Business Continuity Manager

Clorox Business Continuity Program Manager

Clorox is the place that's committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team.

Your role at Clorox:

This position is responsible for the development and maintenance of Clorox's global business continuity program. This includes stewarding the development of global business continuity plans (BCPs) and growth of team capability through regular exercises and practice sessions. This individual will also play a critical role during the activation of crisis management teams, including recommending activation, acting as a team coordinator, and providing subject matter expertise on response actions.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development, implementation, maintenance, and compliance of the global Business Continuity Program, ensuring critical business operations can continue during disruptions, emergencies, or disaster events.
• Serve as the company's subject matter expert on business continuity and preparedness, providing guidance to business units on the design, implementation, maintenance, and testing of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs).
• Develop and execute the annual global exercise program, including scenario selection aligned with enterprise risk priorities, assignment of exercises, completion tracking, facilitation, and incorporation of lessons learned to strengthen organizational resilience.
• Design and facilitate complex cross-functional tabletop and functional exercises that validate end-to-end business continuity capabilities, test recovery processes, and drive continuous improvement of plans and mitigation strategies.
• Manage the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), including system administration, vendor management, documentation, user access, training, troubleshooting, and ongoing enhancements.
• Partner with stakeholders to maintain compliant and effective continuity plans, identify emerging planning requirements, and steward the development of new BCPs as the business evolves.
• Lead Business Impact Analysis (BIA) activities and collaborate with technology teams to integrate recovery requirements into disaster recovery strategies and plans.
• Assess the business continuity implications of organizational, operational, and technology changes and coordinate updates to plans, procedures, and recovery strategies as needed.
• Monitor industry trends, emerging risks, and best practices to continuously enhance program effectiveness and organizational resilience.
• Oversee the company's emergency notification system, ensuring governance, testing, user administration, training, onboarding, system readiness, and coordination with HR, IT, and external vendors.
• Manage crisis notification processes and deploy emergency communications during corporate incidents, including employee accountability efforts following community-wide emergencies.
• Provide 24/7 on-call support for emergency notifications, business continuity events, and crisis management activations.
• Monitor global events and emerging risks, recommend activation of response teams when appropriate, and support crisis response activities across the enterprise.
• During active incidents, coordinate response activities, maintain situational awareness, track recovery objectives, manage critical documentation and communications, and serve as a crisis team coordinator when needed.
• Maintain crisis management protocols, response documentation, and recovery procedures while partnering with Risk Management, Security, Health & Safety, HR, IT, and other stakeholders to strengthen enterprise preparedness and resilience.

What we look for:

• 7–10 years of directly relevant experience in business continuity program development and administration, crisis management, emergency response, or related resilience functions.
• Strong knowledge of business continuity frameworks, industry standards, and crisis management best practices.
• Proven ability to lead complex projects and strategic initiatives with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated success partnering with and influencing stakeholders across all levels of the organization and multiple functions.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize competing business objectives and meet deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ability to perform effectively under pressure and provide support during crisis events, including outside of normal business hours when required.
• Excellent verbal, written, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience supporting or leading real-world crisis response, business continuity activations, or emergency management events preferred.

Workplace type:

Hybrid

Our values-based culture connects to our purpose and empowers people to be their best, professionally and personally. We serve a diverse consumer base which is why we believe teams that reflect our consumers bring fresh perspectives, drive innovation, and help us stay attuned to the world around us. That's why we foster an inclusive culture where every person can feel respected, valued, and fully able to participate, and ultimately able to thrive.

Additional Information:

At Clorox, we champion people to be well and thrive, starting with our own people. To help make this possible, we offer comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company match, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays depending on location), inclusive fertility/adoption benefits, and more.

We are committed to fair and equitable pay and are transparent with current and future teammates about our full salary ranges. We use broad salary ranges that reflect the competitive market for similar jobs, provide sufficient opportunity for growth as you gain experience and expand responsibilities, while also allowing for differentiation based on performance. Based on the breadth of our ranges, most new hires will start at Clorox in the first half of the applicable range. Your starting pay will depend on job-related factors, including relevant skills, knowledge, experience and location. The applicable salary range for every role in the U.S. is based on your work location and is aligned to one of three zones according to the cost of labor in your area.

–Zone A: $131,200 - $258,500

–Zone B: $120,300 - $237,000

–Zone C: $109,400 - $215,500

All ranges are subject to change in the future. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

This job is also eligible for participation in Clorox's incentive plans, subject to the terms of the applicable plan documents and policies.