Business Continuity Manager

Overview

Placement Type:

Temporary

Salary:

$60-66.67 Hourly

Start Date:

Aug 31, 2026

About the Company

Join a leading organization at the forefront of the financial services industry, dedicated to empowering individuals and institutions through innovative solutions and unwavering commitment to client success. This company prides itself on fostering a culture of integrity, resilience, and continuous improvement, ensuring stability and reliability in an ever-evolving landscape. You will be part of a team that plays a critical role in safeguarding operations and ensuring business continuity for a vast and diverse client base.

About the Role: Drive Operational Resilience and Impact Business Continuity

Are you a seasoned professional passionate about ensuring the uninterrupted flow of critical business operations? We are seeking a dynamic individual contributor to play a pivotal role in strengthening our organization's overall resilience. In this impactful position, you will be instrumental in guiding various business units through the entire Business Continuity Planning Lifecycle. Your expertise will directly contribute to identifying potential impacts from disruptions, developing robust response and recovery strategies, and facilitating crucial resilience exercises. You'll be a key consultant, providing solutions that fortify our operational stability and directly contribute to our ability to serve clients effectively, even in the face of unforeseen challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your broad knowledge in Operational Resilience and make a tangible difference in a fast-paced and critical environment.

What You'll Do

• Maintain Business Continuity Plans and support related resilience exercises to ensure ongoing preparedness.
• Conduct thorough Business Impact Analyses to identify potential impacts of business function disruptions, determining Recovery Time Objectives and critical recovery requirements.
• Collaborate with business units to develop and maintain comprehensive Business Continuity Plans, enabling effective response and recovery from various disruptions.
• Coordinate and facilitate diverse resilience tests, including recovery strategy testing and tabletop exercises, to validate preparedness.
• Guide internal partners through the Business Continuity Planning Lifecycle activities, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and timely execution.
• Provide expert solutions to address identified resiliency gaps, enhancing the organization's overall operational robustness.
• Contribute to the enhancement of tools and processes, promoting efficiency in Business Continuity Planning Lifecycle activities.
• Conduct and promote Business Continuity Planning awareness and training activities across business units as needed.
• Contribute to the development and ongoing maturity of plans, policies, standards, and procedures applicable to Business Continuity and overall Operational Resilience.
• Support strategic initiatives and projects aligned with Business Continuity, Incident Management, and broader risk management objectives.

What You Bring (Must-Haves)

• 3-5+ years of experience in Financial Services, Business Continuity, Operational Resilience, and/or Crisis or Incident Management.
• Proven experience with enhancing and utilizing Business Continuity Planning and Governance Risk and Compliance software.

What Will Set You Apart (Nice-to-Haves)

• Bachelor's Degree in any field.
• Strong understanding of the financial services industry, banking, and associated regulations.
• Relevant certifications such as Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP), Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP), and/or FEMA Professional Development Series (PDS).
• Experience with facilitating Business Continuity Planning Lifecycle activities and building robust working relationships with business partners.
• Project management experience and ownership of Business Continuity and/or Operational Resilience related strategic initiatives.
• Refined verbal and written communication skills, with a high comfort level and effectiveness in communicating with senior management.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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