Operational Resilience Analyst

Job Description

Building trusted markets —powered by our people.

At Cboe Europe, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

We’re building inclusive ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we’ve earned as a global market leader. Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to “go for it” and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. Our Associate Resource Groups champion diversity, equity and inclusion, giving associates a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities.

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Summary: Cboe Europe is seeking an experienced Operational Resilience Analyst to ensure compliance with UK and EU operational resilience requirements. In this first-line role, you will develop a deep understanding of our services and technology, leveraging your existing operational resilience expertise to help us prevent and recover from disruptive events, particularly those related to technology and cyber security. Collaborating with technology, cyber, operations, risk, and audit teams both locally and globally, you will document and enhance the operational resilience of our trading services, which are used by hundreds of financial service firms across the UK and EU.

Location: London, UK

In this role you will be responsible for:

Maintaining a comprehensive inventory of attributes essential to our trading services, including:

• Business services and their impact tolerances.
• Supporting functions and their criticality.
• Processes, sub-processes, assets, and controls underpinning these services and functions.
• Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) for the above.

Risk identification, operational resilience planning and testing by:

• Supporting functions with their business impact assessment, along with identification and articulation of technology and operational risks.

• Supporting functions in documenting business continuity plans (BCP) aligned with RTOs, RPOs and our operational resilience strategy.
• Identifying vulnerabilities, single points of failure, and interdependencies within business services.
• Designing and executing resilience testing programs, including severe but plausible desktop scenario tests.
• Documenting test results and implementing recommendations for improvement.

Supporting governance, monitoring, and reporting of operational resilience by:

• Preparing regulatory self-assessments for operational resilience.
• Preparing regular reports for senior management and board committees.
• Maintaining operational resilience management information.
• Support the analysis of test results and track/report remedial actions.

The ideal candidate has:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in technology risk management, business continuity, or operational resilience.
• Aptitude to learn our business services and systems, backed by a keen interest in technology.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience with data analysis and reporting tools

You will really stand out with:

• Knowledge of PRA Policy Statement 21/3 for Building Operational Resilience and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
• Experience in financial market infrastructure or trading environments
• Professional certifications (CBCI, CISA, FRM, PRM)

More About Cboe Europe

We’re reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people. Our journey is an inclusive one. We’re investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed. We celebrate the diversity in our communities, inside and out, and welcome new perspectives with equity, inclusion and belonging.

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot of passion. We’re an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.

Learn more about life at Cboe on our website and LinkedIn.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer – and celebrate our associates’ differences, including race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age and disability.

Any communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. Cboe does not use any other third party communication tools for recruiting purposes.