Senior Manager, Operational Resilience LCH Ltd - London Stock Exchange Group

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs.

Our people are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference.

LCH Ltd is a leading clearing house with a global presence. We partner with market participants globally to offer clearing services for a diverse range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, FX, rates and repos. With continuous innovations and the most sophisticated risk management standards attainable in the market today, combined with the flexibility of our 'open' model, LCH sets the bar for choice and efficiency in the marketplace.

This Senior Manager role will report to the LCH Business Controls Officer. This is a first line specialist role focusing on Operational Resilience for the entity as a whole. The role focuses on championing high-quality resilience management practices, assessing and monitoring the resilience profile of the Important Business Services within the entity, and ensuring alignment with Group Frameworks and compliance with the Bank of England Operational Resilience Policy expectations, DORA and any other global regulatory operational resilience requirements.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Lead the coordination, creation and reporting of the Operational Resilience Self-Assessment including coordination and oversight for the completion of the associated activities: Service identification and prioritisation, Service dependency mapping, Impact Tolerance reviews, Vulnerability assessment.
• Lead engagement and coordination within LCH Ltd of Group initiated activities relating to Operational Resilience and where appropriate provide oversight of alignment of Business Continuity matters with the Operational Resilience agenda.
• Ensure LCH Ltd alignment with Group Operational Resilience Frameworks and Standards and support ongoing compliance with policy and regulatory expectations.
• Represent LCH Ltd at relevant industry Operational Resilience forums.
• Provide oversight and support for any other Operational Resilience related matters (for example scenario testing) where required.
• Apply understanding of legislation, regulatory and compliance requirements specific to LCH Ltd, and external best practices, to develop and implement recommendations to enhance resilience and reporting.
• Seek opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Operational Resilience within LCH Ltd.

Skills, knowledge & experience:

• Experience in Operational Resilience, Operational Risk or Business Continuity (financial services experience ideal).
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise.
• Strong knowledge of the Bank of England Operational Resilience Policy.
• Confident communicator, able to produce clear documentation and presentations.
• Comfortable working independently, taking initiative, and using sound judgement.
• Strong relationship-building skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Good problem-solving ability with a proactive, can-do approach.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and confident using Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
• Knowledge of regulatory expectations.
• Questioning and continuous improvement mentality.

Working in the LCH First Line BCO team offers exposure to a dynamic environment with strategic importance, there is the opportunity to influence business decisions, and is a hybrid work arrangement based in London. The role contributes to organisational resilience and risk prevention.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.