Head of Operational Resilience

Are you ready to shape the future of operational resilience in a leading bank? We’re looking for an experienced Head of Operational Resilience to lead our clients efforts in safeguarding critical services and ensuring our organisation can anticipate, withstand, and recover from disruptions.

Working pattern: 4/5 days a week in the office.

✨ About the Role:

In this high-impact position, you’ll:

✅ Develop and execute a robust operational resilience strategy.

✅ Define critical business services, impact tolerances, and recovery objectives.

✅ Lead cross-functional collaboration across risk, compliance, IT, and operations.

✅ Chair resilience forums and provide expert advice to senior leadership.

✅ Ensure regulatory compliance and serve as the liaison with key regulators.

✅ Drive incident response, scenario testing, and continuous improvement initiatives.

‍‍ About You:

• Proven leadership in operational resilience, business continuity, or risk management within financial services.
• Deep knowledge of regulatory standards (e.g., PRA, FCA).
• Strong analytical, strategic, and communication skills.
• Passion for innovation and driving organizational change.

Get in touch to find out more!

InterQuest Group is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. InterQuest Group is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, religion/belief, race, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, sex or sexual orientation. Please make us aware if you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.