Operational Resilience Specialist, Group Resilience, OBS, Dublin

Job title:

Operational Resilience Specialist, Group Resilience, OBS, Dublin

Company

Allied Irish Banks

Job description

Location/Office Policy: Molesworth Street, Dublin – Remote Centric

• Would you like to help AIB be a more resilient organisation?
• Would you like to learn something new every day?
• Would you like to understand AIB’s services and how all our various teams, technology, third parties and property are connected?

What is the Role:The Operational Resilience Specialist role is a key role within the Operational Resilience team, within the Group Resilience function.The role holder will provide support for scenario testing, MI reporting and support for our internal stakeholders to ensure alignment to Operational Resilience regulations, by ensuring that AIB can identify, prepare for, respond, adapt and recover from operational disruptions. They will also provide support to the continuity team within Group Resilience and support Business Continuity lifecycle activities.Key accountabilities;

• Co-ordinate the design, planning and execution of severe but plausible scenario tests, to measure AIB’s ability to respond to service disruptions.
• Management of a Scenario Test Library and ensure alignment to industry and best practice.
• Ensure continuous improvement of the scenario testing process through identification and implementation of key learnings and agreed process improvements.
• Analysis of Operational Resilience Data including scenario testing outputs, to understand trends and inform decision-making for resilience.
• Collation and interpretation of MI to report on the resilience of our services.
• Coordination and support with regards to the annual review of services.
• Providing support for the Operational Resilience tooling solution.
• Continually work to strengthen the bank’s capabilities to respond in the event of an operational disruption and demonstrate continuous improvement.
• Presentation of Operational Resilience data to business stakeholders and AIB Management.
• Engagement and support for our senior leaders and SMEs across the organisation to embed Operational Resilience to ensure the resilience of our Vital Business Services.
• Keeping abreast of industry trends and best practice within the Operational Resilience and interpretation of regulation, to ensure best practice is embedded in the organisation.
• Assist with the embedding of the Continuity culture across AIB through supporting and participating in the Business Continuity lifecycle.

What you Will Bring ;

• Proven experience in one or more of Operational Resilience, Risk Management, Business Continuity Management, Crisis Management, Incident Management, Governance or Assurance in a Banking environment, with a clear understanding and knowledge of associated risks.
• Be solution focused with strong interpersonal and negotiating skills and experience of collaborating across multiple functions.
• Highly motivated personality, with a proven ability to work on own initiative within a dynamic work environment, with excellent communication skills (both spoken and written) including the ability to document and summarise meeting discussions, prepare reports and track outcomes.
• Ability to gather and analyse data from varying sources to interpret and identify trends and provide insights to inform decision making.
• Proven ability to build and maintain strong, working relationships with senior leaders across the group in addition to functional specialists, and be prepared to robustly challenge current thinking, where required, to ensure that the Operational Resilience environment and culture is improving.

Why Work for AIB :We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.Some of our benefits include;

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options
• Two volunteer days per year

Please click for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.Key CapabilitiesBusiness Partnering and Consulting : Functions as a trusted advisor regarding relevant markets, buxiness rstrategies and operating and/or risk and control environments to advise the business on solutions relating to own area of expertise.Depth of Technical Knowledge: Thoroughness of understanding in a specific area or expertise and encompasses a comprehensive grasp of concepts, principles, and practices within that domain, allowing complex problem solving, innovation and application of best practice effectively.Data Analysis: Effectively uses data to gain deeper insights and encourage proactive decision-making within the organisation.Communication : Communicates with clarity and precision in both written and verbal contexts. Presenting complex information in a concise format that is audience appropriate.If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Emma, at for a conversation.AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request please email the Talent Acquisition team atDisclaimer:Unsolicited CV’s sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.Application deadline : Tuesday 12th August

Expected salary

Location

Dublin

Job date

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 03:31:36 GMT

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