Operational Resilience Analyst

T. Rowe Price International Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A premier global asset management company is seeking an Operational Resilience Analyst in London. The role entails supporting governance and control frameworks to enhance operational resilience. Responsibilities include documenting control activities, assisting in regulatory compliance, and coordinating resilience exercises. Ideal candidates will have a background in risk management, strong analytical skills, and proficiency in Microsoft applications. This position offers opportunities for career growth in a collaborative culture.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunity for career growth

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in a control, risk, compliance, or operational support role ideally with asset management.
• Familiarity with operational process management, operational risk, controls, or compliance in a financial services context.
• Proficient in Microsoft tools and interest in AI methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Assist in daily control activities ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Support coordination of resilience testing and scenario exercises.
• Help monitor updates to relevant regulatory requirements.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in risk management, business administration, finance, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident. We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity. Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.

The Operational Resilience Analyst is a role that sits within our COO Enablement, Governance & Control Function, operating as a 1.5 line of defence discipline, assisting the SMF24 in their management and oversight responsibilities and is responsible for supporting on the coordination of the firm’s operational resilience governance framework, in line with defined policy, across all in scope functional areas. This role reports directly to the Head of Operational Resilience and supports those who have ultimate accountability for operational resilience (SMF 24, their delegate, Head of Enablement, Governance & Control and SMFs/Heads of Business Units that preside over business processes that contribute to Operational Resilience governance & control). It will require working with associates across the firm who have responsibility for operational resilience of their respective business functions.

Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented analyst to support the governance and control framework underpinning our operational resilience programme. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure to firm-wide risk management practices, contribute to critical control assessments, and support compliance with regulatory expectations (e.g., FCA, CSSF, DORA, MAS). In this role you work closely with relevant Business Units, including business and enterprise risk, compliance, legal, technology, business continuity and third-party risk teams to enhance the firm’s resilience to disruption.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the execution and documentation of daily control activities across operational processes, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards
• Help maintain up-to-date records of control testing, remediation activities, and evidence for regulatory reviews including post-incident reviews and analysis
• Maintain awareness of changes to regulations and guidance impacting resilience (e.g., FCA, CSSF, DORA, MAS)
• Help monitor and update Policies, Procedures, Methodologies, and risk and control artefacts, ensuring they reflect current regulatory expectations and guidance
• Maintain and update the identification and assessment of important business services, including supporting mapping activities and documentation of supporting assets (resiliency questionnaires)
• Support the continuous development and roll out of the Firms Business Resilience training, working with the firms eLearning team as well as classroom training from time to time
• Manage user access and support for TRP’s Business Resilience system, including user training, overall system maintenance, data management, and reporting and analytics.

Policy and Framework Maintenance

• Support alignment between operational resilience and related disciplines such as business continuity, incident management, technology resiliency and third-party risk, both in EMEA & APAC
• Monitor and track overall control performance, identifying potential gaps or weaknesses in process execution.
• Review and update methodologies and execution procedures and checklists
• Support updates and drafting of RSCAs, Self Assessments and memos to evidence execution outcomes, observations and delivery
• Help identify and build out plans for our continuous improvement opportunities
• Attend industry forums, seminars and networks to gain insight into emerging industry standards and bring that knowledge back to the Firm to incorporate best practice into our continuous improvement plans

Governance & Reporting

• Support the coordination and documentation of our Business Resilience Governance Forum, including meeting agendas, minutes, action tracking and follow-up
• Assist in the preparation of management information (MI), risk dashboards, and regulatory reporting for senior risk & business committees and Board reporting

Testing & Scenario Planning

• Support the coordination of resilience testing and scenario exercises, including documentation, stakeholder coordination, and post-exercise review and follow up to drive continuous improvement.
• Help collate and analyse testing results to identify gaps, lessons learned, and improvement opportunities.

Regulatory & Assurance Engagement

• Monitor and summarise updates to relevant regulatory requirements (e.g. FCA PS21/3, CSSF Circulars, DORA, APAC Regulations – MAS Guidelines).
• Support evidence collection and coordination for regulatory reviews or internal audit & assurance assessments
• Maintain centralized document repository, ensuring files are properly ordered and maintained with the correct levels of user access.

Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience in a control, risk, compliance, or operational support role ideally with asset management.
• Familiarity with operational process management, operational risk, controls, or compliance in a financial services context (preferred, but not required).
• Strong analytical, communication, and organisational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio and SharePoint management;.
• Familiarity with risk tooling (e.g., archer, servicenow, ruleguard and similar applications) and MI tools such as tableau and an interest in Artificial Intelligence tools and methodologies is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, business administration, finance, or a related field an advantage

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all. T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, colour, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.