Business Continuity Lead

Vanguard • Malvern, PA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Workplace Solutions is seeking a Business Continuity Lead to oversee and guide the creation of initiatives aimed at enhancing business continuity risk strategies. This role involves ensuring the division implements a comprehensive strategy for critical and interim business processes and solutions, thereby bolstering the division’s resilience and guaranteeing the consistent delivery of high-quality services to our clients. You’ll also work in close conjunction with enterprise Business Continuity within Global Risk & Security, as well as key business partners in Risk, Vendor Management Oversight, and IT. In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop multidisciplinary skills while gaining exposure to senior stakeholders across the Enterprise. The ideal candidate for this role will have a consistent track record of influence, relationship management, project management and a growth mindset. Some selling points for interested candidates – this role is looking for these attributes but will also provide opportunities for growth in these areas: Strong passion for strategic planning and execution on various bodies of work. The ability to forge relationships with partners both internally and externally with and at various levels of the organization. A willingness and ability to champion difficult topics and issues to drive continuous improvement across the division and influence action on resiliency efforts. Excellent conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills Work in a team-oriented environment where crew and leaders alike support and lean on each other to drive success.

Requirements

• 5+ years of related work experience.
• Business contingency, supplier/vendor management experience or disaster recovery management experience preferred.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Consistent track record of managing projects and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Evolve and drives Workplace solutions annual supplier resiliency assessments considering alternate solutions, exercising solutions and work to reduce critical resiliency risk.
• Leads a subset of critical suppliers and consults with business owners and provides direction on resiliency strategies.
• Identifies and quantifies the potential impact of various disruptions and disaster scenarios.
• Make recommendations to management and presents business continuity issues to internal partners.
• Gains visibility on strategic projects and plays a primary point of contact for Workplace solutions BCM on enterprise and divisional initiatives and makes recommendations related to business continuity processes (examples –cyber resiliency – new capabilities and quarterly testing, contingency technology enhancements).
• Creates and monitors integrated program plan/reporting, and is responsible for stakeholder forums to obtain input and decisioning on critical initiatives.
• Monitors and reports on the compliance of business continuity processes, readiness, events and exercise results.
• Provides training, maintenance, and support for approved contingency planning tools and plans.
• Share information on enterprise continuity processes, standards and initiatives.

What This Job Offers

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