Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager

Commercial Governance & Assurance Manager | Reading ~ Fantastic opportunity to join this National Defence organisation in this high impact role at the heart of the Commercial function, influencing enterprise-wide policy, assurance, performance insight…

Fantastic opportunity to join this National Defence organisation in this high impact role at the heart of the Commercial function, influencing enterprise-wide policy, assurance, performance insight, and board-level decision-making whilst leading/coaching and mentoring a dynamic team.

• Manage and evolve Commercial governance and assurance framework, ensuring it is proportionate, consistent, and aligned to public procurement regulation and best practice.
• Translate central government policy, defence and nuclear licensing requirements into clear, usable local policy, processes, and templates.
• Quality assure commercial strategies, board papers, and business cases, ensuring completeness, traceability, and a strong value for money narrative, applying the HM Treasury Green Book and 5 Case Model.
• Lead and develop a small team, setting a high standard for professional judgement, assurance quality, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, constructively challenging assumptions and influencing decision making across the organisation.

• Senior level experience in commercial governance, assurance or performance management within a regulated public sector or complex commercial environment.
• Hands on business case assurance experience, able to test strategic need, options, affordability, commercial approach, and enduring performance management.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience working across functions and at senior levels.
• Proven ability to translate policy into clear, usable processes and frameworks that are applied consistently.
• Experience leading or coordinating audit responses and driving improvement from findings.

If you are a senior commercial governance professional who is confident operating close to decision-makers, comfortable with ambiguity, and motivated by improving how organisations govern complex commercial activity, this could be the role for you.