Business Continuity Management Advisor

Royal Bank of Canada • Jersey City, NJ

385d • $80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Business Continuity Management Advisor role at RBC Capital Markets focuses on ensuring that the business segment or geographical unit is prepared for potential disruptions. This position involves developing and maintaining Business Continuity Management (BCM) plans, coordinating incident management, and supporting recovery strategies to align with RBC BCM standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a business-related or finance field.
• 3 - 6 years of relevant professional experience.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, planning, and organizing skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation capabilities.
• High degree of flexibility and resourcefulness.
• Strong relationship management skills with cross-level stakeholders.
• Demonstrated execution excellence.
• Business and financial insight with attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Availability Management, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR), and IT Service Continuity Management (ITSCM).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Plan to implement appropriate contingency plans and controls.
• Prepare business lines for potential disruptions through effective communication and reporting processes related to Incident Management and Business Continuity.
• Coordinate tactical activities of BCM, including conducting Business Impact Assessments (BIA) to understand the impact of process failures.
• Stay informed about environmental and business-impacting BCM-related risks.
• Conduct BCM exercises to validate planning assumptions and test controls, including work area recovery and simulations.
• Advise on continuity strategies, identifying risks, determining risk tolerances, and selecting appropriate recovery strategies.
• Identify gaps in application capabilities and work with business and IT to resolve them through acceptance, workarounds, or enhancement projects.
• Ensure all Business Continuity Plans conform to Enterprise BCM standards.
• Provide analysis and insights on platform-specific Key Risk Indicators (KRI) to support management reporting and resolve deficiencies.
• Partner with the EBCM Central team and business line executives to maintain a multi-discipline Incident Management Team for resilient incident responses.
• Track outstanding audit items or regulatory findings related to BCM and ensure timelines are met.
• Act as Secretary to the Business Line(s) Regional Incident Management Team, maintaining relationships with other Crisis Management Teams.
• Support business change initiatives related to BCM, including BIA, BCP, and recovery testing.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits.
• Competitive compensation.
• Development support through coaching and management opportunities.
• Dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team environment.
• Flexible work-life balance options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree