United Kingdom · Operations · Director/VP (16-20 years)

Director, Operational Risk & Compliance

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  • Experience bandDirector/VP (16-20 years)
  • Direct reports4-8 reports
  • Reports toChief Operations Officer (COO)
  • UK framework levelUsually a director, accountable for a division and its numbers

Also advertised as Head of Operations Compliance · VP, Operations Risk & Governance · Senior Director, Compliance & Quality (Operations)

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1What this role really is

This isn't just about ticking boxes; it's about building a robust defence for our entire Operations function. You'll be the person who sets the compliance strategy, making sure our day-to-day work across all plants and regions meets the mark. Think of it as being the architect and chief engineer of our operational integrity. You'll work closely with the COO, translating big-picture regulatory requirements into practical, effective programmes that actually work on the shop floor, not just on paper. This role is about protecting the business from significant financial, reputational, and safety risks, so the stakes are pretty high.

2What you'd actually use

The tools this job runs on, and how well you'd need to know each one.

ServiceNow GRC / OneTrust (or similar enterprise GRC platform)Expert

Leading the strategic deployment and optimisation of the GRC platform across Operations, defining enterprise-wide workflows, and presenting high-level dashboards to leadership.

Microsoft Visio / Lucidchart / Celonis (or other process mining tools)Expert

Championing BPM standards, using process mining to identify systemic control weaknesses across the entire operational footprint, and driving process re-engineering initiatives.

SAP S/4HANA / Oracle NetSuite (or other major ERP system)Advanced

Working with IT and business process owners to define security roles, access controls, and change management protocols for regulated operational processes within the ERP.

Power BI / Tableau Server (or other enterprise BI platform)Expert

Overseeing the development and presentation of a unified compliance reporting suite for the entire business unit, including executive and board-level risk dashboards.

Diligent / BoardVantage (or other board portal software)Advanced

Preparing, uploading, and managing all materials for the Audit & Risk Committee, ensuring timely and accurate board-level reporting on compliance posture and critical incidents.

3What you get to decide, and how that grows

Power in a job isn't your title. It's what you're allowed to decide. Here's how it grows as you move up.

The choiceComing inWhere you are nowThe step above
Strategic Programme DesignN/A (Executes defined tasks)N/A (Contributes to process improvements)N/A (Leads specific workstreams)
Regulatory Response & EngagementN/A (Escalates all external contact)N/A (Prepares evidence for senior review)N/A (Supports audit responses)
Budget & Resource AllocationN/AN/AN/A

4How you'll be judged

The scoreboard, honestly: the hard targets, how often each one is actually looked at, and the quiet human signals that never make it onto a dashboard.

Reduction in Reportable Incidents
The year-over-year decrease in significant safety, environmental, or quality incidents that require external reporting or result in major operational disruption.
Target · 20% year-over-year reduction in major reportable incidents across Operations.

If we had 10 major safety incidents last year, we'd expect no more than 8 this year, thanks to improved controls and proactive risk management under your leadership.

External Audit Performance
Number of major non-conformities or critical findings from external regulatory audits (e.g., ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 certifications).
Target · Zero major non-conformities in all external operational compliance audits.

Achieving ISO 9001 re-certification with no major findings, demonstrating a consistently high standard of quality management across all plants.

Regulatory Fines & Penalties Avoidance
The total financial impact of regulatory fines, penalties, or legal costs directly related to operational compliance breaches.
Target · Maintain zero regulatory fines or penalties related to operational non-compliance.

Successfully navigating a new environmental regulation without incurring any fines, by proactively updating processes and training staff before the deadline.

Compliance Programme Effectiveness Score
An internal score derived from control effectiveness testing, internal audit findings, and risk assessment results, indicating the overall health of the operational compliance programme.
Target · Achieve an average score of 4.5/5 or higher across all operational compliance domains.

Our internal assessment shows our CAPA closure rate is 98% and control effectiveness is rated 'Strong' in 90% of areas, contributing to a high overall programme score.

Strategic Influence & Thought Leadership
Your ability to shape the company's overall risk posture and compliance strategy, not just for Operations, but influencing other departments. This means being seen as the go-to expert.
  • You're regularly invited to C-suite strategy sessions
  • your input is sought on new market entries or product launches
  • you present to the Board Audit & Risk Committee
  • you're asked to represent the company in industry forums or regulatory discussions.
Organisational Culture of Compliance
How well you've embedded a proactive, 'speak up' culture around compliance and risk throughout Operations, where people genuinely understand and own their responsibilities.
  • Frontline staff can articulate key compliance requirements
  • managers proactively report potential issues before they escalate
  • training completion rates are consistently high
  • internal surveys show high awareness and positive attitudes towards compliance.
Team Development & Retention
Your effectiveness in building, mentoring, and retaining a high-performing operational compliance team, ensuring we have the right talent for the future.
  • High retention rates within your team
  • clear succession plans for key roles
  • positive feedback in 360-degree reviews regarding your leadership and mentorship
  • successful promotions of your team members into more senior roles.

5Would you like it

The honest version. What people enjoy, and what grinds them down.

What people enjoy
Protecting the Business & People

You'll feel a deep sense of satisfaction knowing that your work directly prevents accidents, environmental damage, and financial penalties. Every day, you're safeguarding our employees, our customers, and our company's future.

Successfully implementing a new safety protocol that demonstrably reduces workplace injuries across all manufacturing sites.

Shaping Strategy & Influence

You'll thrive on being at the table for major operational decisions, providing critical input that shapes how we grow and operate. You'll enjoy the challenge of influencing senior leaders and seeing your strategic vision come to life.

Leading the development of a new global operational compliance policy that becomes the standard for all new market entries.

Building & Developing High-Performing Teams

You'll love mentoring and guiding your team, helping them grow their expertise and take on bigger challenges. Seeing your managers and specialists develop into future leaders will be a key motivator.

Implementing a new talent development programme for compliance professionals that results in two internal promotions within 12 months.

What frustrates people
  • Dealing with the 'business prevention unit' label, even though you're protecting the company.
  • The constant tension between operational efficiency and strict compliance requirements.
  • Navigating complex internal politics when different departments have conflicting priorities.
  • The sheer volume and ever-changing nature of global regulations, making it feel like a constant game of 'whack-a-mole'.
  • Having to deliver difficult news to senior leaders about operational non-compliance or significant risks.
What this role does not give you
  • A purely hands-on, technical role; you'll be leading and strategising more than executing individual tasks.
  • A quiet, predictable environment; expect urgent regulatory updates, incident responses, and high-pressure situations.
  • The ability to always be popular; sometimes your job is to say 'no' for the good of the business.
  • Immediate gratification; many of your strategic initiatives will take months or years to show full impact.

6Who you work with

This role is absolutely critical for our operational licence to operate. You'll directly influence our ability to meet production targets, ensure product quality, and maintain a safe working environment across all our operational sites. Your decisions will shape the operational culture around risk and compliance, impacting everything from daily shop floor procedures to multi-year capital investment decisions. Essentially, you're the guardian of our operational reputation and legal standing.

Inside the business
  • Chief Operations Officer (COO)
  • Legal & Regulatory Affairs Team
  • Heads of Manufacturing, Logistics, and Supply Chain
  • Internal Audit Committee
  • Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Leadership
Outside the business
  • Regulatory bodies (e.g., HSE, Environment Agency, specific industry regulators)
  • External auditors and certification bodies
  • Key suppliers and strategic partners
  • Industry associations and peer groups

7What you need before you start

Not a wish list. The things you would be expected to already have.

  • Proven track record of leading and managing large-scale operational compliance programmes in complex, multi-site organisations.
  • Extensive experience (10+ years) in a senior compliance, risk, or audit role within an Operations context, with at least 5 years managing other managers.
  • Demonstrable experience in engaging with and presenting to executive leadership and board committees.
  • Expert-level understanding of enterprise GRC platforms and their strategic deployment.
  • A deep, practical understanding of how to embed compliance into operational processes without hindering efficiency.

8What to practise next

Where the job is going, and what to do about it starting this week.

Predictive Risk Modelling & Advanced Analytics

Moving from reactive incident response to proactive risk prevention requires the ability to build and interpret sophisticated predictive models. This means using operational data to forecast potential non-conformances, safety incidents, or equipment failures before they happen.

Statistical Process Control (SPC) · Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection · Risk Quantification Techniques · Data Visualisation for Executive Insights

  • This quarter: Partner with our Data Analytics team to identify a key operational risk area (e.g., safety near-misses) and explore potential predictive models.
  • Next quarter: Take an online course on advanced analytics or predictive modelling for risk management.
  • Within 6 months: Oversee the development of a pilot predictive risk dashboard for one operational site.
  • Within 12 months: Integrate predictive risk insights into our quarterly operational risk review process.

Quick win: Challenge your team to identify one operational dataset that could be used for simple trend analysis to spot emerging risks. Start asking deeper 'what if' questions based on the data you already have.

9Staying current once you are in

What people here do to keep up
  • Regularly attending industry conferences and workshops on operational risk, compliance, and regulatory changes.
  • Participating in professional networks and peer groups to share best practices and stay abreast of emerging trends.
  • Engaging in continuous learning through online courses or executive education programmes focused on leadership, AI governance, or advanced analytics.
  • Mentoring junior professionals within the compliance or operations functions to give back to the community and reinforce your own learning.

10How the AI economy is changing work like this

Before we ask anything of you, here's what we can already say about AI and work of this kind:

The new skill this role is being asked for: AI Governance & Ethical Deployment in Operations

As AI becomes more embedded in operational processes (e.g., predictive maintenance, automated quality control), ensuring these systems are compliant, unbiased, and ethically sound becomes a critical compliance challenge. Regulators are starting to pay attention, and we need to be ready.

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Built for Director, Operational Risk & Compliance

5 units that map to this job, from the qualifications that cover it.

  1. Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirementsCity and Guilds of London Institute · covers 4 of 10 standardsLevel 5
  2. Comply with regulatory requirementsOpen University Awarding Body · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 5
  3. Compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirementsChartered Institute of Credit Management · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 5
  4. Understand how to comply with the relevant Regulations, Industry Standards and Management Requirements for Process SafetyGQA Qualifications Limited · covers 1 of 10 standardsLevel 5
  5. Manage compliance to support achieving excellence in food operationsFDQ Limited · covers 3 of 10 standardsLevel 3
These are the real units behind this job, in the order they rank for it. Nothing here is marked done, because this plan has not been started by anyone yet. Yours would fill in as you go.

The rising capability

Zavmo analysis

What's rising in its place

This is where the work is heading, and the higher pay with it. Get fluent here and the shift stops being a threat and starts being your edge.

AI Governance & Ethical Deployment in Operations

As AI becomes more embedded in operational processes (e.g., predictive maintenance, automated quality control), ensuring these systems are compliant, unbiased, and ethically sound becomes a critical compliance challenge. Regulators are starting to pay attention, and we need to be ready.

  • AI Risk Assessment Frameworks
  • Explainable AI (XAI)
  • AI Policy Development
  • Data Lineage & Integrity for AI

What you’ll use

Skills this role draws on

Technical

  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • Advanced Control Design & Optimisation
  • Audit Programme Leadership (Internal & External)
  • Incident & Crisis Response Management
  • Compliance Programme Metrics & Reporting

The pathway

How you actually get there, here

How you become one varies far more by country than what one does. This is the UK route. Most people take one of these ways in; the right one depends on where you're starting from.

  1. 1

    Head of Operations for a large, regulated business unit

    5-8 years in a similar role

    Skills to master

    • Deep understanding of operational P&L, managing large teams, driving production targets, and navigating commercial pressures while maintaining compliance.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully led a major operational transformation project with significant compliance implications.
    • Consistently delivered strong operational performance while maintaining an excellent compliance record.
    • Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate effectively with compliance teams in previous roles.
  2. 2

    Director of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

    5-7 years in a similar role

    Skills to master

    • Broad understanding of all enterprise risks (financial, strategic, cyber, operational), developing cross-functional risk frameworks, and reporting to the Board on overall risk posture.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Developed and implemented a robust risk assessment methodology that was adopted across multiple departments.
    • Proven ability to translate operational risks into broader business impact and communicate effectively to executive leadership.
    • Strong track record of collaborating with various risk functions (e.g., finance, IT, legal).
  3. 3

    Senior Legal Counsel (Regulatory/Operations Focus)

    8-10 years in a similar role

    Skills to master

    • Deep legal interpretation of regulatory texts, managing regulatory enforcement actions, and providing legal advice on complex operational compliance matters.

    You're ready to move on when

    • Successfully managed significant regulatory investigations or disputes.
    • Provided strategic legal advice that directly influenced operational compliance policy.
    • Demonstrated a pragmatic, business-oriented approach to legal risk management.

11Where this role leads

The long view:This role is a launchpad for significant executive leadership. Whether you choose to deepen your compliance specialism or broaden into general operational leadership, the experience you gain here in protecting a complex business at scale will be invaluable. We're looking for someone who wants to make a lasting impact and build a legacy of operational integrity.

Pay & demand

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The ten Future Fluencies

Zavmo analysis

The credential is what you can do today. These are what keep you valuable.

A qualification proves you can do the job as it's defined today. These ten are what decide whether you're still the obvious person for it in five years. They're the capabilities employers are now writing into senior roles faster than people are learning them. Zavmo weaves them through whatever you study, so you come out with both: the credential and the fluency.

The highlighted ones are the Fluencies your role leans on hardest, from how Director, Operational Risk & Compliance is actually changing. In about two minutes, the free confidence check asks where you stand on each of the ten. That's the whole check, and it's what makes the plan yours rather than generic.

12The team that's yours

No two people are taught the same way. This is one-to-one, not one-to-many.

Zavmo is a hyper-personalised AI learning platform. Twelve virtual tutors, each with a different way of teaching, and one orchestration agent that picks the right one for the moment. So every single lesson is shaped around you, your role, and the way you learn. Not a course everyone sits through. A conversation built for you, and no one else.

…and nine more, matched to you after your first chat. Meet all twelve

13What it feels like

A conversation, not a course

Because your tutor knows your role, your projects and your last session, learning sounds like this. And it's different for every single person:

Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical and social requirementsLevel 5

Applied to your work in Director, Operational Risk & Compliance

By completing this unit, learners will be able to monitor operational compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical, and social requirements and make recommendations to address areas of non-compliance.

How the thinking builds
  1. Remember
  2. Understand
  3. Apply
  4. Analyse
  5. Evaluate
  6. Create
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One to one, not one to many

No two people run this the same way

A course is written once and handed to everyone. This is assembled around you, and keeps changing as it learns you. Five things it reads, and what each one changes.

  1. Your actual work Every lesson is taught against a live piece of your own work, not a worked example from a textbook.
  2. What you already know The first conversation finds your starting point, so you skip what you can already do and spend the time on what you cannot.
  3. The conditions you learn under Not a learning-styles quiz. The evidence does not support those. The dimensions the research does back, read once and used to shape the plan.
  4. How far you got last time It picks up mid-thought. The tutor knows what you said, what you struggled with, and what it asked you to try.
  5. Which tutor suits the moment Twelve of them, each for a different kind of thinking. The one who walks you through a first idea is not the one who stress-tests it.

See how you learn, free. Eight questions, no sign-up. A directional taster; the diagnostic inside Zavmo goes deeper and keeps adapting.

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Evidenced on your work in Director, Operational Risk & Compliance

You do not finish by watching something. You finish by showing it on the work you already do, against the measures this job is judged on.

  • Reduction in Reportable IncidentsThe year-over-year decrease in significant safety, environmental, or quality incidents that require external reporting or result in major operational disruption.If we had 10 major safety incidents last year, we'd expect no more than 8 this year, thanks to improved controls and proactive risk management under your leadership.20% year-over-year reduction in major reportable incidents across Operations.
  • External Audit PerformanceNumber of major non-conformities or critical findings from external regulatory audits (e.g., ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 certifications).Achieving ISO 9001 re-certification with no major findings, demonstrating a consistently high standard of quality management across all plants.Zero major non-conformities in all external operational compliance audits.
  • Regulatory Fines & Penalties AvoidanceThe total financial impact of regulatory fines, penalties, or legal costs directly related to operational compliance breaches.Successfully navigating a new environmental regulation without incurring any fines, by proactively updating processes and training staff before the deadline.Maintain zero regulatory fines or penalties related to operational non-compliance.
  • Compliance Programme Effectiveness ScoreAn internal score derived from control effectiveness testing, internal audit findings, and risk assessment results, indicating the overall health of the operational compliance programme.Our internal assessment shows our CAPA closure rate is 98% and control effectiveness is rated 'Strong' in 90% of areas, contributing to a high overall programme score.Achieve an average score of 4.5/5 or higher across all operational compliance domains.
These are this job's own measures, with its own targets. Nothing is marked evidenced, because nobody has started this yet. Yours would fill in from the work you bring.

Your passport

This isn't a certificate you file away. It's a passport to the life you're designing.

Every credit you earn and every fluency you build adds up: evidence where it counts, carried with you. Zavmo keeps the map: where you are, where you're heading, and the next step, at your pace, around your life. From Director, Operational Risk & Compliance to Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), and whatever you decide comes after.

Level 7 · in progressAI Fluency→ Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)→ your design
Where this takes you

This role is a launchpad for significant executive leadership. Whether you choose to deepen your compliance specialism or broaden into general operational leadership, the experience you gain here in protecting a complex business at scale will be invaluable. We're looking for someone who wants to make a lasting impact and build a legacy of operational integrity.

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Director, Operational Risk & Compliance
  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  • Advanced Control Design & Optimisation
  • Audit Programme Leadership (Internal & External)
  • Incident & Crisis Response Management
  • Compliance Programme Metrics & Reporting
This is your Mind Palace on learn.zavmo.ai. Every skill above comes from this role's own record, not an example borrowed from another job. A node lights up when you evidence it, and what you build stays yours between jobs. That is the part a course cannot do.

14The detail, folded away

Everything else the record holds

The career branches in full, how AI is already showing up in the day-to-day, and the questions people ask about this job. Here when you want them, out of the way while you decide.

Where it leads next, rung by rung

Where it leads

The career path, and where it branches

Director, Operational Risk & Compliance is a start, not a ceiling. Each step below asks for new skills and hands back more autonomy.

  1. L7

    • Developing and implementing an enterprise-wide Code of Conduct.
    • Managing global compliance programmes across all business units.
    • Leading internal investigations into high-profile compliance breaches.
    • Advising the CEO and Board on complex ethical dilemmas.
  2. L7

    • Developing and executing multi-year operational strategies.
    • Leading major capital investment projects and facility expansions.
    • Optimising global supply chains for resilience and cost-effectiveness.
    • Driving a culture of continuous improvement and innovation across operations.
Working with AI on the job

Working with AI

Where AI is starting to help

As a Director, your time is gold. You're thinking strategically, influencing leaders, and protecting the business. The good news? AI isn't here to replace your strategic brain; it's here to free it up from the tactical grind. Imagine having an intelligent assistant that handles the heavy lifting of data synthesis, regulatory monitoring, and report drafting.

For a Director of Operational Risk & Compliance, AI means moving beyond reactive problem-solving. It's about getting real-time insights, predicting risks before they materialise, and automating the grunt work of programme management. This lets you focus on what truly matters: setting the strategy, building a world-class team, and engaging with the Board and regulators.

Strategic Risk Foresight Engine

AI analyses vast datasets – historical incidents, audit findings, market trends, and even external news – to predict emerging operational risks and compliance hotspots. You'll get early warnings on potential issues, allowing you to proactively adjust strategies and allocate resources where they're needed most, before they become a crisis.

Global Regulatory Intelligence Hub

An AI agent continuously monitors regulatory changes across multiple jurisdictions and industry bodies. It summarises complex updates, flags their relevance to our specific operations, and even suggests potential impacts on our existing policies and procedures. No more sifting through hundreds of pages of legal text yourself; get the actionable insights directly.

Executive Report Auto-Drafter

Feed AI your raw compliance data, audit results, and risk assessments, and it can generate first drafts of comprehensive Board or Executive Committee reports. It'll structure the narrative, pull key metrics, and highlight critical findings, saving you hours of drafting time and ensuring consistent, high-quality communication.

Programme Performance Optimiser

AI reviews the effectiveness of your compliance programme elements – CAPA closure rates, training completion, control effectiveness scores – and identifies areas for improvement. It can even recommend specific interventions or resource re-allocations to optimise overall programme performance and efficiency.

Common questions

Common questions

How do you become a Director, Operational Risk & Compliance?

Common routes in include Head of Operations for a large, regulated business unit (5-8 years in a similar role), Director of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) (5-7 years in a similar role) and Senior Legal Counsel (Regulatory/Operations Focus) (8-10 years in a similar role). Times vary with prior experience.

Where can a Director, Operational Risk & Compliance progress to?

This role can lead on to Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) (3-5 years) and Chief Operations Officer (COO) (5-7 years), depending on the skills you build.

What level is a Director, Operational Risk & Compliance in the UK?

This role aligns to RQF Level 7 on the UK framework, a guide to the depth of qualification it maps to, not a hard entry bar.

What new skills matter most for a Director, Operational Risk & Compliance?

Increasingly, AI Governance & Ethical Deployment in Operations. These are the areas where the higher-paid, future-proof work is heading.

The honest bit

You’ve started things before

Most of them were built for a room full of people who aren’t you. A cohort moves on whether or not your week allowed it, and by the third week the thing you’re behind on becomes the reason you stop opening it.

There’s no cohort here, and no timetable to fall behind. Before anything starts, Zavmo asks when you’re sharpest and how long you can realistically sit down for, then builds the sessions around those answers. A bad fortnight changes your pace. It doesn’t put you behind.

And you only pay once you start learning. Searching and planning are free, and you can cancel any time — so the cost of finding out is an afternoon, not a year.

What it costs

Less than one coaching session. Every month.

A single career-coaching hour costs more than a month of this, and it ends when the hour does. Zavmo doesn't. It's £70 a month, about £2.30 a day, for a companion that knows a Director, Operational Risk & Compliance, works on the job you actually do, and keeps going at your pace rather than a timetable's.

  • Searching and planning stay free. You only pay when you start learning.
  • Your credits are yours. Regulated, and they don't vanish when a subscription ends.
  • Cancel any time and billing stops. No notice period, no minimum term.

Your path, personalised

You have the map. Walking it is the part we do together.

This route runs to 10 national skill standards. That is a real journey.

Zavmo shapes a learning experience as unique as you are. It fits how you learn, your pace and the work you already do. Every step stays benchmarked to recognised national standards. That’s the plan for becoming a Director, Operational Risk & Compliance: personal to you, and it still counts. The first steps are free.

Independent research finds well-designed intelligent tutoring performs nearly as well as one-to-one human tutoring: VanLehn (2011), Educational Psychologist.

A private tutor in the UK averages £35–40 an hour . Zavmo is £70/month.

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15Where to go from here

Other roles at Level 7

Same depth of qualification, different job. Useful if the work appeals but this particular role does not.

Other roles in Operations

Stay in the field you know and move sideways rather than up.

If you leave this industry

Your expertise in operational risk and compliance is highly transferable. You could move into similar Director or C-suite roles in other highly regulated industries like pharmaceuticals, aerospace, energy, or financial services. The core skills of managing complex regulations, building robust control environments, and influencing senior stakeholders are universally valued.

Not sure this is the right direction?

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This role profile is © 2026Growth Engineering Technologies Ltd. Built from UK occupational standards and regulated qualification data, and written for Zavmo.

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