Business Continuity & Resiliency Conslt

BOK Financial•Tulsa, OK

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a highly visible team focused on strengthening enterprise resiliency across BOK Financial. As part of the Business Continuity and Resiliency program, you’ll partner directly with lines of business and senior leadership to ensure critical operations can continue during disruption—playing a key role in protecting customers, meeting regulatory expectations, and enabling the organization to operate effectively in high-pressure situations. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a mix of strategy and execution—building continuity plans, leading testing efforts, and working closely with business leaders to drive preparedness. You’ll have direct exposure to executive stakeholders and the opportunity to influence how the organization prioritizes risk, recovery, and resiliency. If you’re looking for meaningful impact, strong business partnership, and visibility into enterprise-level decision-making, this is a great opportunity to grow your influence. As a Business Continuity & Resiliency Consultant, you will partner with assigned lines of business to design, implement, and continuously improve business continuity and resiliency plans. You’ll work closely with stakeholders to understand critical services, assess risk, and ensure recovery strategies are aligned to business priorities and regulatory expectations. This role combines analytical, advisory, and execution-focused work. You’ll lead business impact assessments, develop recovery strategies, and guide teams through testing and real-world scenarios to ensure readiness. You’ll also play a key part in evolving the program toward more risk-based planning and scenario-driven testing, helping the organization strengthen resiliency across critical business services and dependencies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Crisis Management, Business Administration, Risk Management, or related field and 5+ years of related experience in business continuity program management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Advanced understanding of business impact and GAP analysis; ability to develop and implement short- and long-term continuity and recovery strategies and track progress toward gap remediation
In-depth experience designing, executing, and evaluating business continuity/resiliency testing and training programs
Strong knowledge of business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency management leading practices in the Financial Services industry, with ability to develop strategies to sustain critical operations
Strong understanding of business continuity regulatory requirements within the Financial Services industry
Solid knowledge of security and IT system change control processes
Ability to leverage AI, automation, data, and digital tools to enhance risk analysis, identify trends and emerging risks, and strengthen continuity/resiliency processes while aligning with risk frameworks and regulatory expectations

Nice To Haves

Working towards or achieved a relevant business continuity certification, such as Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP), Member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI), or a related credential.

Responsibilities

Partner: Build relationships with assigned lines of business to understand operations, risks, and recovery requirements
Assess: Lead business impact analyses and identify critical services, dependencies, and resiliency gaps
Plan: Develop and maintain continuity plans, recovery procedures, and playbooks aligned to business and regulatory expectations
Test: Design and facilitate scenario-based exercises and testing to build readiness and “muscle memory” across teams
Advise: Provide guidance to stakeholders on risk, recovery strategies, and program requirements while influencing outcomes without direct authority
Improve: Drive continuous improvement by identifying gaps, monitoring remediation efforts, and supporting the evolution toward risk-based planning and testing