Business Cont Analyst Senior FLD

City National Bank • Los Angeles, CA

37d

About The Position

The Business Continuity Analyst Senior reports to the Business Continuity Manager (BCM) in the First Line of Defense (SLoD). The position will assist with the development and implementation of all core activities of the Business Continuity Planning framework (Business Impact Analysis, Dependency Analysis, Business Continuity Plan development, and Business Continuity Plan testing, etc.).

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Minimum 7 years of Business Continuity
• Minimum 3 years of financial services experience
• Minimum 3 years of project management experience

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification from the Disaster Recovery Institute, or from The Business Continuity Institute (e. g. ABCP, CBCP, MBCP, MBCI, CRP and/or other Business Continuity or industry related certifications preferred
• Demonstrated strong skills in applying Business Continuity planning principles to various levels (staff, management and executive) of the company.
• Able to effectively interact with peers, subordinates, internal and external customers and vendors.
• Excellent, analytical, problem solving, communication, and prioritization skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and motivate individuals and teams.
• Advanced presentation skills and oral and written communication skills
• Excellent project management skills, which include task identification, project planning, and ability to understand scope of recovery efforts, ability to coordinate critical activities during continuity exercises and events, and proficiency with tools required to pull project together.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
• Fully proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including (but not limited to) Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint

Responsibilities

• As part of the FLoD, the BC Analyst Senior works with multiple critical business areas, supports and manages strategic execution of the BC Planning framework and its related components including but not limited to (Business Impact Analysis, Dependency Analysis, Business Continuity Plan development, and Business Continuity Plan testing).
• Coordinates and reviews First Line of Defense (FLoD) core activities of the Business Continuity Planning framework inclusive of gap assessments, risk measurement, appropriateness of mitigation strategies, and material risk identification.
• Ensures BCM and the FLoD roles and responsibilities, timelines, and requirements are clear
• Drives the socialization, adoption, consistent and appropriate implementation, and ongoing maintenance of the BCM policies, standards, methods, etc. across the bank.
• Centrally understands and drives BCM risk management technology requirements
• Ongoing subject matter expertise on all BCM regulatory requirements, defining threats, and risk scenarios in order to provide recommendations on changes or program enhancements required to address such requirements and threats.
• Acts as a Business Continuity Management advocate towards the front line business units ensuring business buy-in and facilitating integration of second line policies, standards, and minimum requirements.
• Aids in Board and senior management reporting
• Performs BCM awareness training relating to BCM Risk Management, including new and changing policies, systems, and methodologies
• Assesses BC risks and policy/standard/procedure compliance relating to controls design, FLoD testing processes, FLoD testing results and sample based testing
• Provides support for Internal Audits and Regulatory Exams
• Ensures FLoD program compliance and maturity through KRI monitoring, monitoring of remediation plans and performing quality assessment reviews
• Understand and apply internal policies/procedures, laws and regulations and managing to regulatory requirements including but not limited to: FFIEC, OCC, FINRA, Federal Reserve

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
• Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
• Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
• Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
• Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
• Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
• Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level