Operational Resilience Manager (VP)

New Job: Operational Resilience Manager (Vice President)
Location: London (Hybrid)

Orbis is partnered with a global leader in the commodities sector, currently seeking an experienced Operational Resilience Manager (Vice President) to join their Risk & Resilience team in London. This is a high-impact opportunity to help shape and strengthen the resilience strategy of a major international firm with complex operations and critical infrastructure.

The Role

This position sits within the Operational Resilience function and plays a pivotal role in identifying and protecting the firm’s most important business services. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the organisation is prepared to prevent, respond to, and recover from operational disruptions—safeguarding both continuity and reputation.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the ongoing mapping of important business services and their associated dependencies across people, processes, technology, facilities, data, and security

• Partner with service owners to identify risks and design mitigation strategies

• Define and maintain impact tolerance thresholds and resilience testing scenarios, aligned to ISO22301 and regulatory expectations

• Coordinate business continuity and crisis management responses, including incident reviews and lessons learned exercises

• Serve as the crisis lead during live events and participate in the on-call rota

• Produce regular resilience reports and present insights to governance committees and senior stakeholders

• Support product and change teams to embed resilience requirements into development lifecycles

• Monitor evolving regulatory expectations (FCA, Bank of England, etc.) and provide internal guidance

• Act as a subject matter expert on operational resilience across the business

Key Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, or Operational Risk

• Strong knowledge of UK regulatory standards, including FCA and Bank of England requirements for resilience

• Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills

• Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and manage complex scenarios with attention to detail

• ISO22301 certification and/or BCI qualification is desirable

Why Apply

• Opportunity to join a major global commodities firm in a high-visibility position

• Work alongside experienced professionals across risk, operations, and technology

• Competitive compensation and benefits package

• Hybrid working model based in central London

If you are looking for a strategic and hands-on role in a globally influential business, get in touch to learn more.