Human Resources Background Screening Manager
At Direct Line Group, insurance is just the start. Combining decades of industry experience with talented people in every field, we’re a customer-obsessed market powerhouse. And we all work together to be brilliant for customers, every single day.
Our HR teams do it all. From Recruitment to Learning and Development, Payroll to Rewards and Benefits, across Culture and Candidate Induction, they keep us moving forward. Whether they’re recruiting new talent into our teams, or developing the reward structures we offer our people, they keep support at the heart of everything they do.
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Talent Acquisition & Onboarding team as a Background Screening Manager on a 12 month FTC. Our Background Screening team are responsible for everything from processing external offer contracts, completing background checks, and liaising with hiring managers to get new starters keyed in and equipment organised, ready for day 1. As Background Screening Manager, you will manage the team of consultants - ensuring all regulatory checks are completed, and compliant with FCA regulations, as well as keeping up-to-date with changes in the employer screening landscape. You’ll develop compliance policies, mitigate risks, and uphold the integrity of our screening and onboarding practices.
The Talent Acquisition & Onboarding team specialise in strategic relationship management, aligning business strategies with immediate and long-term resourcing and onboarding needs. We focus on running efficient operations, meeting business talent demands, and providing best-in-class candidate, colleague, and hiring manager community experiences.
What you’ll be doing:
* Oversee the end-to-end background and compliance screening process, including criminal checks, right to work, employment verification, education verification, and reference checks.
* Implement comprehensive compliance procedures related to background screening and hiring processes.
* Stay updated on legal and regulatory developments affecting background screening and hiring compliance.
* Relationship management which will involve understanding and identifying business strategy and priorities, advising on a broad range of onboarding programs.
* Lead, coach, motivate and develop a high performing team, encouraging a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
* Create and share best practices within your team, and broadly within DLG to ensure Background Screening & Compliance is highly effective and valued.
* Develop external network of peers to ensure understanding of market changes and service improvements.
What we’re looking for:
* Experience in background screening / compliance within a financial services organisation (experience with FCA screening requirements)
* Ideally experience working with various suppliers - including third party screening providers, systems, etc.
* Team management experience, able to lead, coach, motivate and develop a forward-thinking team.
* In-depth knowledge of background screening practices, employment law, and regulations.
* Inclusive mindset with the desire to seek out and encourage diverse voices and perspectives. Experience in identifying and scoping process improvements to refine procedures to ensure efficient delivery.
What we’ll give you in return:
We wouldn’t be where we are today without our people and the wide variety of perspectives and life experiences they bring. That’s why we offer excellent benefits to suit your lifestyle and a flexible working model combining the best parts of home and office-working, varying with the nature of your role. Our core benefits include:
* 9% employer contributed pension.
* Up to 10% Bonus- dependent on personal and company performance
* 25 days which accrues upto a max of 28 days (excluding bank holidays). Plus, the option of buying or selling up to 5 days each year!
* 50% off home, motor and pet insurance plus free travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover
* Life Assurance
* Income Protection
* Additional optional Health and Dental insurance
* Buy as you earn share scheme.
* Employee discounts and cashback Plus, many more
Ways of Working
Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach. The perfect blend between connection and flexibility combining the best parts of home and office working. Most of our team spend 2-3 days per week in our Leeds office.
Life at DLG
Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and we’re committed to making DLG a truly inclusive place to work. We recognise and embrace that people work in different ways and we’ll always adapt as much as possible so you have the best and most comfortable working environment that we can offer.
We know you’re more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, can bring real potential to DLG. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you!
Let’s see where your ideas take us.
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