Jobs › London › Managing Principal (Director) - Operational Resilience & Cyber
Managing Principal (Director) - Operational Resilience & Cyber
Capco is hiring for the job of Managing Principal (Director) - Operational Resilience & Cyber , London, UK (On-site). This is a Governance job in the governance, risk, and compliance field. Review the full details below and apply directly with Capco.
Managing Principal / Director – Cyber and Operational Resilience
Location: London (Hybrid) Practice Area: Finance, Risk, Regulatory and Financial Crime Type: Permanent
Lead large-scale cyber and operational resilience transformation across the financial services industry
The Role
Capco is seeking experienced Managing Principals / Directors to join our Cyber and Operational Resilience capability. In this senior leadership role, you ll act as a strategic advisor and delivery lead, partnering with leading financial institutions to design and implement end-to-end resilience solutions. You ll play a critical role in shaping client strategy, leading complex transformation programmes, and driving growth across our Risk practice. You ll also champion AI-enabled ways of working, helping clients and teams responsibly adopt approved AI tools, automation, and data-driven insights to strengthen resilience, improve decision-making, and accelerate delivery while maintaining appropriate governance and human oversight.
What You ll Do
Lead large-scale cyber and operational resilience programmes, including regulatory alignment with PRA, DORA, and global resilience frameworks, identifying opportunities to leverage AI-enabled workflows and automation to enhance client outcomes.
Oversee resilience assessments across operational and technology landscapes, including third-party and vendor risk, using AI-enabled analytics where appropriate to strengthen risk identification, resilience, and decision-making.
Define and implement resilience frameworks, governance models, controls, and reporting mechanisms, ensuring robust governance, validation, and responsible AI practices where AI-supported capabilities are adopted.
Drive cyber resilience strategy, including cyber posture assessments, security architecture, cloud security initiatives, and the responsible application of AI to improve resilience capabilities.
Lead business development, proposition creation, and strategic client growth while helping shape Capco s market-leading cyber and operational resilience offerings.
What We re Looking For
Extensive experience in cyber risk, operational resilience, and third-party risk within financial services or management consulting.
Proven success leading complex transformation programmes and building trusted relationships with senior executive stakeholders.
Strong experience developing propositions, winning new business, and delivering strategic growth initiatives.
Experience building, mentoring, and leading high-performing consulting teams while fostering innovation and responsible AI adoption.
Deep understanding of resilience regulations and practical implementation across frameworks such as PRA, DORA, and global resilience standards.
Bonus Points For
Experience delivering Important Business Services (IBS), Impact Tolerance (ITOL), scenario testing, and resilience embedding programmes.
Background in cyber security architecture, cloud security, AI-enabled security analytics, or cyber technology implementation.
Experience with vendor risk frameworks, supply chain resilience, and third-party governance.
Strong track record in thought leadership, proposition development, market engagement, and AI-enabled resilience innovation.
Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory environments.
Why Join Capco
Deliver high-impact transformation programmes for Tier 1 financial institutions.
Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture.
Access continuous learning, industry certifications, and structured leadership development.
Help shape the future of cyber and operational resilience across financial services.
Be part of a leadership team driving innovation, growth, and meaningful client impact.
Benefits
Core Benefits: Discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover.
Mental Health: Easy access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in-house first aiders.
Family-Friendly: Maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, plus paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement.
Family Care: Eight complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care.
Holiday Flexibility: Five weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday days based on your needs.
Continuous Learning: Minimum 40 Hours of Training Annually. Take your pick, workshops, certifications, e-learning, your growth, your way. Business Coach assigned from Day One to help accelerate your development.
Healthcare Access: Convenient online GP services.
Extra Perks: Gympass (Wellhub), travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work, and dental insurance.
Inclusion at Capco
We re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and straightforward for everyone. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know, we ll be happy to help. We value each person s unique perspective and contribution. At Capco, we believe that being yourself is your greatest strength. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture encourages individuality and collaboration, a mindset that shapes how we work with clients and each other every day.
span rgb(26, 26, 26); # -KA1
.
Location and market context
This job is based in London on-site. Local candidates benefit from being close to Capco's teams and regional hiring market. Confirm the exact in-office expectation and any relocation support with the employer.
About governance jobs
Governance jobs design the structures, policies, and oversight that keep complex programs accountable, coordinating across legal, risk, compliance, and technology. Jobs like this one are typically evaluated against frameworks such as governance frameworks, policy standards, and oversight and reporting practices.
How to position yourself for this governance job
Strong candidates emphasize policy and standard-setting, committee and stakeholder coordination, oversight reporting, and translating strategy into durable operating structures. In your resume and outreach, tie your experience to how Capco would apply governance frameworks, policy standards, and oversight and reporting practices, and lead with concrete outcomes rather than duties.
Similar GRC jobs
- Managing Principal (Director) - Financial Crime Transformation - AML Investigations, Sanctions & Fraud · Capco · London, UK
- Managing Principal - Financial Crime Transformation - AML Investigations, Sanctions & Fraud · Capco · Edinburgh, UK
- Management Consultant - AML Investigations, Sanctions & Fraud · Capco · London, UK
- Principal Consultant - (Senior Manager) Operational Resilience · Capco · Edinburgh, UK
- Principal Consultant (Senior Manager) - Operational Resilience & Cyber · Capco · London, UK
- Management Consultant - Operational Resilience & Cyber · Capco · Edinburgh, UK
- GRC Pre-Sales Consultant / Solutions Engineer – EMEA · Vanta · London, UK
- GRC Principal · OVO Energy · London, UK
More jobs at Capco
- Principal Consultant (Senior Manager) - Non-Financial / Operational Risk · Capco · London, UK
- Financial Risk Principal Consultant (Senior Manager) · Capco · London, UK
- Management Consultant - Financial Risk · Capco · London, UK
- Management Consultant - Non-Financial / Operational Risk · Capco · Edinburgh, UK
- Senior Consultant - Risque de marché et de contrepartie H/F · Capco · Paris, France
- (Senior) Consultant* - Meldewesen / Regulatory Reporting · Capco · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
More GRC jobs in London
- Head of/Director, International Regulatory Affairs · Hims & Hers · London, England
- Electronic Trading Governance and Controls Director · Deutsche Bank · London, 21 Moorfields
- Credit Risk Officer, Energy Trading Credit Risk Management · Deutsche Bank · London, 21 Moorfields
- Market Risk Manager · Deutsche Bank · London, 21 Moorfields
- Market & Valuation Risk Management – Valuation Control: Commodities- Energy trading Valuation Risk Manager · Deutsche Bank · London, 21 Moorfields
- Internal Audit - Regulatory Lead, EMEA · Stripe · London
Hiring for Governance?
Reach candidates who are already searching for this role, not a general audience. Your posting appears on this page, in the job alerts, and across the GRC Careers network.
Post a job Pricing from $99 · About GRC Careers · Hiring toolkit
Want to be next in a job like this?
Jobs like Managing Principal (Director) - Operational Resilience & Cyber in London, UK open regularly. Be first to know, privately. No current employer ever sees you looking.
Employer, or see something wrong with this posting? Report this posting and we will review it promptly.