Senior Business Continuity Planning Analyst recruitment
Responsible to provide leadership, oversight, guidance and management expertise in business continuity practices for assigned Global businesses or functions
• Development or implementation of Business Continuity Management Program components such as: Business Impact Assessments (BIA), Business Resumption Planning, Plan maintenance, Testing, Incident management.• Risk Assessment and identification of operational risks (internal / external), magnitude of impact and guidance for risk mitigation in alignment with Global Business Continuity Policy and regulatory requirements• Provide subject matter expertise at strategic and / or tactical levels to Senior management in the identification, classification and enhancement of proposed contingency strategies to mitigate risks associated with business interruptions• Establish notification tool and procedures for Incident/Crisis Management communication and reporting• Work with other risk or compliance functions to promote an integrated approach in identifying and managing enterprise business continuity related risks effectively• Provide oversight for the reporting of BCP activities and adequacy of Business Continuity Planning activities.• Planning, Designing, Implementing and Monitoring of Key Performance Risk Indicators and Processes in Business Continuity Planning• Establish BCP-related risk reporting for different levels of the organization• Provide periodic metrics and reporting to Senior management on the status of preparedness for Business Unit BCP activities• Provide subject matter expertise to Senior management in the alignment of recovery strategies with Business Impact Assessment results• Support business units with the application of best practices for Crisis Management and Automated Call Tree Notification Procedures; Site Risk Assessments; • Ensure that significant Gaps identified during plan maintenance, testing/exercises are aligned to the BCP Policy and Standards and tracked to resolution• Coordinate workspace recovery seat reviews compared to recovery contracts• Develop and lead BCP training sessions for Business Managers and representativesMinimum Requirements:• Experience or training in any one of the following: Certified Business Continuity Professional, Information Security: knowledge of Basel II, IT infrastructure and industry designation preferred (e.g. CISM, CBCP);• Business Continuity: knowledge of business continuity plans and testing• Experience in the banking industry; preferably at a large bank holding company (BHC)• Understanding of federal banking guidelines/requirements• Ability to interact with a variety of internal and external resources in a professional manner that creates confidence in his/her knowledge and abilities and helps foster mutually satisfactory resolution to risk gaps and issues• Knowledge and experience in performing assessments aligned with FFIEC work programs• Analytical and problem solving skills • Detailed and self-motivated/directed• Good organizational skills, able to establish priorities• Able to multi-task, handle competing priorities and follow through on all open items/tasks• Strong written and oral communications skills including the ability to create organized and articulate summaries of risk assessment findings/points of view that are easily understood by teammates, LOBs, etc.• Bachelors degree in business management, finance, accounting, risk, information systems or related adequate experience• Certified Business Continuity Professional or equivalent certification preferred• Additional language skills beneficial (i.e. French, Spanish, Chinese)• 7+ years in corporate or regulatory environment including experience with organizational dynamics, relationship management, conflict resolution, and strategic planning• 6+ years in Business Continuity, IT Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management or related experience.• Working knowledge of operations risk management frameworks and supporting technologies • Knowledge of financial / insurance products or services• Demonstrated project management experience in diverse cross-functional projects• Demonstrated experience working in multi-cultural international organizations• Demonstrated independent working style with attention to results-oriented working behaviour• Perferring knowledge of integrated planning software programs (i.e. LDRPS, Paragon) • General knowledge of information technology (networking, operating systems, business applications, web technology, telecommunications)• Demonstrated relationship management skills and ability to influence others to achieve results in working across the organization, being open to ideas and actively engaging others.• Strong analytical skills, ability to define or create processes or workflows• Travel will be required (approximately 40%)