Mufg

Financial Services

VicePresident,DRandScenarioTestingManager

London, United Kingdom FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Vice President, DR and Scenario Testing Manager at Mufg. Skills: Disaster Recovery, Scenario Testing, Regulatory Compliance, Stakeholder Management. Develop, implement, and manage disaster recovery strategy. Oversee risk assessments and business impact analyses”

What You'll Achieve.

Strengthening our organisation’s operational resilience; Ensuring Disaster Recovery and Scenario Testing Events are systematically managed; Risks highlighted and mitigated with lessons learned; Safeguard our digital platform; Maintain compliance across all IT operations; Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and regulatory standards; Prioritize recovery efforts; Ensure system reliability; Validate the effectiveness and readiness of disaster recovery plans; Ensure testing exercises are aligned with regulatory requirements; Address key risks, vulnerabilities, and business continuity challenges; Develop and implement corrective actions; Ensure continuous alignment and resilience; Ensure compliance with internal and external requirements; Report on disaster recovery status, test results, and areas of improvement; Enhance recovery efforts and testing efficiency; Drive the building of a service excellence culture

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving skills; Ability to propose remedial/mitigation options

Eligibility Requirements

Supporting ad-hoc out of hours work related to service continuity activities e.g. DR tests. Power downs etc

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Capability to develop and run Scenario Testing in line with regulatory expectations, Experience of working in a financial regulated environment, Sufficient depth of knowledge of technical infrastructure to be able to interpret and provide feedback to technology domain SME’s, Experience and understanding of the principles of what different types of technology do and how they work with each other, such as, but not limited to, networking, Virtual servers, data replication, databases and backup technology, Ability to make quick and rational decisions (up to authorised level) during DR testing, Ability to propose remedial/mitigation options for any issues/risk that enables management decisions, Degree educated (preferably Computer Science or similar and/or similar work experience

Nice to Have

ITIL Foundation (or above) preferred, Business Continuity qualifications

What You'll Do.

and manage disaster recovery strategy

Oversee risk assessments and business impact analyses

Collaborate to develop recovery procedures

Monitor and maintain disaster recovery environments

Lead and manage scenario testing

Coordinate with stakeholders to design and execute tests

Analyse scenario test results

Ensure disaster recovery strategies comply with regulations

Maintain awareness of evolving regulatory guidelines

Conduct regular audits and assessments

Serve as primary point of contact

Provide guidance and training

Report on disaster recovery status

Continually evaluate and improve disaster recovery processes

Maintain detailed records

Stay up-to-date with new technologies

Supporting ad-hoc out of hours work

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Work closely with cross-functional teams; Collaborate with IT, business continuity, and other relevant teams; Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders; Work closely with senior leadership; Provide guidance and training to key stakeholders; Constructively participate in white board type design and review sessions; Lead high performing team

Communication Scope

Excellent written and verbal skills; Excellent communication skills; Excellent interpersonal skills; Confident approach

Process & Methodology

IT project management skills and experience

Full Job Description

**Do you want your voice heard and your actions to count?** Discover your opportunity with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), one of the world’s leading financial groups. Across the globe, we’re 150,000 colleagues, striving to make a difference for every client, organization, and community we serve. We stand for our values, building long-term relationships, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. With a vision to be the world’s most trusted financial group, it’s part of our culture to put people first, listen to new and diverse ideas and collaborate toward greater innovation, speed and agility. This means investing in talent, technologies, and tools that empower you to own your career. Join MUFG, where being inspired is expected and making a meaningful impact is rewarded. The role of MUFG Technology Resilience is to ensure that critical business services’ underlying processes, systems and applications are resilient and can, where possible, continue to be provided to service users even in the event of disruption. **MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE** We are seeking an experienced Disaster Recovery and Scenario Testing Manager with a strong focus on ensuring resilience in line with regulation including **Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and Operational Resilience (SS1-21)**. This role is critical to strengthening our organisation’s operational resilience by ensuring Disaster Recovery and Scenario Testing Events are systematically managed and risks highlighted and mitigated with lessons learned. The successful candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that IT processes, controls, and practices align with regulatory requirements, helping safeguard our digital platform and maintain compliance across all IT operations. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The role holder will be responsible for the following: **Disaster Recovery Strategy & Management** Develop, implement, and manage the company’s IT disaster recovery st

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