Michael Page Banking
Feb 04, 2026
Full time
Operational Resilience Director will evolve and embed the bank's Operational Resilience framework. This is a 1LOD function to align the UK and EMEAs Operational Resilience . The role will include testing . Client Details The Operational Resilience Director will join a highly successful Investment and Corporate Banking Group in London. Description Support the Operational Resilience Strategy and Policy, ensuring alignment with the banks broader risk management and business continuity objectives. Enable the embedding an Operational Resilience framework across EMEA, ensuring it aligns with the banks strategic objectives and regulatory requirements and design and implementation of underlying methodologies and processes including testing. Stay abreast of current and emerging regulations, internal/external incidents and industry best practices related to operational resilience to continuously improve bank's ability to manage resilience risk and ensure inline with regulatory expectations. Lead the alignment of the centralised regional operational resilience and testing function across UK, Ireland and EU. Develop and continuously improve the assessment methodology and lead the annual assessment, including engaging the business lines and support functions. Work with owners to onboard functions into the Operational Resilience Framework Liaise with Service Management team to ensure service catalogue and mapping of services and their underlying assets is maintained in line with operational resilience objectives Support Incident Management function. Design of operational resilience scenario testing methodology, processes and scenario library as well as developing annual test schedule and overseeing its execution. Identify vulnerabilities that impact ability to continue the operations . Support completion of the annual Operational Resilience self-assessment for all required entities. Facilitate and drive operational resilience governance and actively engage in relevant operational risk and entity management body governance forums/committees and industry groups . Develop operational resilience controls and reporting, directly and in partnership with Operational Resilience Pillars supporting functions, to the board and regulators . Profile A successful Operational Resilience Director should have: Strong expertise in operational resilience within the financial services industry. In-depth knowledge of banking and financial services operations and regulations. Proven ability to develop and implement resilience and risk management frameworks. Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. A proactive approach to identifying and mitigating risks. Job Offer Competitive salary ranging from circa £120k - but please enquire for further details Comprehensive benefits package . Opportunity to work within a leading organisation in the financial services industry. Supportive and professional work environment. Permanent position offering stability and career growth opportunities.