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Operational Resilience & Third Party Risk Specialist

North West | Hybrid Working

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A growing financial services organisation is seeking an Operational Resilience & Third Party Risk Specialist to join a highly visible governance function.

This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your experience across Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, Incident Management and Third-Party Risk, while working closely with senior stakeholders and helping shape key governance frameworks.

You'll support resilience initiatives, enhance supplier oversight, contribute to board-level reporting, and help the business navigate an evolving regulatory landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships across business and technology teams
• Support Operational Resilience and Business Continuity activities
• Coordinate incident reporting, root cause analysis and lessons learned reviews
• Conduct impact assessments and identify critical business services
• Monitor key third-party suppliers and support vendor risk activities
• Assist with supplier due diligence, onboarding and contract reviews
• Prepare reports and documentation for senior management and governance committees
• Support policy reviews and framework enhancements
• Track regulatory developments and assess business impacts

Ideal Background

We're keen to speak with professionals who have experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Operational Resilience
• Third Party Risk Management
• Vendor Management
• Outsourcing Governance
• Business Continuity
• Operational Risk

You'll also bring:

• Experience working within a regulated environment
• Strong report writing and communication skills
• Experience preparing governance, committee or board-level reporting
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing abilities
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach
• The confidence to challenge and support stakeholders at all levels

Experience within Insurance, Financial Services or another regulated sector would be highly advantageous.

Why Apply?

• High-profile role with senior stakeholder exposure
• Broad remit across resilience, governance and vendor risk
• Opportunity to influence and enhance key frameworks
• Excellent long-term career development potential
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Flexible hybrid working

This role is ideal for someone looking to step beyond pure reporting and administration into a broader Operational Resilience position with genuine ownership, visibility and career progression.

📩 Interested? Get in touch for a confidential discussion or apply today.

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