Operational Resilience Lead — BCP & DR

Atlas Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Atlas Search is seeking an Operational Resilience Associate to Vice President to support its business continuity, disaster recovery, and regulatory compliance programs across business and technology functions.

The role requires collaboration with risk, corporate teams, and senior management. You will develop policies, manage remediation, coordinate testing, and prepare governance materials with strong communication and project coordination skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field.
• Approximately 5 years of relevant experience in financial services risk, Operational Resilience, BCP, or DR.
• Strong understanding of capital markets and corporate/investment banking operations.
• Familiarity with Operational Resilience frameworks, governance, testing, and recovery planning.
• Experience supporting projects with planning, stakeholder coordination, and execution tracking.
• Knowledge of regulatory expectations (BCBS Principles for Operational Resilience, US Fed/OCC/FDIC, PRA/FCA).
• Excellent analytical, organizational, written communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Operational Resilience initiatives across BCP, DR, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and maintain resilience policies, procedures, standards, and playbooks.
• Manage remediation plans from resilience testing and regulatory reviews, including tracking and reporting.
• Coordinate with business, technology, risk, and corporate stakeholders to support the framework.
• Support tabletop exercises, BCP and DR testing, and scenario-based assessments with follow-up remediation.
• Prepare management reporting, dashboards, status updates, governance materials, and regulatory submissions.
• Contribute to ongoing development of Operational Resilience frameworks and governance practices.

Skills

Operational Resilience

Regulatory reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/Risk

Job description

Atlas Search is seeking an Operational Resilience Associate to Vice President to support its business continuity, disaster recovery, and regulatory compliance programs across business and technology functions.

The role requires collaboration with risk, corporate teams, and senior management. You will develop policies, manage remediation, coordinate testing, and prepare governance materials with strong communication and project coordination skills.