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Mizuho · 1 day ago

DORA Program Manager and Integrated Testing

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$104K/yr - $210K/yr

5+ years exp

Mizuho is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services, and they are seeking an Operational Resilience practitioner to enhance the firm’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptions to business operations. The role involves managing the DORA transformations, overseeing testing strategies, and ensuring compliance with regulatory expectations.

BankingFinancial ServicesImpact Investing

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage the DORA transformations successful execution, including the management of the portfolio of initiatives and remediations

Manage the program governance and control framework

Coordinate the initiatives across the teams and organization

Track the risk mitigation and test the remediation plan completion

Ensure regulatory reporting processes are properly enforced, and ROI maintained

Manage the escalation governance

Monitor and report on the progress and completion of regular and ad-hoc projects

Work closely with various teams to assess and identify project goals, steps, and timelines

Execute a comprehensive testing program across the scenario catalog to evaluate the bank’s resilience posture, identify structural vulnerabilities, and identify opportunities for enhancement

Coordinate and centralize the different tests and exercises performed across the organization to feed the concentration risk evaluation

Conduct resilience assessment initiatives—including simulations, tabletop exercises, and scenario analyses—to validate the effectiveness of business continuity, disaster recovery, third-party, and technology resilience capabilities in alignment with defined risk appetites

Maintain and update dashboards and key performance indicators (KPIs) related to regulatory compliance and testing

Collaborate with operational resilience pillars to assess compliance with established capability baselines and risk thresholds

Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements

Maintain alignment with internal policies and standards, ensuring consistency with evolving market practices and regulatory expectations

Collaborate with key stakeholders across IT, Risk, Operations, Legal, Compliance, and other functions, serving as a trusted advisor and providing constructive challenge and oversight of resilience-related plans and initiatives

Foster a collaborative, results-driven environment that emphasizes continuous improvement and shared accountability

Support the Head of Operational Resilience in building and developing a high-performing, enterprise-wide operational resilience team

Support audit preparation, coordination and preparation of the answers and evidence packages

Qualification

Operational ResilienceDORA complianceIntegrated testingRegulatory requirementsCrisis managementAnalytical skillsProject managementCollaborationCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Business Administration, Operational Resilience, Cybersecurity, or Finance; an advanced degree is strongly preferred

Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience within the financial services, insurance, or investment management sectors, with an understanding of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) operations

Deep understanding of regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations related to operational resilience, including: DORA, UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requirements, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Principles for Operational Resilience, U.S. Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC guidelines

Demonstrated experience in Operational Resilience, IT continuity, including the execution of testing and exercises, development of preparedness artifacts, and facilitation of post-incident reviews

Familiarity with key components of operational resilience programs, including integrated testing, and crisis response

Ability to perform effectively under pressure, managing crises and operational disruptions with a structured, strategic, and composed approach

Ability to drive several projects and initiatives in parallel

Benefits

Medical

Dental

401K plans

Discretionary bonus

Company

Mizuho

This is not your typical financial institution. It’s our people who make us a cut above.

Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN

10001+ employees

https://www.mizuhogroup.com

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