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Building Digital Resilience in a Hyperconnected Risk Environment
As financial institutions digitize faster than ever, operational resilience is no longer a compliance checkbox - it’s a core strategic priority. This interview explores how leaders are modernizing risk frameworks, integrating AI and automation responsibly, and strengthening governance to withstand the next wave of technological disruption.
Oct 27, 2025
Sean Titley
Sean Titley, Chief Risk Officer, The Bank of London
Tags: Operational and Non Financial Risk
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At this year’s Operational Risk & Technology even, Sean Titley, the Bank of London's deputy CRO, discussed how operational resilience has evolved into a defining metric of institutional strength. The conversation highlights the tension between innovation and control - how banks can accelerate digital transformation without compromising on governance, cybersecurity, or risk culture. With regulators sharpening their focus on technology risk, firms are now expected to demonstrate resilience that extends across data, systems, and third-party ecosystems.

The interview underscores a shift from reactive risk management to proactive resilience. Participants outline how AI, automation, and cloud technologies are reshaping the risk landscape, while also introducing new vulnerabilities. The key takeaway is clear: success depends not on eliminating risk, but on embedding agility, accountability, and technology governance deep into every layer of the organization.
Sean Titley Bio

A leading member of the operational risk community in London, with over 30 years of experience in risk management, Sean is Deputy CRO at the Bank of London and an advisor on operational risk to the Institute of Risk Management, Risk.Net and CefPro. He is also a regular speaker on the subject at conferences, webinars and industry forums, including speaking to his extensive network of practitioners, advisors and regulators. Sean has worked in the first and second lines of defence as a risk director and in an advisory and audit capacity, including extensive experience in wholesale capital markets, corporate lending, asset finance, retail banking and payment services at major banks and smaller institutions At the Bank of London, Sean is responsible for the Bank’s approach to enterprise and operational risk, including risk governance, culture and appetite. Prior to that, Sean operated as an independent consultant, working for a range of clients and providing training on topics including risk management frameworks, the three lines of defence, GRC tool implementation, operational risk and resilience, third party risk, model risk and governance and culture. Previous permanent roles included Director of Enterprise, Operational and Model Risk at Metro Bank

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