IT Continuity, IT Risk, Resilience Leader
London, United Kingdom | Posted on 16/10/2025
IT Resilience, IT Risk & Continuity Leader
Overview
We are seeking a strategic and experienced IT Resilience, IT Risk & Continuity Leader to oversee the organisation’s IT risk, resilience, and continuity capabilities. The role is responsible for ensuring the stability, availability, and recoverability of IT services, while embedding risk‑aware decision‑making across the technology function.
This is a high‑impact leadership position, interfacing with senior executives, IT teams, and business stakeholders to safeguard critical systems and support organisational resilience.
Key Responsibilities
IT Resilience & Continuity Leadership
- Develop, implement, and maintain IT resilience and continuity frameworks in line with industry best practice (ISO 22301, ITIL, COBIT).
- Lead Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy for IT systems and services.
- Ensure that IT recovery strategies align with business recovery objectives and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct regular IT resilience testing, including DR exercises and scenario planning, and report findings to senior leadership.
- Identify, assess, and monitor IT risks across infrastructure, applications, cloud, and vendor ecosystems.
- Develop mitigation strategies and maintain an IT risk register with clear ownership and remediation plans.
- Collaborate with cyber security, information risk, and compliance teams to ensure integrated risk management.
- Advise executive leadership on IT risk posture, emerging threats, and investment priorities.
Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Lead a team of IT resilience and risk professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Act as the primary point of contact for IT risk and continuity matters across business units.
- Deliver executive reporting, dashboards, and board‑level updates on IT resilience, risk, and continuity performance.
- Support vendor risk management and assurance activities for critical IT service providers.
- Drive continuous improvement of IT risk, resilience, and continuity processes.
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, regulatory frameworks, and industry standards.
- Promote awareness of IT resilience and risk across the organisation through training and engagement initiatives.
Skills & Experience
- Proven leadership experience in IT resilience, IT risk, or IT continuity roles (typically 8–15+ years).
- Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, applications, cloud services, and critical business systems.
- Knowledge of IT risk frameworks (COBIT, ISO 27001, NIST) and business continuity standards (ISO 22301).
- Experience conducting Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and IT Disaster Recovery planning.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience presenting to boards and executives.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capabilities.
- Experience in vendor risk management and IT service assurance preferred.
Qualifications
- Degree in IT, Risk Management, Business Continuity, or related discipline.
Professional certifications preferred
- Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP/CBCI)
- CISSP, CISM, or equivalent IT security certification
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