Operational Resilience Consultant

About the role

Pasiona is looking for an Operational Resilience Consultant based in Madrid to support Business Continuity Management (BCM) projects and day-to-day operations. The role reviews entity deliverables against the End-to-End Business Resilience methodology, supports DORA-related work and helps simplify and improve BCM frameworks.

Key responsibilities

• Support BCM project activities and Business As Usual (BAU) operations.
• Review entity deliverables to validate alignment with the End-to-End Business Resilience methodology and quality standards.
• Provide continuous guidance and support to entities on implementing the methodology.
• Support DORA initiatives, including reviewing, challenging and updating definitions of Critical Important Functions (CIFs).
• Assess data quality in the Operational Resilience tool for the DORA Register of Information.
• Simplify and update BCM frameworks: unify guidelines, integrate new BCM controls and align BCM testing with broader operational resilience practices.
• Evaluate the quality of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and give actionable improvement recommendations.
• Ensure all deliverables are clear, auditable, delivered on time and structured for senior stakeholder review.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of professional experience in Business Continuity Management (BCM).
• Expertise in BCM principles, methodologies and industry best practices.
• Expertise in Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) regulatory requirements.
• Ability to define and run Business Impact Analyses, risk assessments, recovery strategies, BCPs and testing/exercising programs.
• English is a must; Spanish is not required.

Required skills

• DORA compliance knowledge
• Business Impact Analysis and BCP development
• Preferred: experience with Riskonnect software