Senior Advisor Business Continuity

National Bank of Canada; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

National Bank of Canada is seeking a Senior Advisor, Business Continuity and Crisis Management to strengthen governance and maturity of the BCM program in Montreal with flexible work arrangements. You will advise on strategies, frameworks, and regulatory alignment while leading BIA design and crisis exercises.

You will collaborate with the Integrated Risk Management team, influence across functions, and deliver training to build organizational readiness during events and routine operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in business continuity, crisis management, or integrated risk management within a large organization.
• Preference for banking ecosystem knowledge and its critical processes.
• In-depth knowledge of BCM industry best practices/regulatory guidelines and lifecycle management.
• Experience leading, documenting, and challenging crisis scenario exercises.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, execution, and continuous improvement of BCM and crisis management activities, including BIA alignment with policies and standards.
• Maintain relationships with senior leadership and key stakeholders to share information and provide guidance.
• Advise on risk identification, impact analysis, continuity planning, and crisis response.
• Collaborate across the enterprise to integrate BCM into broader risk management frameworks.
• Develop training, awareness, and exercise programs to build capability and readiness.
• Facilitate and support crisis management during events.
• Monitor emerging risks and regulatory practices, recommending program enhancements.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and metrics for senior management demonstrating effectiveness and compliance.

Skills

Risk management

Crisis management

Business continuity

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Business Administration or Risk Management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Copilot

Job description

A career as Senior Advisor, Business Continuity and Crisis Management means playing a pivotal role within the Integrated Risk Management team, supporting the development, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of the organization's business continuity and crisis management program in order to mature the program and strengthen governance.

You are responsible for advising on strategies, frameworks, and initiatives that ensure preparedness, resilience, and regulatory alignment of the Business Continuity and Crisis Management program

• Lead the design, execution, and continuous improvement of business continuity and crisis management activities, particularly the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) ensuring alignment with corporate policies, standards, industry best practices and regulatory expectations
• Maintain strong relationships with the 1B through information sharing, coaching, supporting, and challenging
• Provide expert advice and guidance on risk identification, impact analysis, continuity planning, and crisis response
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the enterprise to integrate business continuity and crisis management into broader risk management frameworks
• Develop and deliver training, awareness, and exercise programs to build awareness, capability and readiness
• Facilitate and support crisis management during events
• Monitor emerging risks, trends, and best practices, recommending enhancements to the programme and its practices
• Prepare reports, presentations, and metrics for senior management, demonstrating program effectiveness and compliance.

Your team

Within the Business Continuity and Crisis Management team, you will be part of a team of 6 colleagues and report to the Senior Director. Our team stands out for its field of expertise as a specialist with excellent interpersonal skills, autonomy and ability to work under pressure. A strong analytical capacity and mastery of technological tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot) as well as organization and rigor in a demanding context are part of our daily life.

This position is based in Montreal under flexible work arrangements. The role may require availability outside regular business hours during crisis events.

We offer a wide range of ongoing learning opportunities for your development, including hands-on learning, training courses and collaborating with colleagues who have varied expertise and profiles.

Prerequisites

• Degree in related fields such as Business Administration, Risk Management, Emergency Management, etc.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in business continuity, crisis management, or integrated risk management within a large and complex organization (Preference will be given to experience/knowledge of the banking ecosystem and its critical processes)
• In-depth knowledge of business continuity industry best practices/regulatory guidelines, frameworks, governance, policy, procedures and lifecycle management
• Experience leading, documenting, measuring, and challenging Business Continuity scenario exercises based on severe but plausible events
• Experience in managing and documenting crisis events
• Experience in maturing third party continuity requirements
• Knowledge of integrated risk management, operational resilience, third party risk management, disaster recovery and their connection points to the BCM program.