Operational Resilience Risk Manager

Company: Jobtailor
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Location: City of Edinburgh
Job Description:

Responsibilities

  • Provide ongoing oversight and challenge to Line 1 led Third Party Management Risk control management
  • Analyse and interpret key risk indicators and risk and control reporting to help determine where Line 2 effort is best focused, and to develop formal Line 2 opinions on Third Party Management Risk matters
  • Provide insight, oversight and challenge within assigned monthly Fora
  • Lead Line 2 led Third Party Management Risk Thematic/Risk Reviews throughout the full lifecycle, including Planning/Terms of Reference, Fieldwork, Findings Validation and Reporting stages
  • Provide oversight and challenge on material Projects and Programmes
  • Oversee Line 1 activity to ensure adherence to the Group’s Risk Management Framework, providing advice and guidance as required
  • Support the broader team with assigned Line 2 activity relating to Information Technology, Information Security, AI, Operational Resilience and Third Party Management
  • Develop and build relationships with Line 1 and Line 3 peers and senior stakeholders

Requirements

  • Proven experience managing Third Party Risk – including associated risk areas such as Operational Resilience, Information Technology and Information Security – in either a second or third-line capacity, preferably within Financial Services
  • Strong stakeholder, relationship management and influencing skills
  • An accomplished communicator who is comfortable, respectful and calm during sometimes challenging situations where differences of risk opinion need to be clearly positioned and justified
  • Ability to analyse situations in a timely manner, producing clear, insightful and succinct written reports
  • Professional qualification in Risk Management, Supply Chain Risk Management, IT and IS audit or risk management e.g., from IRM, CISI organisations (Preferred)
  • Deep expertise in third-party regulatory requirements and landscape, with demonstrated ability to interpret and apply within frameworks (Preferred)

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Posted: July 19th, 2026