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Operational Resilliance, Risk & Security Manager

Posted: 28/04/26
Recruiter:Hays
Reference:3102808279
Type:Permanent
Salary:£60,000 - £70,000 Annual
Location:South East
Description: Operational Resilience & Physical Security Manager

Your new company This well-established organisation operates within the financial services and insurance sector, supporting customers across multiple UK sites. With continued growth and a strong commitment to resilience, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence, the business is investing in its risk and security capabilities to strengthen its overall resilience posture. You will be joining a forward-thinking, supportive environment with a flexible working policy designed to promote balance and productivity.
Your new role As the Operational Resilience & Physical Security Manager, you will take full ownership of the company's resilience, business continuity, incident management, and physical security frameworks. This is a strategic and hands-on position where you will:

  • Lead the development and maintenance of all Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, Incident/Crisis Management, and Physical Security plans and documentation.
  • Coordinate governance processes, obtaining stakeholder approvals and ensuring compliance through the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee.
  • Act as the primary representative during internal audits, external audits, and client assurance reviews covering resilience, physical security, and CSR.
  • Maintain a structured Governance Calendar, ensuring assessments, reporting cycles, and regulatory deadlines are met.
  • Oversee physical security across multiple sites, conducting inspections, reviewing CCTV/access logs, and mitigating risks.
  • Partner with IT to run Disaster Recovery and Technical Recovery exercises, ensuring alignment between technical and business recovery objectives.
  • Deliver staff awareness, training, and induction support for resilience and security topics.
This role offers genuine autonomy, cross-functional influence, and the opportunity to shape the organisation's resilience and security maturity across all sites.
What you'll need to succeed

You will be an experienced resilience professional with:
  • A strong background in Business Continuity Management and Operational Resilience.
  • Experience managing multi-site physical security environments.
  • Experience supporting or leading audits, client assurance, and governance processes.
  • Strong communication skills with confidence engaging senior stakeholders.
  • Excellent technical writing, risk assessment, and documentation ability.
Experience within insurance or a highly regulated environments is advantageous.
What you'll get in return
  • Hybrid working, 2 days in the office
  • Flexible working options available
  • Private healthcare
  • Pension
  • 21 days holiday

What you need to do now
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