Business Continuity Manager

Working as part of a dedicated international team, this role will be embedded within a house-hold name Fortune 100 company and will provide holistic business continuity services for the client's operations in Australia and New Zealand, including proactive consultation, guidance, and direct support to corporate and other stakeholders.

Executing the BC strategy as developed by the Global Head of Corporate Business Continuity and the Head of Corporate Business Continuity for each region, the Business Continuity Manager will support regional business teams to:

• Conduct business impact assessments to determine core business functions, dependencies, priorities for recovery, recovery requirements, and recovery time objective(s).

• Conduct risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to recovery capabilities and recommend risk mitigation strategies.

• Develop and implement viable strategies to minimize customer impacts and ensure the timely recovery of core business functions during and after a business disruption.

• Facilitate business continuity training and awareness, including training on the commercial business continuity tool used for documentation.

• Design and facilitate meaningful plan exercises; analyze outcomes to identify trends, weaknesses/gaps, risks, and opportunities to improve plans and strengthen resiliency.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for business continuity-related inquiries and support for stakeholders within the region.

• Work with large amounts of data to provide meaningful reports and support informed decision-making.

• Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and regulatory changes in business continuity and disaster recovery to continuously improve strategies and support mechanisms within the region.

• Liaison and partnership with Security teams and support teams to implement the program.

Requirements

• 4+ years' experience implementing and managing business continuity or risk management programs
• Ability to travel across assigned regions and internationally as needed.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree in business or related field
• Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), Business Continuity Institute (BCI), or other business continuity professional certification
• Experience with commercial Business Continuity tools
• Experience managing and analyzing data from various sources to align to strategic goals
• Experience in responding to significant disruptive events.
• Ability to dive deep into data, existing processes, people, and technology challenges in order to identify risks and opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the written and oral communication skills necessary to build relationships and positively influence decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple complex projects.

Please note, this role is a fixed-term contract with an initial duration until December 2027 and the potential for ongoing extensions.