Principal Consultant - (Senior Manager) Operational Resilience
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About the Position
Principal Consultant (Senior Manager) – Operational Resilience & Cyber Risk
Location: Edinburgh or Glasgow (Hybrid) | Practice Area: Finance, Risk, Regulatory & Financial Crime | Type: Permanent
Build resilience where it matters most across cyber, technology, and third-party risk.
Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements
- 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.
Nice to Have
- 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.
We Offer
- Deliver high-impact transformation programmes for Tier 1 financial institutions.
- Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture.
- Access continuous learning, industry certifications, and structured leadership development.
- Help shape the future of cyber and operational resilience through innovation, automation, and technology.
- Be part of a team delivering meaningful change across financial services and energy.
Core Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus
- Competitive pension
- Health insurance
- Life insurance and critical illness cover
Mental Health:
- Easy access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in-house first aiders
Family-Friendly:
- Maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, plus paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement
Family Care:
- Eight complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care
Holiday Flexibility:
- Five weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday days based on your needs
Continuous Learning:
- Minimum 40 Hours of Training Annually. Take your pick-workshops, certifications, e-learning-your growth, your way. Business Coach assigned from Day One to help accelerate your development
Healthcare Access:
- Convenient online GP services
Extra Perks:
- Gympass (Wellhub)
- Travel insurance
- Tastecard
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to Work
- Dental insurance
About the Company
We're committed to making our recruitment process accessible and straightforward for everyone. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know-we'll be happy to help. We value each person's unique perspective and contribution. At Capco, we believe that being yourself is your greatest strength. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture encourages individuality and collaboration-a mindset that shapes how we work with clients and each other every day.
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