PERM - RMD - Resilience Risk Manager - Vice President

SMBC: A trusted partner for the long term

Here at SMBC Group, we want to help you find the next step in your career so read on to discover if this opportunity is the one for you. We like to recognise potential in our people, so we welcome your application even when your experience doesn't perfectly align with the job description. Whilst we'll always strive to be better, we're proud of our inclusive culture, and encourage our applicants and colleagues to be their authentic, unique selves.

United by a sense of purpose towards our customers - to be a trusted partner for the long-term - and our universal banking platform in EMEA, SMBC Group has an international growth agenda and award-winning products, meaning we provide exciting opportunities to work on a diverse range of projects and initiatives. We deliver a full suite of corporate finance products and solutions to our customers as well as investment banking and advisory services, and a range of innovative solutions in global capital markets.

Read on to find out how you could enhance your skills and gain valuable experience, by joining us to support our clients transition to a sustainable future.

This is a senior Operational Risk role requiring specialist expertise across Operational Resilience, Recovery & Resolution, Third Party Risk Management (TPRM), and People Risk.

This is a high-profile position within the Operational Resilience function, providing exposure to senior stakeholders and regulatory engagement across the UK and Europe. The role will play a key part in further developing and embedding the organisation's resilience framework, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory expectations, including the FCA/PRA Operational Resilience requirements and the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), while strengthening third-party oversight, recovery capabilities, and people risk management.

The successful candidate will support the Executive Director in bringing together a range of policies, frameworks, and practices to create a fully integrated resilience capability. This will require strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, combined with deep technical knowledge across risk and resilience disciplines, to drive alignment, challenge, and continuous improvement across the organisation.

The anticipated salary range for this role is £71,000-£114,000, with the final offer determined based on the candidate's skills, experience, role scope, location, and relevant market factors. In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible for a discretionary incentive award and a competitive benefits package, including core benefits such as pension provision.

Risk Management Department

As a subject matter expert with significant experience (typically 5-10+ years) in Operational Resilience, Recovery & Resolution, and Third Party Risk Management, you will play a key role in identifying, assessing, and overseeing risks that could impact the delivery of critical business services. Working closely with senior stakeholders across Operations, Technology, Procurement, and Risk, you will help ensure that robust resilience frameworks are maintained and continue to evolve in line with regulatory expectations (including FCA/PRA requirements, Basel principles, and emerging industry standards).

The role requires strong stakeholder management, influencing, and negotiation skills, together with the ability to provide effective review and challenge across a broad range of resilience activities. This includes assessing the design and effectiveness of business continuity and disaster recovery arrangements, ensuring resilience capabilities are credible, regularly tested, and capable of supporting…