Job Summary:
The Project Manager Operational Resilience will play a critical role in assisting our banking clients in enhancing their operational resilience capabilities. This role requires a strong understanding of banking operations regulatory requirements and project management methodologies. The successful candidate will lead and manage projects related to operational resilience initiatives including business continuity planning disaster recovery crisis management and incident response.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and manage the full project lifecycle for operational resilience engagements at banking clients including:
- Project planning scoping budgeting and resource allocation.
- Risk assessment and mitigation planning including threat identification and vulnerability analysis.
- Stakeholder management and communication with client personnel at various levels (e.g. senior management business units IT).
- Project execution monitoring and control ensuring projects are delivered on time within budget and to the agreedupon scope.
- Issue resolution and change management.
- Assist clients in developing and maintaining comprehensive business continuity plans (BCPs) and disaster recovery plans (DRPs) for critical business functions.
- Conduct business impact analyses (BIAs) to identify and prioritize critical business processes and dependencies.
- Develop and implement crisis management and incident response plans including tabletop exercises simulations and realtime incident response coordination.
Understanding of Operational Resilience requirements including identification of important business services process mapping impact tolerance statements scenario testing and selfassessments
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of operational resilience programs and make recommendations for improvement.
- Stay abreast of evolving regulatory requirements industry best practices and emerging threats related to operational resilience in the banking sector.
- Contribute to the development of thought leadership and best practices within the firms operational resilience practice.
Requirements
Qualifications:
- Professional certifications in Project Management (e.g. PMP PRINCE2)
- Strong experience in project management within a consulting environment or within the banking industry.
- Strong understanding of banking operations including lending deposits payments and treasury.
- Indepth knowledge of regulatory requirements related to operational resilience and risk management within the banking sector.
- Experience in conducting business impact analyses developing and maintaining BCPs/DRPs and conducting crisis management exercises.
- Excellent analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills.
- Strong communication interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fastpaced environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software (e.g. Microsoft Project Jira).
Qualifications: Professional certifications in Project Management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) Strong experience in project management within a consulting environment or within the banking industry. Strong understanding of banking operations, including lending, deposits, payments, and treasury. In-depth knowledge of regulatory requirements related to operational resilience and risk management within the banking sector. Experience in conducting business impact analyses, developing and maintaining BCPs/DRPs, and conducting crisis management exercises. Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Jira).