Business Continuity Manager

Sompo International; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Business Continuity Manager to enhance their resilience strategies across multiple regions. In this pivotal role, you will develop and execute business continuity plans, ensuring compliance with regulations and best practices. Your expertise in crisis management and disaster recovery will be crucial as you lead initiatives that safeguard the organization against potential disruptions. Join a forward-thinking company that values integrity, collaboration, and excellence, and be part of a team that fosters a diverse and inclusive work environment. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact while advancing your career in a supportive atmosphere.

Benefits

Expansive Health & Wellness Benefits

Generous Retirement & Savings Plans

Global Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance

Qualifications

• Experience in a BC Manager or related role is essential.
• Proven skills in developing and testing resilience strategies.

Responsibilities

• Implement processes to ensure compliance with continuity capabilities.
• Support business recovery and crisis management planning.

Skills

Business Continuity Management

Crisis Management

Disaster Recovery

Risk Management

Communication Skills

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Business Continuity Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

SharePoint

Fusion Risk Management

AlertFind

Job description

As a leading provider of insurance and reinsurance with worldwide operations and employees in Bermuda, U.S., U.K., Continental Europe and Asia, we recognize that our success is derived directly from those who matter the most: our people. At Sompo International, our values of integrity, collaboration, agility, execution and excellence underpin our culture and our commitment to providing an employee experience that attracts and engages the best talent in the industry. Our compensation and benefits programs are market driven and competitive, with excellent family friendly policies and flexible working provisions.

Job Description

Are you looking for your next opportunity?

Sompo has a unique opportunity for a Business Continuity Manager in our Facilities Department.

As the Business Continuity Manager, you will assist with the development and execution of strategies within North America, EMEA & APAC regions.

Location: This position will be based out of our London office. We strive for collaboration which is why we offer a work environment where our employees thrive and develop long lasting careers.

What you’ll be doing:

• Implement processes, procedures and systems that will ensure that the company’s continuity capabilities remain in compliance with all laws, regulations, and best practices.
• Aid in the development, execution and maintenance of business continuity documents including business impact analysis and office risk assessments.
• Support business recovery, crisis management, and disaster-preparedness planning within the organization.
• Disseminate information on business continuity processes, standards, and initiatives to the BC team, communicating results to leadership.
• Validating, testing, and identifying gaps in business continuity strategies and communicating results to leadership.
• Lead the coordination of business continuity metrics including exercises and testing of the mass notification system.
• Provide support to the BC team throughout live events that impact the business continuity plan.
• Engage and mentor BC Analysts to accomplish all BC deliverables by Region (MAS requirements in Singapore, Op Res requirements in London, regulatory reviews in NYC).
• Other duties as assigned.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience in a BC Manager or related role.
• Proven experience in developing, implementing and testing comprehensive resilience strategies and disaster recovery skills.
• Ability to capture interim deliverables against longer-term strategic planning.
• Oversight of third-party risk management and due diligence, including involvement in third-party onboarding.
• Review lessons learned on the back of testing exercises to identify maturity opportunities and track/remediate those towards resolution.
• Experience with crisis / incident management.
• Good understanding of BCM standards and IT DR.
• Familiarity with Operational Resilience regulations (PRA, DORA).
• Experience using SharePoint or other document repositories.
• Experience working with mass notification system platforms (AlertFind, Mobile Park, Everbridge, etc.) and business continuity software (Fusion Risk Management, CAMMS, RPX Platform, etc.).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, e.g., Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook.
• Self-starter, resourceful and a quick learner.
• The ideal candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage team, working towards accomplishing BC goals.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects/assignments simultaneously and complete tasks accurately and on a timely basis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Business continuity designation / certification from the BCI or DRI.

Our Benefits

We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans meet the needs of our employees and their dependents. Below are a few highlights of our inclusive benefit programs:

• Expansive Health & Wellness Benefits.
• Generous Retirement & Savings Plans.
• Global Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance.

In today’s world, what do we stand for?

We strive to create exceptional value for our clients and shareholders while maintaining Sompo as an attractive place to work. We foster an environment of ongoing, open dialogue between managers and their direct reports, and believe in an organizational environment where everyone belongs. We proudly are a multi-racial, multi-cultural, global enterprise. We reject all forms of racism, bigotry, prejudice and injustice and continue to invest in building out an inclusive and diverse work environment.