Business Continuity Planner

Morningstar; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Business Continuity Specialist to enhance their Enterprise Resilience Program. This role involves collaborating with diverse teams to implement and maintain business continuity strategies, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in Business Continuity Management, risk management, and excellent communication skills. This position offers a hybrid work environment, allowing for flexibility while fostering collaboration. Join a forward-thinking organization that values resilience and adaptability in today's dynamic landscape, where your expertise will play a crucial role in safeguarding operations and supporting strategic initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible work hours

Remote work opportunities

Training and development programs

Health and wellness benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in business continuity management or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of business continuity standards and tools.

Responsibilities

• Identify and document risks related to business continuity.
• Support the development of business continuity capabilities across the enterprise.

Skills

Business Continuity Management

Risk Management

Project Management

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Conflict Resolution

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Enterprise Continuity Management Software

Job description

The Group
The corporate business group consists of a variety of departments including accounting, finance, corporate communications, legal, compliance, design, marketing, human resources, and technology. These functions play an essential role in supporting the operations and strategic initiatives of Morningstar's four business groups.

The Role
The Business Continuity Specialist will work directly with individuals across Morningstar to help implement and maintain various aspects of the Business Continuity portion of the Enterprise Resilience Program, and ensure that it is aligned with regulatory expectations, corporate guidelines, and local requirements. The ideal candidate will have experience in Business Continuity Management, be risk-oriented, and focused on ensuring staff and location resilience.

We follow a hybrid policy in which you must work from the Toronto office for a minimum of 3 days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Risk Management - identify and document areas of risk related to business continuity, using established enterprise standards.
• Business Continuity SME - act as the SME that can provide best practices, guidance, and recommendations for remediation of identified BC risks. Support the development of BC capabilities across the enterprise.
• Communication - an influencer and a communicator. Work with a broad range of global employees and support them through all parts of the Business Continuity Management program.
• Documentation - work with business units and product teams to assist in completing Risk Assessments, Business Impact Analysis, and end-to-end Business Continuity Plans.
• Governance - assist in updating and maintaining business continuity standards, templates, documents, and policies.
• Exercises - assist with management, execution, and documentation of Business Continuity exercises.
• Compliance - work with client support and compliance teams to respond to client RFPs, RFIs, DDQs, and audit requests.
• Training and Awareness – support the creation and maintenance of training and awareness programs, presentations, and materials.
• Administration - assist in the management and maintenance of the enterprise continuity management software and emergency notification platform.

Requirements:

• A bachelor’s degree and 3+ years of experience in business continuity management or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong understanding of Business Continuity standards, principles, tools, and techniques.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with experience in interacting with global multicultural staff at all levels within the organization.
• Excellent project management, planning, and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proven ability to prioritize multiple, complex tasks.
• Ability to set goals and prioritize objectives pertaining to tasks, projects, and deadlines.
• Prior experience with ICS-based Incident Management processes.
• Must be able to work as a part of a team or independently.
• Proven competencies in conflict resolution, adaptability, and coordination.
• Availability to work outside regular business hours to support testing/training/real-life incidents.

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. We’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, at least three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.