Business Continuity Specialist
About The Position
The Business Continuity Specialist reports directly to the Preparedness Manager and takes daily tactical direction from the Business Continuity Specialist Sr. The role plans and coordinates testing of emergency response, crisis management, and business recovery plans to validate their effectiveness and accuracy. It conducts Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and quality assurance on Business Continuity plans, develops training and awareness schedules for business partner associates, and prepares reports summarizing testing goals, planning, execution, results, analysis, conclusions, and recommendations. The position develops and maintains risk assessment, BIA, business recovery, and business continuity programs; supports program maintenance and regulatory compliance; and helps ensure adherence to internal and external audit requirements. It also leads incident management and business resiliency activities and conducts due diligence reviews of critical third-party services. The position is office-based; specific work arrangements are provided by the hiring team.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the Risk Assessment, Business Impact Analysis (BIA), and Business Recovery programs.
- Build and maintain a Business Continuity program aligned with industry standards.
- Develop and maintain the overall test program for Business Recovery plans.
- Participate in recovery walkthroughs and coach team members.
- Document and track identified issues through closure.
- Support Business Continuity Program (BCP) maintenance and regulatory compliance.
- Develop training materials and train personnel.
- Provide system training and guidance on plan content to users.
- Develop reports, including exercise Executive Summaries and action item status reports.
- Coordinate with action item owners to remediate identified issues.
- Prepare periodic updates and reports on assigned initiatives.
- Lead incident management and business resiliency activities.
- Conduct due diligence reviews of critical third-party services.
- Ensure compliance with internal and external audit requirements.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
