Business Continuity Management (BCM) Advisor

Mindlance

Jersey City, NJ

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JOB DETAILS

SKILLS

Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Business Plan, Business Practices, Business Support, Business impact analysis (BIA), Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Customer Training, Diversity, Financial Services, Interpersonal Skills, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Word, Organizational Skills, Policy Implementation, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Project/Program Management, Registered Training Organisation (RTO), Regulatory Requirements, Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Threat and risk analysis (TRA), Time Management, Writing Skills

LOCATION

Jersey City, NJ

POSTED

3 days ago

Job Title: Business Continuity Management (BCM) Advisor
Location: Jersey City, NJ (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 + Months

Daily Responsibilities:

Provides subject matter expertise and work directly with Client CM, LLC Business Units regarding all requirements in the Enterprise Business Continuity Risk Management (EBCRM) Standard. Specifically, new or existing business impact analysis (BIA), business continuity planning, and exercises.
- Complete Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to identify all requirements to understand the impact of process and key dependency failures.
- Develop Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and document recovery strategies and workarounds.
- Conducts BCM exercises to validate planning assumptions and test controls (including work area recovery, contact exercises and simulations as required)

Perform internal business continuity risk controls through timely scheduling, completion and quality of BCRM requirements outlined in the EBCRM Standard.
Retain responsibility to ensure that all approvals are obtained. Where applicable, escalate roadblocks in a timely fashion.
Identify Client CM, LLC Business Unit recovery time and point objective gaps, challenge business requirements where appropriate and assist in developing workarounds.
Collaborate with the Business Unit BCM Coordinator, BCM Central Team and IT Risk to identify, track, and approve remediation decision on Client Business Unit RTO and RPO gaps.
Work with Client CM, LLC Third-Party Risk Team to review exit strategies and document manual workarounds and / or alternate methods of processing for loss of critical suppliers.
Manage and support work area recovery sites with BCM Central Team and where appropriate, with BCM Coordinators in Client CM, LLC Business Units.
Remediate known gaps, issues, risk acceptances, and action plans to conclusion and escalate systemic or material gaps through issue management to Senior Manager, Business Continuity Risk.
Contribute to the monitoring and risk reporting processes for Client CM, LLC Business Units, where applicable.
Support the delivery of training to Client CM, LLC Business Units, promoting understanding of key components and core BCRM artifacts and activities (e.g., BIA, Threat Risk Assessment, BCP Exercising), and their respective roles and responsibilities (e.g., activating the BCP, strategies addressing loss of key employees, interdependencies, disruption impacts).

Experience Required

Experience in implementing business continuity management practices in the financial services industry
Strong understanding of Business Continuity Management
Understanding of the high-level processes to support the Business Unit to manage and mitigate business continuity risk
Knowledge of regulatory requirements and leading practices regarding Business Continuity Management
Execution of policies and procedures and proficient in business continuity risk management methodologies
Understanding of PB&CB services and processes
Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong customer service focus
Strong communications skills with Business Units
Experience in identifying and implementing appropriate controls for effective risk mitigation
Experience working in a complex, matrix environment and proactively managing a diverse set of stakeholders.

Skills and Capabilities

Ability to adapt and quickly implement regulatory change
Strong critical thinking skills, with the ability to independently recognize problems, propose solutions and execute on them
Strong program management skills
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio)
Strong presentation skills (written and verbal) and ability to demonstrable experience in effective communication/presenting at a Senior Manager’s level
Experience of working in a dynamic environment with changing priorities

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”

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