Operational Resilience Consultant

PA Consulting Group; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Tax efficient benefits

Résumé du poste

PA Consulting, based in the United Kingdom, seeks an exceptional Operational Resilience consultant to join our Digital Trust and Cyber Security Team. You will analyse end-to-end operations for business resilience and advance beyond traditional continuity management.

You will assess resilience across people, third parties, security and IT functions, shaping PA's resilience practice and contributing to thought leadership.

Qualifications

• Multidisciplinary outlook to deliver resilience perspective.
• Strong record of success and pride in work.
• Stakeholder management across business units.
• Understanding IT tech and risk implications on operations.

Responsabilités

• Analyse end-to-end operations for business resilience.
• Assess resilience beyond traditional Business Continuity.
• Evaluate resilience of third parties, people, security and IT functions.
• Contribute to PA's Operational Resilience strategy and assets.

Connaissances

Stakeholder management

Operational resilience

Risk management

Formation

BCI, DRI, CISSP, IRM certifications

Outils

COBIT

ITIL

Description du poste

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer-centrict service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world.

Why consider joining our Digital & Data community?

• Join our Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.
• Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust-based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have the option to progress with us on a technical career track. No need to go onto the Partner career track if this doesn’t align with what you want to do.
• Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.
• Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same
• Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge-sharing and peer-level support, coaching and mentoring
• Deepen your expertise through our culture of learning and growth – you'll have budget to take courses (technical and non-technical training), plus gain certifications

We're seeking an exceptional Operational Resilience consultant to join our Digital Trust and Cyber Security Team. PA's Operational Resilience team assists clients in crafting and establishing robust businesses, safeguarding their reputation, addressing regulatory demands, and upholding their competitive edge.

You will have opportunity to:

• Analyse end-to-end operations for business resilience.
• You will work with a broader approach, moving beyond traditional business continuity management in today's organisations.
• Your role will involve critically assessing resilience in all vulnerable areas of the organization.
• We are seeking adaptable consultants who can handle diverse resilience elements, including third parties, people, security, and vital IT functions.
• Your work will be grounded in the fundamentals of risk management, which are essential for navigating the intricacies of modern business.
• You will play a part in shaping and developing PA's Operational Resilience team.
• This role offers a chance to contribute to thought leadership and create assets that enhance the team's capabilities.
• An environment that deeply cares about its values Values | PA Consulting

Qualifications

Essential requirements

• We are looking for consultants with the multi-disciplinary outlook to deliver our view of what makes a business resilient.

Specifically, we are seeking.

• An ambitious consultant who has a passion for designing resilience businesses and building a more robust economy
• Someone self-motivated with an unwavering sense of pride in their work and a clear record of success
• Stakeholder management skills, capable of managing interactions across the business
• Knowledge of the operations of an information technology department and the importance it plays to successful business operations. A confidence and interest in where IT can make a business vulnerable is must
• Technical experience (typically three years +) in many of the following is essential (including regulatory requirements): Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, Third Party Risk Management, OCIR, Crisis Management, IT Service Management, IT continuity, Security, Risk Management, Supply Chain Resilience, Disaster Recovery
• Familiarity with IT service models such as COBIT and ITIL would be beneficial
• Experience of relevant international standards for resilience, risk management, information security and service continuity
• Certification to relevant industry bodies such as; BCI, DRI, CISSP, IRM would be desirable
• Familiarity with Financial Services Regulation and a financial services background, but recognising that resilience principles apply across sector

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard however, some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years), as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If you're unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government's guidance on security vetting before applying.

Additional Information

Assessment process

• Quick call with one of our Tech Recruiters – to discuss your application, the role and PA
• Round 1: Either a competency or technical interview (60 mins)
• Round 2: Either a competency or technical interview, whichever you didn’t do at first round (60 mins)
• Final round: Meeting with a PA leader - a mini case study and discussion around your client-centricity (60 mins)

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We're committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.