IT Disaster Recovery Manager

Tradition is the interdealer broking arm of Compagnie Financière Tradition and one of the world's largest interdealer brokers in over-the-counter financial and commodity related products. CFT is represented in over 28 countries, employing over 2,500 people.

Tradition’s goal is to provide superior client services. It believes its business success is a direct reflection of its employees and recruits. As such, teamwork, creativity, reliability and integrity are components of a work ethic taken very seriously since the company was founded in 1959.

Tradition is currently seeking to appoint an IT Disaster Recovery Manager to be based within the Madrid office.

With an evolving regulatory environment and an ambitious resilience agenda, Tradition is seeking a proactive, adaptable professional to join the IT Service Management team and drive the next stage of our Disaster Recovery (DR) capability.

Main responsibilities within the IT Disaster Recovery Manager position include :

• Build and mature the EMEA IT DR capability in line with Tradition’s Operational Resilience framework, establishing fit-for-purpose governance, reporting, metrics and tooling.
• Integrate DR with Business Continuity Planning (BCP) so that recovery plans, impact tolerances and playbooks are fully integrated, ensuring uninterrupted delivery of critical services.
• Ensure regulatory compliance (e.g. DORA, MiFID, CFTC) by continually assessing gaps, updating controls and providing clear evidence for auditors and regulators.
• Lead improvement and test programmes —scoping, planning and delivering DR projects and live or table-top exercises that validate recovery capabilities.
• Own DR communications and training , equipping colleagues at every level with the knowledge and confidence to act decisively during disruptions.

Scope of accountability

You will lead the development of the IT DR framework—leveraging proven components from across the Tradition Group—and be expected to deliver results across the following work streams :

Key skills, experience and competencies required to be successful in this role :

Tradition do not accept agency CV’s. Please do not forward CV’s to our employees or Talent team. Tradition are not accountable for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. The Talent team will reach out to trusted agents when required.

Please note, due to the large volume of applications for this position, only suitable candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within 14 days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful.

Tradition welcome all suitable applications and are an equal opportunity employer who value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications and merit.

By applying for this role, you agree that we may retain your details on our system for a period of 6 months and may contact you for any future vacancies that may arise within the Tradition Group.