DORA Transformation Consultant

We are seeking an accomplished DORA Transformation Consultant to join our dedicated advisory team. In this role, you will be the driving force behind embedding DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) regulatory mandates into our "Critical and Important Functions" project stream. You will play a pivotal part in ensuring our corporate resilience framework is robust, strategically aligned, and fully compliant with the latest financial sector regulations.

• 5+ years of verified success within ICT Risk Management, Business Continuity Planning (BCP), and disaster recovery design.
• Strong, practical understanding of complex ICT environments specifically within a banking or financial services framework.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience orchestrating Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) linking commercial business impacts to IT infrastructure.
• Direct, practical exposure to DORA implementation initiatives within the financial services sector.
• Solid understanding of technical risk controls and governance frameworks; direct experience working with ISO 22301 is highly advantageous.
• Proven capability to operate effectively inside large, matrixed organizations with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Ability to drive projects independently in a fluid, agile environment, with leadership capability to guide and assign tasks to junior team members.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal) with outstanding stakeholder management skills.

Value Chain Mapping & Dependency Identification:

• Spearhead the identification, evaluation, and formal documentation of core business operations and their comprehensive, end-to-end value chains.
• Map critical data assets, foundational ICT infrastructures, and cross-functional dependencies in tandem with key business owners.
• Maintain a holistic, top-down view across both corporate business units and technical IT landscapes.

Impact Analysis & Recovery Strategy:

• Lead comprehensive Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) to evaluate and classify the criticality of organizational functions.
• Establish, validate, and align strategic Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPOs).
• Actively collaborate on upgrading and structuring enterprise-wide business continuity and ICT disaster recovery blueprints.

Regulatory Compliance & Stakeholder Synergy:

• Deep-dive into DORA requirements, technical standards, and regulatory updates to translate them into practical business workflows.
• Act as a central liaison between Business Units, IT Operations, and the Business Continuity, Crisis Management & Resilience (BCCM&R) teams.
• Synthesize raw information gathered from technical workshops into clear process maps, dependency diagrams, and structured documentation.