Operational Resilience Analyst

TL;DR

Operational Resilience Analyst: Strengthening and embedding operational resilience by mapping critical processes, testing dependencies, and reporting to support informed decision-making with an accent on ensuring the firm meets its obligations under the FCA’s Consumer Duty. Focus on leading the design, delivery, and documentation of in-depth scenario testing, including producing high‑quality materials for senior stakeholders.

Location: Hybrid (Manchester, UK). Minimum of 50% of your working time per month spent in the office.

Company

hirify.global is one of the UK’s fastest-growing investment platform businesses, providing award-winning solutions for everyone, from professional financial advisers to first-time investors.

What you will do

• Act as a subject matter expert for operational resilience, bringing practical insight and challenge to help mature the team’s capability and approach.
• Take ownership of multiple resilience mapping documents, ensuring they are current, comprehensive, and clearly articulate important business services, dependencies, vulnerabilities, and contingency gaps.
• Support and influence the review of Impact Tolerances, ensuring metrics and supporting evidence are robust, meaningful, and suitable for senior‑level review.
• Lead the design, delivery, and documentation of in‑depth scenario testing, including producing high‑quality materials for senior stakeholders, facilitating desktop exercises, conducting data analysis and simulations, and ensuring outputs drive genuine improvement.
• Own the identification and documentation of lessons learned and vulnerabilities arising from scenario testing or real operational disruption to Important Business Services, and confidently communicating key themes, risks, and recommendations to senior audiences.
• Play a key role in the delivery and ongoing enhancement of the regulatory Operational Resilience Self‑Assessment by contributing expert input, coordinating evidence, and supporting related resilience change and improvement projects across the business.

Requirements

• Experienced Operational Resilience Analyst with demonstrable, hands‑on operational resilience expertise.
• Strong understanding of what good looks like in practice, gained through real delivery experience.
• Capable of operating independently, exercising sound judgement, and leading workstreams with minimal oversight.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working, with a minimum of 50% of your working time per month spent in the office.
• 25 days holiday, increasing with service + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays.
• 6% Pension with matched contributions.
• Discretionary bonus scheme.
• Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare.
• Friendly, supportive team environment.