Associate, Business Continuity

PIMCO•Austin, TX

About The Position

Within the Enterprise Risk and Quality Management (ERQM) group and reporting to the Global Business Continuity Program Manager, the successful candidate will support the on-going operations of PIMCO’s global Business Continuity Management (BCM) program and be an essential contributor to the program’s continuous improvement strategy and execution. This role will routinely interface with executive level management and work with a broad set of stakeholders across the organization (including business units, Technology, State Street Bank and Trust Company (SSTB) as the firm’s outsourced back-office provider, Human Resources, and Office Services among others). In addition to having experience in the BCM core disciplines, the successful candidate will be an effective change agent able to think broadly about how to maintain business resilience within the firm’s risk appetite and be proficient at implementing program objectives with and through the broader organization.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree required.
2+ years BCM experience.
Understanding of all core BCM pillars (including BIA, business continuity plans development, testing, technology disaster recovery, crisis management) required.
Self-starter who can work independently, prioritize deliverables efficiently and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously to drive projects to timely completion.
Strong analytical skills and attention to details are required.

Nice To Haves

Graduate degree is a plus.
Knowledge of and experience with BCM tools (e.g. Fusion Risk Management) are pluses.
Industry certification (e.g. BCI, DRII) are pluses.
Experience within asset management or related industry is a plus (including general understanding of the investment process, or similarly complex financial services processes, and related operations, technology, compliance and audit functions).
Knowledge of operational risk management, information security, process design and improvement, evaluation / design or implementation of technology solutions are also pluses.
Inquisitive, adaptive and agile learners.
Demonstrated curiosity around emerging tools and technologies, including AI, to improve efficiency and transparency.

Responsibilities

Support Business Continuity Plans and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) refreshes.
Manage the global testing and exercise program (including facilities and DR data center tests as well as crisis team table top simulations).
Support BCM Steering Group monthly meeting and reporting routines.
Oversee ongoing alignment of Disaster Recovery system environment with business requirements.
Manage crisis management.
Respond to client due-diligence questionnaires.
Conduct vendor assessments and contingency planning.
Support the training and awareness program.