Disaster Recovery Manager
Posted 3 days ago by Ten10
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Disaster Recovery Manager role is a critical position within the financial services sector, focusing on enhancing and managing disaster recovery capabilities. The successful candidate will architect resilience strategies, ensuring compliance and effective communication with stakeholders. This hands-on role requires extensive experience in disaster recovery and a proactive approach to improving organizational resilience. The position offers a hybrid working model based in London for an initial 6-month contract.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own, maintain, and continuously improve the entire Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) framework.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive DR testing schedule, coordinating complex failover and recovery exercises for critical business systems.
- Define and enforce clear Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) in collaboration with senior business and technology stakeholders.
- Act as the authoritative voice on DR risk, confidently presenting current posture, test results, and strategic recommendations to senior management and executive committees.
- Manage relationships with third-party vendors and service providers critical to the recovery process.
- Document and maintain all DR plans, ensuring they are accurate, accessible, and aligned with regulatory requirements.
Key Skills:
- Extensive, demonstrable experience as a Disaster Recovery or Resilience Manager, mandatory within the Financial Services sector.
- Deep practical knowledge of designing, implementing, and successfully leading complex, organisation-wide DR tests.
- Strong understanding of relevant regulations and compliance requirements governing operational resilience (e.g., PRA/FCA requirements).
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills—you must be comfortable challenging technical teams and educating senior business leaders on resilience priorities and gaps.
- Relevant industry certification (e.g., CBCP, MBCI, or similar) is highly desirable.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Contract Disaster Recovery Manager - Financial Services (London Hybrid)
Contract Length: 6 Months (Initial)
Location: London (Hybrid Working)
Rate: Inside IR35
Are you a seasoned Disaster Recovery expert with a strong background in financial services and a passion for robust resilience? We are seeking a proactive and highly skilled Disaster Recovery Manager for an initial 6-month contract to significantly uplift and manage the DR capability for a leading financial services client. This role offers a hybrid working model based in London.
The Role: Architecting Resilience
This is a critical, hands-on role where you will be responsible for defining, planning, and executing the Disaster Recovery strategy and framework. You won't just follow a plan—you'll be expected to challenge, improve, and embed best-practice resilience across the entire organisation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own, maintain, and continuously improve the entire Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) framework.
- Develop and execute a comprehensive DR testing schedule, coordinating complex failover and recovery exercises for critical business systems.
- Define and enforce clear Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs) in collaboration with senior business and technology stakeholders.
- Act as the authoritative voice on DR risk, confidently presenting current posture, test results, and strategic recommendations to senior management and executive committees.
- Manage relationships with third-party vendors and service providers critical to the recovery process.
- Document and maintain all DR plans, ensuring they are accurate, accessible, and aligned with regulatory requirements.
What You'll Need to Succeed
Extensive, demonstrable experience as a Disaster Recovery or Resilience Manager, mandatory within the Financial Services sector. Deep practical knowledge of designing, implementing, and successfully leading complex, organisation-wide DR tests. Strong understanding of relevant regulations and compliance requirements governing operational resilience (e.g., PRA/FCA requirements). Exceptional communication and influencing skills—you must be comfortable challenging technical teams and educating senior business leaders on resilience priorities and gaps. Relevant industry certification (e.g., CBCP, MBCI, or similar) is highly desirable.
Why Join?
This role offers the chance to lead a high-stakes function and drive genuine, measurable improvements in operational resilience. You'll work at the intersection of technology and business risk, ensuring stability for a major financial institution. Ready to secure their future? Apply now with your CV and outline your most challenging and successful DR testing experience.