DORA Manager

B2B Network; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

B2B Network in Poland seeks an external consultant to provide expert advisory and hands-on support on DORA, operational resilience, business continuity, and crisis management for financial services. You will translate guidance into actionable requirements, assist audits, and report to senior management, with close collaboration across risk, compliance, IT, and business functions.

Warsaw with office presence required, 3 days a week if needed.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in regulatory advisory or compliance within financial services.
• Strong, practical knowledge of DORA and broader operational resilience regulations.
• Experience in business continuity and crisis management in the financial sector.
• Experience supporting audits, supervisory reviews, or regulatory programmes.
• Ability to assess and challenge existing frameworks against regulatory expectations.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to document clear, defensible conclusions.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Interpret regulatory requirements and compliance assessments related to DORA, resilience, continuity, and crisis management.
• Translate regulatory text and supervisory guidance into actionable requirements, controls, and implementation plans.
• Assist in documentation and evidence for audits, internal reviews, and inspections.
• Contribute to clear, structured reporting for senior management and governance forums.
• Act as SME on DORA in interactions with risk, compliance, IT, and business functions.

Skills

Regulatory advisory

DORA knowledge

Operational resilience

Business continuity

Crisis management

Audit support

Regulatory programme support

English communication

Job description

Scope of Services

The external consultant is expected to provide expert advisory and hands on support within the following areas:

• Interpret regulatory requirements and compliance assessments related to Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), operational resilience, business continuity, and crisis management
• Translate regulatory text and supervisory guidance into actionable requirements, controls, and implementation plans. Provide expert judgement on regulatory intent, proportionality, and good practice within financial services
• Assist in the preparation of documentation and evidence for audits, internal reviews, and supervisory inspections
• Contribute to clear, structured reporting for senior management and governance forums
• Act as subject matter expert on DORA in interactions with internal stakeholders across risk, compliance, IT, and business functions

Must-have knowledge and experience

Required Competence and Experience The consultant must demonstrate:

• Proven experience in regulatory advisory or compliance validation within banking or financial services
• Strong, practical knowledge of DORA and broader operational resilience regulations
• Experience from business continuity and crisis management in the financial sector
• Experience supporting audits, supervisory reviews, or regulatory programmes
• Ability to assess and challenge existing frameworks against regulatory expectations
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to document clear, defensible conclusions
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal

Locations: Warsaw, Gdańsk, Gdynia and Łódź. Candidate to be available in the office 3 days/week if required.