Specialist, Operational Resiliency Testing

6 months ago

London, United Kingdom Northern Trust Corp. Full time

About Northern Trust:
Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world’s most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world’s most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Role/Department

The Resilience Testing Specialist leads the development, implementation, and maintenance of Asset Servicing’s operational resilience testing program. This includes identifying and assessing operational risks, developing, and executing test plans, and reporting on test results. Testing forms a key part in stressing the firm’s ability to remain within impact tolerances during disruptive events, ensuring procedures and controls are effectively designed and actionable to ensure the continual delivery of services. Provides guidance to others as necessary. Solves complex issues and works independently. Will lead projects and/or have accountability for on-going activities or objectives. The partner will report test results into Group and Legal Entity Control/Resiliency Committees.

The key responsibilities of the role include:
- Leads the develop of appropriate scenario test plans for critical operations / important business services- Consults and Advises senior Business Leaders and Practice Leads on enhancing resilience provisions- Facilitate operational resilience tests and workshops- Reports on operational resilience tests and test results- Collaborates and advises Business Leaders to create post-test action plans- Leads the development and maintenance of operational resilience documentation- Work with other teams to ensure that operational resilience is integrated into all aspects of the business- Identify and assess operational risks in line with risk appetite and impact tolerances- Identify vulnerabilities within Resilience Strategies for the Businesses Important Business Service and suggests remediation activities- Identifying, investigating and monitoring emerging resiliency risks through horizon scanning to support future scenario test plans- Attends Global Operational Resilience governance committees to present Resilience Testing matters to Senior Leadership and Practice Leads- Provide training and guidance to partners on operational resilience best practices- Stay up to date on industry trends and best practices in operational resilience and resiliency testing- Contribute to the development of the operational resilience strategy- Supports and promotes a Resiliency culture across the enterprise- A senior member of the resilience testing function supporting the coaching of Partners

Skills/ Experience- A number of year's experience relating to operational resiliency and/or incident/crisis management testing- Strong knowledge of operational resiliency including disaster/business recovery, business continuity management, corporate risk policies and standards- Strong background in operational and IT practices including integrated testing-
- Proven track record in presenting to senior management with excellent written and oral presentation skills- Strong understanding of data analytics and related tools including Power BI- Strong collaboration and communication skills- Strong Stakeholder Management- Ability to drive to execution- Applies knowledge of key business drivers and the factors that maximize department performance- Self-motivated individual operating with mínimal oversight

Working with Us:
As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

Reasonable accommodation


We hope you’re excited about the role and the opportunity to work with us. We value an inclusive workplace and understand flexibility means different things to different people.

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