Operational Resilience & Business Control Director - Banking - London - Contract
Core
Senior leadership role driving First Line of Defence governance, risk, and control oversight for Operational Resilience and Important Business Services (IBS) across the EMEA region.
Role type
Senior IC Director (Operational Resilience & Business Control)
Builds
Operational Resilience and IBS governance frameworks, resilience capabilities, and coordinated resilience frameworks across business, operations, and technology functions.
Domain
Financial Services / Banking / Operational Resilience
Required skills
Operational Resilience expertise, Important Business Services (IBS) knowledge, impact tolerance management, resilience mapping, scenario testing, First Line of Defence governance, regulatory compliance (UK/EU), stakeholder engagement, risk assessment, control environment design, service mapping, dependency analysis, governance reporting.
Preferred skills
Business Continuity experience, Enterprise Risk Management experience, Cyber Security collaboration, Third-Party Risk management, Technology function collaboration.
Technologies
None explicitly stated
Responsibilities
Lead and enhance the First Line Operational Resilience and IBS governance framework; Maintain oversight of Important Business Services and associated impact tolerances; Drive identification, assessment, and mitigation of resilience-related risks; Provide expert guidance on evolving Operational Resilience regulatory requirements; Partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen resilience capabilities; Oversee service mapping, dependency analysis, and resilience scenario testing; Ensure robust governance, reporting, and escalation processes; Provide constructive challenge to business areas regarding resilience readiness; Collaborate with Operational Risk, Business Continuity, Cyber Security, Technology, and Third-Party Risk teams.
Seniority
Director, Senior Leadership