Senior Operational Resilience Consultant
Guildford, ENG, GB, GU2 8XG
Role Description
We have an exciting opportunity within Protection and Resilience as a Senior Operational Resilience Consultant. In this role, you will refine and implement an Operational Resilience framework and related policies, overseeing their execution across Allianz UK. Collaborating with leaders across the business, you'll support understanding and adherence to regulatory obligations. Our team values autonomy, organizational visibility, collaboration, and ongoing personal development, and you'll play a pivotal role in delivering our future state resilience ambitions. Enjoy flexible working options, including hybrid and remote arrangements, to suit your lifestyle.
Salary Information
Pay: Circa £58,000 per year. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.
About You
- You will ensure IBSs and impact tolerances across Allianz UK are maintained and updated, securing necessary approvals from business areas and supporting functions.
- Reviewing and continually improving the mapping of underlying supporting assets across all relevant pillars.
- Refining resilience controls/metrics used to assess vulnerability of mapped assets.
- Coordinating and overseeing regular completion of resilience assessments for identified important business services (IBS).
- Governing the process of identifying, classifying, and prioritizing specific vulnerabilities related to IBSs, escalating unresolved issues as needed.
- Facilitating the definition and refinement of an IBS-level view of risks/threats for developing severe but plausible testing scenarios.
- Reviewing and reporting on compliance as a non-EEA entity to DORA requirements, advising Third Party Risk Management colleagues.
- Reviewing Third Party Service Requests for operational resilience criteria and IBS relevance.
Essential Skills
- Previous experience in governance, risk, or business continuity.
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with confidence to communicate and influence at all levels.
- Ability to drive awareness of resilience topics across the organization.
- Self-motivated and achievement-oriented with excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritize work effectively, achieving deadlines with a flexible and innovative working style.
- Demonstrates excellent team working skills, supporting other team members.
- Willingness to learn and develop through self-driven personal development.
- Experience in planning and facilitating workshops of small and medium complexity.
We support the government scheme “Access to Work” please feel free to ask us about the access to work scheme.
Desirable Skills
- Familiarity with industry-specific software and technologies.
- Experience in leading cross-functional projects.
- Creative problem-solving skills to address challenges innovatively.
- Understanding of regulatory requirements and compliance standards.
What We Will Offer You
Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options
- Hybrid working
- Annual performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- Development days
- A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
- Retail discounts
- Volunteering days
Our Ways of Working
Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Allianz, we prioritize diversity and inclusion, demonstrated by our numerous accreditations: EDGE certified for gender inclusion, Women in Finance Charter members, Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter signatories, and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer.
We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neurodivergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.
We encourage our employees to advocate for their needs, whether it’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, mentoring, coaching, or flexible work arrangements.
Accessible Application for All
As part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we support candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions through the Offer an Interview Scheme, for those meeting the essential skills for the role.
Contact our Resourcing team to opt into this scheme or for assistance with your application, including larger text, hard copies, or spoken applications.
For any inquiries or to submit your application, please contact: Matthew Irvine
Closing date: 20/8/2025
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.
Join us - Let’s Care for Tomorrow.
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79550 | Operations | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz UK | Full-Time | Permanent
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