Aligning Stakeholders for DORA Compliance: Breaking Down Silos to Build Resilience
Compliance Is Everyone's Job
Too often, digital compliance efforts are confined to a single department. For many institutions compliance is viewed as a task for the risk or compliance team alone. But this narrow lens misses the full picture.
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is not just another regulatory checkbox. It is a mandate for enterprise-wide resilience. Achieving that requires cross-functional collaboration between legal, IT, procurement, vendor management, risk, and compliance teams. If these functions remain siloed, compliance efforts will be fragmented, inefficient, and ultimately insufficient.
The Problem with Fragmented Tools and Teams
In many organizations, departments use their own spreadsheets, workflows, and platforms to manage their part of the compliance puzzle. Legal tracks vendor contracts, IT monitors systems, procurement manages onboarding, and compliance oversees regulatory reporting. Without a shared view of risks, providers, and controls, duplication of work becomes common, context gets lost, and teams struggle to respond cohesively when incidents occur.
This disjointed approach leads to:
Information silos that obscure key risk indicators
Manual effort and duplication, draining resources
Delayed or inaccurate reporting due to lack of integration
Poor coordination during resilience testing or incident response
DORA requires financial entities to take a unified approach. The only way to achieve this is with a centralized, collaborative platform that brings all stakeholders together.
Why Cross-Functional Compliance Matters
Each department plays a crucial role in operational resilience:
Legal ensures that contracts with ICT providers meet DORA’s risk management and continuity requirements.
IT implements technical controls, monitors systems, and leads incident detection and response.
Procurement and vendor management maintain oversight of third-party providers and service dependencies.
Risk and compliance set policies, track controls, and prepare reports for regulatory review.
When these teams collaborate on a single platform, they can:
Share data and updates in real time
Respond to incidents with full context
Align efforts around governance and implementation
Prevent gaps in control coverage or audit documentation
How DORAedge Harmonizes Stakeholders
DORAedge was designed to eliminate silos and unify compliance efforts. It empowers cross-functional teams with a shared source of truth and role-based access to the tools and data they need.
Key features include:
Access Control Permissions: Configure stakeholder-specific access levels so each department can contribute without compromising sensitive information.
Multi-Entity Management: Support oversight across subsidiaries, branches, or regulated entities within a group structure.
Centralized Repository: Store all policies, contracts, risk assessments, incident reports, and control documentation in one place.
Integrated Workflows: Automate review and approval processes to streamline collaboration across departments.
Shared Dashboards: Give stakeholders visibility into critical dependencies, open risks, testing schedules, and incident response actions.
With DORAedge, compliance becomes a synchronized operation that mirrors the interdependence of modern financial systems.
What Cross-Functional Compliance Really Delivers
When organizations harmonize their approach to DORA compliance, the benefits go far beyond meeting regulatory expectations:
Reduced operational friction as teams work from a common platform
Faster incident response due to shared information and workflows
Improved audit readiness with real-time access to documentation
Greater resilience as risks and dependencies are managed cohesively
Increased trust across internal stakeholders and with regulators
These outcomes strengthen not just compliance posture but the overall security and efficiency of your operations.
From Disconnected to Collaborative
DORA does demand coordination and documentation. That means moving beyond isolated tools and toward an integrated compliance ecosystem.
DORAedge enables your legal, IT, procurement, risk, and compliance teams to work in unison. No more version control nightmares or blind spots in risk tracking. No more duplicated vendor records or policy overlaps. Just a clear, connected, and comprehensive strategy for operational resilience.
A Unified Path to Resilience
DORA compliance is not the job of one team. It is a collective responsibility that spans departments, disciplines, and domains. By equipping all stakeholders with access to shared tools, data, and governance structures, financial institutions can turn DORA from a regulatory hurdle into a strategic advantage.
DORAedge helps you get there.
Book a demo or start your trial today to see how collaborative compliance works in practice.