My reputable banking client, is building up their operational resilience function in London (with global remit), hiring for operational resilience experts to focus on scenario testing and vulnerability management. The successful candidate will be responsible for maturing the Bank-wide scenario testing programme, ensuring risks and mitigation strategies are effectively assessed, while owning the end-to-end scenario testing process.
What you’ll do:
- Leading scenario testing practices for Operational Resilience
- Managing planning, execution, lessons learned, and vulnerability identification across severe but plausible scenarios
- Maintaining the testing catalogue and monitoring the threat landscape
- Conducting horizon scanning to identify emerging risks
- Coordinating testing activities across functions (e.g. Cyber, Technology, Risk, Crisis)
- Ensuring alignment with Operational Resilience standards
- Providing updates to risk committees
- Assessing and validating vulnerabilities against impact tolerances
- Managing resilience MI reporting and tracking remediation progress
- Building strong stakeholder partnerships across the Bank
What you’ll bring:
- Tech risk management, project delivery, operational resilience, crisis management, and strong business communication skills.
- Relevant degree and industry certification (e.g. BCI, DRI) preferred, with proven resilience experience beneficial.
- Eligibility to work with the UK
- Able to work in London 2 -3 days a week
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
About the job
Contract Type: Permanent
Specialism: Banking & Financial Services
Focus: Risk – Operational Risk
Industry: Financial Services
Salary: £50,000 – £110,000 per annum + bonus
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Experience Level: Mid Management
Location: LondonFULL_TIMEJob Reference: P2NC38-7BA0876C
Date posted: 7 April 2026
Consultant: Fiona Funglondon banking-financial-services/risk-operational-risk 2026-04-07 2026-06-06 financial-services London London GB GBP 50000 110000 110000 YEAR Robert Walters https://www.robertwalters.co.uk https://www.robertwalters.co.uk/content/dam/robert-walters/global/images/logos/web-logos/square-logo.png true
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