Business Continuity Analyst
About The Position
The Business Continuity Analyst supports UMB’s Business Continuity & Resiliency team in maintaining the company’s resilience program. The role reviews departmental resumption and recovery plans for completeness, adherence to the corporate format, and proper accounting for interdependencies among bank functions. It supports the annual Disaster Recovery Exercise and other continuity testing by coordinating meetings and schedules, gathering and updating test scripts, and participating in recovery tests. The analyst also supports incident management, automated notifications, tabletop exercises, continuity communications, and administrative activities during recovery efforts. The role includes multiple initiatives assigned by Corporate Risk leadership and requires adapting to varied day-to-day work while supporting different departments. This is a hybrid role, working on-site Monday through Thursday and remotely on Friday, based in either Dubuque, Iowa, or Kansas City, Missouri. Applicants must have legal authority to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is unavailable.
Requirements
- A degree in business or public administration, or at least 4 years of related work experience in banking or contingency planning.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare written reports.
- Established and maintained working relationships with associates involved in contingency planning.
- Strong critical-thinking and analytical skills, including the ability to perform data analysis to support and draw conclusions.
- Legal authority to work in the United States; work visa sponsorship is not available.
Nice To Haves
- Associate Business Continuity Professional accreditation.
- Knowledge of the financial services industry.
- Understanding of business continuity best practices, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Review departmental Resumption/Recovery plans for completeness, adherence to the corporate recovery plan format, and proper accountability for interdependence upon other bank functions.
- Support business continuity testing as part of the annual Disaster Recovery Exercise by scheduling business unit meetings, updating and gathering test scripts, and supporting testing during the exercise.
- Coordinate contingency testing schedules at assigned recovery sites and participate in recovery tests.
- Assist with incident management during major business incidents or as requested by the manager.
- Assist with the automated notification system, including scheduling and executing business unit exercises.
- Schedule and support functional business unit tabletop exercises.
- Assist in coordinating communications about continuity issues to bank personnel, including senior management.
- Provide administrative support during recovery efforts, including assisting with relocation of business units to recovery space as required.
- Support multiple initiatives assigned by Corporate Risk leadership.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401(k) matching program
- Annual incentive pay
- Paid holidays
- Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and other insurance coverage
- Health savings accounts
- Flexible spending accounts
- Dependent care accounts
- Adoption assistance
- Employee assistance program
- Fitness reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Associate wellbeing program
- Associate emergency fund
- Associate banking benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
