AVP, Business Continuity

LPL Financial•Charlotte, NC

About The Position

LPL Financial is seeking a Business Continuity Assistant Vice President (AVP) to support the enterprise resiliency strategic vision and initiatives. This role is responsible for the development, implementation, and ongoing evolution of the Firm’s comprehensive enterprise resiliency business continuity programs. The AVP will translate program requirements for business unit resiliency partners into actionable activities to improve business continuity processes and controls, including business impact analyses, risk assessments, BCP testing, BCP quality reviews, supplier resiliency, and crisis management support. The ideal candidate thrives in dynamic environments, is driven to ensure business resiliency, possesses the acumen to prepare for unforeseen challenges, and is passionate about learning new skills and solving complex problems.

Requirements

Bachelors’ Degree, and/or equivalent work experience in Financial Services, Technology, Consulting industries
Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in a resiliency (Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Disaster Recovery)
Business Continuity Certification Designation (MBCP, CBCP or BCI equivalent) or successful attainment of CBCP certification within first 6 months as a condition of employment
Familiarity with using BCP planning and incident management tools (preferably Archer GRC, Everbridge, NC4, GETS/WPS)
Familiar with process, risk, and controls framework
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively on a geographically dispersed team, prioritize effectively and produce quality, on-time deliverables.
Ability to provide leadership and influence in a dotted line organizational structure.
Verbal and written communication skills, strong interpersonal relationship building ability, Self-motivated, willingness to take on challenges, and adaptability to support and adopt change.

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Operational Risk Management principles and methodologies
Knowledge of Disaster Recovery, Third Party and Technology Resilience methodologies
Project management skills and attention to details
Effective time and meeting management skills

Responsibilities

Support and contribute to the maturation of the Enterprise Resiliency policy, strategies, processes, and procedures.
Develop relationships and gain buy-in of business continuity and related Enterprise Resiliency Program objectives from key stakeholders, including business unit resiliency staff, Third-Party Risk Management, Operational Risk Management, and Technology Resilience.
Provide leadership, consulting, and direct support in the execution of the Business Continuity Lifecycle (Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Plan Development, Testing) activities.
Contribute to the development and execution of resiliency training to ensure preparedness.
Participate in enterprise threat monitoring, and support event response, management, and crisis communications.
Proactively self-identify resiliency risk issues, document risks, recommend corrective actions and mitigating controls.
As assigned, conduct Third-Party business continuity assessments and review business continuity contract language.
Interface with internal support partners (IT, Supplier Risk, Compliance, etc.) to support the documentation and tracking of resiliency issue and gap remediation efforts.
Contribute to the development of resiliency risk status reports on BIAs, continuity plans, response and resiliency testing, and crisis communications; prepare and distribute ad hoc, initiative-based, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports.
Provide support and assistance in the response to actual or potential business disrupting events impacting the firm.
Build and improve business continuity processes by gaining knowledge and incorporating best practices from internal and external sources.