Job title
Operational Resilience Manager
Permanent
Full-time
Location
Stockport, SK1 1HF
Salary
£40,000 per annum (Mid-Market 80%-120% range based on skills and experience (plus a full range of employee benefits)
It’s an exciting time to be part of Vernon Building Society. With over 100 years of heritage and significant recent investment, we’re focused on growth, modernisation, and creating an exceptional colleague experience.
We are looking for a new role of Operational Resilience Manger to join our busy team at Head Office.
The Role
The right candidate will lead and embed the Society’s operational resilience, business continuity and third-party risk management frameworks, ensuring the Society can identify, prevent, respond to and recover from operational disruptions in line with regulatory expectations and member needs.
Desirable Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience within financial services or regulated environment
- Proven experience in operational resilience, business continuity and/or third-party risk management
- Experience working with external suppliers and managing or overseeing service providers
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess risk and identify practical solutions
- Be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills
- Organised and pragmatic, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver outcomes
- Ability to influence stakeholders and communicate effectively across technical and non-technical teams
Package:
- £40,000 per annum (depending upon skills and experience)
- Pension scheme (7.5% employer contributions rising to 10% after 2 years) following pension auto enrolment criteria after a 13-week postponement period
- Salary exchange for pensions arrangement
- 4 x salary death in service benefit
- 25 days holiday (plus statutory bank holidays), increasing to 27 after 2 years
- Health Cash-Plan
- Healthcare Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Birthday holiday
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retail discounts package
- 2 days paid volunteering days in the community
If you want to work with an employer who cares about their customers, local community, and employees, and have a passion to succeed, email your CV and covering letter to: HR@thevernon.co.uk
The closing date for receipt of applications is 22nd May 2026.
The Society reserves the right to close the receipt of applications earlier in anticipation of large application volumes.
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Vernon Building Society is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment. Any applicant will receive equal treatment regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation (Protected Characteristics).