Experience

Matrix Security Watchdog

• United Kingdom
• Security and Investigations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Chief Risk and Business Assurance Officer at Matrix Security Watchdog

  • Jun 2023 - Present

• Chief Risk and Business Assurance Officer

  • Jul 2018 - Jun 2023

  Responsible for the risk and compliance function, ensuring all services are delivered in a legal and compliant manner in all jurisdictions in which the business operates, maintaining processes and policies to ensure risks are mitigated whilst managing and developing a team of dedicated professional Subject Matter Experts and analysts.Oversight of business assurance and standards, with responsibility for BCP/DR planning, GDPR and data privacy compliance, continued certification to ISO9001 and ISO27001 and adherence to vetting standards including BS7858 and BPSS.Ensuring that the business employment screening expertise is maintained and kept current through a combination of research and education at all levels.Managing the supplier management and procurement remit, ensuring supplier relationships deliver best value, reviewing the market to ensure the business continues to utilise the best and most innovative solutions available.Managing Security Watchdog’s employment risk mitigation consultancy, The Advisory Bureau, providing a range of commercial offerings:• Reputational due diligence reporting• OISC level 3 registered corporate immigration consultancy services• Immigration and prevention of illegal working workshops• Employment risk mitigation consultancy services Show less

• Senior Consultant - Risk and Corporate Due Diligence

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2018

  Developing Security Watchdog’s due diligence offering from a fledgling service to a complete end to end enhanced reputational due diligence reporting solution. Conducting deep dive, open-source intelligence investigations for M&A, investment, and executive level appointments. Conducted over 100 in depth reports primarily supporting M&A projects at times exceeding £100m. Throughout this time continuing to provide knowledge and subject matter expertise to the business on risk and compliance and all aspects of background screening. Show less

• Consultant - The Advisory Bureau

  • Jun 2013 - Sep 2014

  Providing advisory services in relation to employment screening risk mitigation to both internal and external clientsDue Diligence investigationImmigration adviceAdvice on prevention of illegal workingBusiness continuity planning

• Lead Auditor

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2013

  Leading Security Watchdog’s Group Risk and Compliance team auditing operational outputs, ensuring client services were delivered to the highest standards. Working with operational management and training to identify areas where further training and development was required for operational teams. Escalation points for all ID and Right to Work queries. Achieved a successful application to OISC (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner) for regulated status for both myself and Security Watchdog, enabling the business to provide immigration advisory services. Show less

• Client Liaison Manager

  • Apr 2010 - Aug 2012

  Managing the team responsible for receiving new candidate screening files into the business and carrying out the integrity checks, including ID/right to Work, Financial Probity, Directorship searches, International Sanctions List checks, Media Checks and more. Acting as first point of referral for all queries relating to checks carried out. Managing resources to ensure all files were processed within the SLA.Providing detailed reporting on workflow and performance of team on daily and weekly basis. Show less



Association of Document Validation Professionals

• United Kingdom
• Security and Investigations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Treasurer

  • Jun 2018 - Present

  Trade Association for the Document Validation industry working in close association with the Home Office and Law Enforcement to raise standards and influence HMG policies and legislation and positively contribute to the UK identity agenda Trade Association for the Document Validation industry working in close association with the Home Office and Law Enforcement to raise standards and influence HMG policies and legislation and positively contribute to the UK identity agenda



Capita Identity Solutions

• Head Of Operations

  • Jan 2018 - Oct 2018

  World Leading KYC technology Capita Identity Solutions is a state of the art ID and age verification platform helping hundreds of companies reduce risk, improve compliance and streamline their business through the KYC process. Our platform integrates seamlessly into your online systems to ensure your business is only on-boarding users who are of legal age and are who they say they are. Results are instantaneous and will automatically inform the user if we fail to find a match in their credentials. Working with innovative partners we are also able to offer solutions to verify individuals when traditional KYC checks do not provide the level of confirmation required. This ensures excellent pass rates and a reassurance of integrity within your client base. To find out more or request a demo of our platform, please contact me. Show less