Senior Associate, First Line Business Continuity Management

About the role

LCH Ltd, a leading clearing house offering clearing services for equities, fixed income, FX, rates and repos, is looking for a Senior Associate to join its First Line Business Continuity Management team. The role supports the development, delivery and ongoing enhancement of Business Continuity and Crisis Management capabilities, helping ensure operational readiness, coordinating and executing BCM exercises and incident response procedures, and keeping alignment with Group standards and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain central BCM documentation, Teams channels and evidence repositories, keeping them accurate, organised and accessible.
• Analyse recovery strategy testing results, track completion with Business Continuity Coordinators, highlight gaps and escalate remediation.
• Coordinate periodic testing across Services and Functions (e.g. EMIR switch testing, WAR site testing) and manage schedules, outcomes and follow-ups.
• Keep BCM documentation, including BIAs, BCPs and recovery strategies, consistent and aligned with Group Crisis Management and BCM standards.
• Support day-to-day BCM activities, track actions and monitor progress, and engage regularly with Business Continuity Coordinators.
• Support Third-Party Risk Management across the supplier lifecycle, including due diligence, risk assessments and reporting to senior management, committees and the Board.
• Support the Operational Resilience framework, including governance, regulatory compliance, documentation and stakeholder engagement.
• Provide ad hoc support for central bank attestation activities, including coordination, documentation and responses to queries.

Required profile

• Degree-educated with experience in Business Continuity Management, Third Party Risk Management, Operational Resilience or Operational Risk; financial services experience is ideal.
• Experience producing reports, management information and governance materials for senior stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills, good problem-solving ability and a proactive approach.
• Confident communicator, comfortable working independently and building relationships.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and confidence with Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint).
• Awareness of regulatory expectations is helpful but not essential.