Compliance Systems Lead

The Role

Join an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business powered by 25,000 talented employees worldwide. In this 12‑month contract role, you'll play a pivotal part in GSRA’s (Group Science and Regulatory Affairs) digital transformation - turning complex regulatory and data requirements into smart, intuitive system solutions. As the key link between compliance teams and system developers, you’ll help shape user stories, optimise digital tools, and champion best‑practice ways of working across the function.

If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape the future of how we work, apply now and be part of our transformation journey.

Principal Accountabilities

• Turn complex regulatory and ingredient requirements into smart, accurate system updates that keep our compliance and PLM tools future‑ready.
• Empower teams by analysing and validating compliance data, ensuring our systems stay aligned with fast‑evolving global regulations.
• Collaborate with project managers, developers and business stakeholders to shape meaningful system enhancements that drive real impact.
• Create crisp, actionable user stories and acceptance criteria that translate GSRA’s needs into intuitive digital solutions.
• Play a key role in our digital transformation by elevating data practices, enhancing KPI visibility, and embedding best‑in‑class ways of working across the function
• Act as PLM Product Owner, steering backlog priorities and championing developments that elevate the user experience.
• Drive continuous improvement across GSRA, promoting lean problem-solving, smarter data practices and streamlined digital workflows aligned to our strategy.

Key Skills & Experience

• Build strong, trusted partnerships across teams, bringing people together to solve challenges and drive smarter ways of working.
• Use your technical curiosity and system know‑how to turn complex requirements into clear, effective solutions.
• Work hands‑on with compliance or regulatory data, helping shape systems that stay ahead of evolving global standards.
• Translate business needs into sharp, user‑focused stories, defining clear acceptance criteria that guide meaningful IT development.
• Collaborate confidently with both technical teams and end users, acting as the bridge that keeps projects aligned and moving.
• Champion continuous improvement, driving better processes, cleaner data and enhanced digital workflows - plus bring your ARAS PLM knowledge to make an immediate impact.

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial, we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.