Business Impact Analysis & BCDR Compliance Program Manager

Control Risks•Redmond, WA

About The Position

The BIA & BCDR Compliance candidate will support a major Fortune 50 technology of Control Risks' by developing and maintaining their Data Center program's Business Impact Analysis program to ensure the client's organization meets regulatory audit requirements (FBA, DORA) and enterprise business continuity standards. This role bridges operational resilience, compliance evidence generation, and BCDR testing validation across the client's global datacenter footprint. The client operates critical cloud infrastructure services requiring documented business continuity capabilities and validated disaster recovery testing. The team requires a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to mature the BIA program, validate BCDR testing compliance data, and prepare defensible audit evidence for regulatory examinations. The Manager will work closely with process owners, BC/DR Champions, engineering teams, and platform administrators (Resilinc, BCDR Manager), assessing internal resilience posture and closing gaps in testing currency and documentation quality.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Risk Management, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
7+ years of experience in Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity (BC), Disaster Recovery (DR), or Operational Resilience within a large-scale, regulated enterprise environment.
Demonstrated expertise aligning BIA and BCDR programs to regulatory frameworks such as DORA and FBA, as well as ISO 22301 and enterprise risk management standards.
Proven ability to develop and mature enterprise BIA methodologies, including validation of RTO/RPO requirements, technology dependencies, and recovery assumptions across complex global infrastructure environments.
Experience monitoring and validating BCDR testing compliance, assessing testing currency, and remediating documentation or control gaps across multiple services or platforms.
Strong background in audit readiness and regulatory examination support, including preparation of defensible evidence packages, executive briefings, and remediation plans.
Exceptional cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, with experience partnering with engineering, datacenter operations, program management, platform administrators, and third-party suppliers to embed continuity and resilience requirements into operational workflows.
Business Impact Analysis (BIA) methodology and execution
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) compliance validation
FBA and DORA regulatory audit preparation
ISO 22301 and enterprise resilience standards
BCDR testing verification and gap remediation
Cross-functional stakeholder facilitation
Resilience platform administration (Resilinc, BCDR Manager)
Executive reporting and audit evidence packaging

Responsibilities

Develop and mature CO+I's enterprise BIA methodology, ensuring alignment to FBA/DORA regulatory expectations and Enterprise Business Resilience Standards
Partner with process owners and BC/DR Champions to validate business process criticality, RTO/RPO requirements, technology dependencies, and recovery assumptions
Monitor BCDR testing compliance across CO+I services, identifying gaps between states compliance status and actual test currency
Coordinate with BCDR Manager platform teams to validate testing data accuracy and drive remediation for non-compliant services
Establish testing validation protocols to prevent future compliance drift
Generate defensible audit evidence packages for FBA/DORA examinations, including BIA documentation, testing records, and capability maturity assessments
Prepare executive briefings, audit response materials, and deficiency remediation plans
Facilitate engagement with datacenter operations, engineering teams, program management, and supplier management to embed continuity requirements in operational workflows
Integrate BIA outputs with Third-Party Resilience supplier assessments, ensuring vendor dependencies are mapped to business process criticality
Maintain BIA framework documentation aligned to ISO 22301 and enterprise risk management standards
Document process improvements, lessons learned, and best practices for BIA program maturity
Establish and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure BIA coverage, testing compliance rates, and audit finding closure