliance and information security domains.

• ISO Certification Experience: Demonstrable experience in achieving and maintaining ISO certifications, including ongoing compliance management, auditing, and preparation for recertification.

• Communication: An excellent communicator who can convey ideas clearly.

• Problem Solver: A proactive individual who takes initiative and strives for excellence.

It’s a Bonus If You Have:

• Extensive, hands-on experience with risk management and risk frameworks.

• Experience overseeing or managing a compliance function.

• Experience working with international teams and across multiple geographies.

• Familiarity with scaling businesses in a tech environment, particularly in high-growth settings.

• Experience in regulated industries and familiarity with industry-specific legislation.

• Relevant certifications such as ISO Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor.

• Knowledge of international compliance frameworks and accreditations, such as IRAP.

This role presents an exciting opportunity for a talented and driven individual to take ownership of Risk & Compliance management in a growing company. If you have a passion for compliance, risk management, and leadership, we’d love to hear from you.

What We Offer...

We’re always looking for new ways to celebrate our people. You’ll be no different.

• The chance to work with a passionate team that’s working together everyday towards our shared big ambitious goal

• A dynamic, flexible and fun scale-up work environment with a highly talented team

• 26 days holiday per year, plus public holidays

• Private medical cover with Bupa for all our colleagues, as well as a Wellbeing Allowance each year

• Pension scheme, offering up to 6% matching contribution

• Up to 20 Nomad Working Days per annum

• Personal Development budget

• Electric Car Scheme

Flexible & Hybrid Working

We said you'll get freedom to work in a way that is best for you, and that extends to being in the office – or not.

Work better from home? No worries. Prefer the office? Come on down. We have 2 mandatory Townhall days; Spring and Autumn, where the whole business gets together. When you visit the office you won’t just find rows and rows of desks. No, you’ll find our colleagues meeting on the walking pads, having planning sessions over a game of tennis table or grabbing a bean bag in our ‘Quality’ collaborative space - that’s right we live our values so much, we named our meeting spaces after them.

You can also shape work around your life at Airbox Systems; most colleagues work our core hours of 9am-5pm with others flexibly between 7am-7pm. Whether you're fitting in a spin class or the school run, you'll have the flexibility for whatever matters most. All we ask in return is that you produce great work, but when you’re working with passionate people, that part comes naturally.

Connect With Us

 Interested in the role, or Airbox in general, but you don’t meet 100% of the requirements? We’d love to hear from you! We encourage you to connect with us here; we’d be excited to see if your unique skill set and experience could be a match for future roles.

A note for Recruitment Agencies

Agencies, we appreciate you… but unsolicited CV’s will not be reviewed. We will only accept CV submissions for roles briefed to you by us. Please don’t keep pulling the attention of our Support team from our customers.

If you would be interested in working with us – please send a message to hr@airboxsystems.com, should we have anything we need additional support on we will reach out to you.