Senior Operational Resilience Specialist in Exercises and Operations

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At Danske Bank, we are dedicated to safeguarding the financial infrastructure in our regions by providing exceptional security and resilience. Our goal is to ensure that our services remain uninterrupted, even during significant challenges.

As an Operational Resilience Specialist in Exercises and Operations, you will play a crucial role in this mission. Your expertise will enable us to design, conduct, and evaluate operational resilience exercises, ensuring our team is well-prepared to handle any unforeseen events. Join us and contribute to strengthening our ability to respond effectively to real-world challenges.

You will:

Design and lead operational resilience exercises that simulate a range of disruption scenarios to test the bank’s preparedness and response strategies
Identify areas for resilience enhancement and implement improvements based on exercise outcomes
Work with relevant stakeholders to understand critical operations, recovery objectives, and dependencies, ensuring comprehensive exercise scenarios
Evaluate the effectiveness of current contingency plans and impact tolerance levels through rigorous testing
Develop and maintain robust reporting systems to document exercise outcomes, provide feedback, and suggest actionable insights for continuous improvement
Ensure that we are compliant with applicable regulation and that we continually develop and stay at the forefront of the sector on Operational Resilience
Coordinate responses to actual disruptions, applying insights gained from exercises to optimize real-time crisis management
Engage with Business Continuity, Crisis Management, IT Resilience and other teams to ensure alignment of exercise objectives and methodologies

About you:

Proven experience in operational resilience, crisis management, or related fields, specifically within the financial sector
Experience in designing and conducting operational resilience exercises
Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess complex issues and derive actionable insights
Upper-Intermediate English language skills
Excellent organizational skills with the capability to manage multiple tasks effectively under pressure
Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable in both internal and external forums

We offer:

Monthly salary range from 3360 EUR to 5040 EUR gross (based on your competencies relevant for the job).

Additionally, each Danske Bank employee receives employee benefits package which includes:

Growth opportunities: professional & supportive team, e-learnings, numerous development programs; (incl. professional certificates); 100+ professions for internal mobility opportunities.
Health & Well-being: a diverse, inclusive, work & life balance work environment; additional health insurance; mental well-being practices; partial psychologist counselling compensation; silence and sleep zones at the office; game rooms.
Hybrid working conditions: Work from home up to two days a week; home office budget (after the probation period); modern Danske Campus workplace developed with anthropologist for the best employee experience.
Additional days of leave: for rest, health, volunteering, exams in higher education institutions, and other important activities. Moreover, for seniority with Danske Bank.
Monetary compensation package: accidents & critical diseases insurance; financial support in case of unfortunate events, travel insurance; IIIrd Pillar Pension Fund contribution.