Senior Resilience Manager

JR United Kingdom; West Midlands Combined Authority; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A national professional services firm seeks a Senior Resilience Manager for a 6-month fixed-term contract. This role focuses on developing a comprehensive resilience framework, enhancing business continuity, and leading strategic incident response initiatives. Join a value-driven organization that prioritizes wellbeing and collaboration.

Benefits

Flexible working

Commitment to wellbeing

Inclusive culture

Collaborative environment

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in resilience, business continuity, and crisis/incident response.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across regulated environments.
• Ability to drive change and embed risk-informed thinking into operations.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a resilience and continuity framework.
• Lead incident response activities and develop recovery capabilities.
• Govern identification and mitigation of operational vulnerabilities.

Skills

Leadership

Business continuity

Crisis management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk-informed thinking

Job description

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Senior Resilience Manager, West Midlands

Client: MERJE

Location: West Midlands

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

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Posted:

12.06.2025

Expiry Date:

27.07.2025

Job Description:

Senior Resilience Manager – 6 Month FTC

Location: Home based

Salary: Competitive + Benefits

Sector: Legal / Financial Services

A national professional services firm is seeking an experienced Senior Resilience Manager to lead the development and implementation of a firmwide resilience framework. This 6-month fixed-term contract offers a unique opportunity to shape critical business continuity and incident response strategies at an enterprise level.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver a robust, outcomes-focused resilience and continuity framework.
• Map critical services and ensure recovery capabilities meet defined tolerances.
• Govern identification and mitigation of operational vulnerabilities.
• Lead incident response activities, including coordination of out-of-hours support.
• Develop playbooks and testing regimes for critical services.
• Partner with IT and business units to enhance disaster recovery preparedness.
• Represent the organisation externally and advise on resilience standards.

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven leadership in resilience, business continuity, and crisis/incident response.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across regulated environments (e.g., SRA, FCA).
• Ability to drive change and embed risk-informed thinking into operations.

Why Apply?

• Join a values-led organisation with a strong commitment to colleague wellbeing, flexible working, and inclusion.
• Be at the heart of strategic resilience in a complex and regulated environment.
• Benefit from a supportive team and a culture that champions collaboration and innovation.

Interested?

Apply now to shape and lead resilience strategy where your expertise will make a real difference.