Principal Consultant (Senior Manager) – Operational Resilience & Cyber

Responsibilities

Our client, a confidential management consulting firm serving financial services and energy sectors, is seeking a Principal Consultant to lead operational resilience and cyber risk engagements. In this senior role, you will:

• Lead operational resilience assessments, scenario testing, and control implementation programmes, identifying opportunities to leverage AI-enabled workflows and automation to strengthen resilience outcomes
• Advise clients on regulatory readiness across PRA, DORA, and other resilience frameworks, translating regulatory expectations into practical transformation strategies and sustainable operating models
• Oversee cyber risk, third-party risk, and vendor resilience assessments, using AI-enabled analytics where appropriate to strengthen risk identification, prioritisation, and decision-making
• Design and implement governance models, dashboards, Important Business Services (IBS), Impact Tolerance (ITOL), and reporting frameworks, ensuring robust governance, validation, and oversight where AI-assisted tools are utilised
• Lead cyber and technology resilience transformation initiatives, including tooling, cloud security, and control enhancements, while contributing to business development, proposition development, and capability growth

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• Extensive experience delivering operational resilience, cyber risk, and third-party risk transformation within financial services, energy, or management consulting
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks including PRA, DORA, and related operational resilience standards
• Proven experience leading complex transformation programmes, including scenario testing, IBS/ITOL calibration, control remediation, and operating model transformation
• Experience using approved AI tools, automation, or advanced analytics to enhance resilience, risk management, and programme delivery while maintaining appropriate governance and professional judgement
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across business and technology functions

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience leading enterprise-wide operational resilience or cyber transformation programmes
• Background in cloud security, cyber tooling implementation, cyber security architecture, or AI-enabled cyber analytics
• Experience with vendor risk management, third-party governance, supply chain resilience, and remediation strategies
• Proven track record of mentoring, coaching, and developing high-performing consulting teams
• Experience contributing to business development, proposition development, and strategic client growth

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will review your application and conduct an initial screening. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not contact the client directly—all communication should flow through our recruiting team to ensure a smooth and professional process.

This is a permanent position based in London with hybrid working arrangements. You'll be part of a collaborative consulting environment working on high-impact transformation programmes for Tier 1 financial institutions. The role offers access to continuous learning, industry certifications, and structured leadership development.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process and are competitive with the consulting market for this seniority level.

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