
Senior Operational Resilience Manager
- Luxembourg
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Take a leadership role in the delivery and ongoing enhancement of PPEU’s Operational Resilience framework ensuring the Bank remains fully aligned with evolving regulatory standards including the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and other relevant CSSF circulars, and ECB supervisory guidelines and expectations.
- Develop detailed and strategic Operational Resilience Program Plan for PPEU outlining clear objectives, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements to guide project execution across the organization.
- Ensure adequacy of processes in place to review and update Important Business Services (IBS) alongside relevant service managers and impact tolerances for critical services.
- Coordinate and oversee the annual Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) exercise for PPEU.
- Coordinate the preparation, validation, and submission of all core Program deliverables, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to all deadlines.
- Partner with Affiliate Services and Third Party Risk Management functions to monitor outsourced service providers and ensure resilience risks related to critical third party services are managed effectively.
- Engage with key stakeholders within Information Technology (IT), Information Security (InfoSec), Payments and Operational functions ensuring ongoing monitoring of agreed Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring timely recovery and the development of backup plans aligned with business continuity and recovery plans.
- Facilitate first-line contributions to regulatory reporting on issues, incidents and other resilience metrics.
- Attend and provide regular updates at relevant committees and forums including PPEU's Operations, Compliance and Risk Committee (OCRC).
- Proactively identify risks and issues that could impact program success, developing risk mitigation strategies and contingency plans to minimize potential disruptions.
- Facilitate clear, consistent, and effective communication channels between senior management teams and technical units, including IT, InfoSec, Affiliate Services and Third Party Risk Management amongst others, ensuring all parties are engaged and aligned.
- Work alongside the Global Regulatory Relations (GRR), Government Relations (GR) and Regulatory Compliance teams to cultivate and manage strong working relationships with regulatory authorities, maintaining open lines of dialogue and fostering trust to support smooth regulatory interactions.
- Engage and collaborate with industry working groups and forums focused on relevant regulatory matters, sharing best practices, gaining insights, and contributing to collective industry knowledge and compliance efforts.
- Continuously monitor and analyze changes in CSSF and ECB regulatory expectations on Operational Resilience proactively adjusting bank processes and controls to achieve timely and comprehensive compliance.
- Ensure adequate knowledge and awareness of new product launches, expansion strategies and regulatory changes that might impact the bank.
- Support initiatives aimed at improving processes, driving relevant governance practices, validation processes, and accuracy enhancements.
- Coordinate and manage necessary system changes, updates, and testing activities required to maintain and enhance compliance with regulatory requirements, ensuring seamless integration with existing IT infrastructure and minimal operational disruption.
- Build, lead and mentor a high-performing team of professionals, ensuring clear objectives, development plans and performance management
- Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and regulatory excellence across the function.
- Foster collaboration across the Three Lines of Defence function to ensure alignment with business goals.
- Act as a senior leader in the Operations Team, contributing to broader leadership discussions and cross functional initiatives.
- 12+ years of experience in financial services, consultancy or banking, with at least 3-5 years dealing with Operational Resilience related matters.
- Previous experience of working in a regulated European Financial Institution subject to complex regulations and reporting requirements.
- Strong ability to manage cross-functional relationships, influence stakeholders at varying organizational levels, and foster collaboration across technical and business teams.
- Strong understanding of European Banking regulations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to interpret regulatory requirements and translate them into operational changes.