Business Continuity Senior Manager

ICBC Standard Bank Plc; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a highly skilled Business Continuity Senior Manager to enhance its BCM framework. This pivotal role involves identifying risks, coordinating continuity strategies, and ensuring compliance with regulations. You will lead crisis management efforts and conduct regular testing of strategies, contributing to the organization's resilience against disruptions. Join a diverse and innovative team that values growth and collaboration, where your expertise will make a significant impact in safeguarding business operations. Embrace the opportunity to thrive in a supportive environment that prioritizes your development and well-being.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension contribution 10%

Private medical insurance

6 months fully paid maternity leave

Health and fitness subsidy

Employee Assistance Programme

Paid volunteering leave

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in business continuity planning and risk management.
• Experience in a regulated environment, ideally Investment Banking.

Responsibilities

• Enhancing and maintaining the Bank's business continuity framework.
• Coordinating business impact analyses and risk assessments.
• Leading business continuity exercises to test effectiveness.

Skills

Business continuity planning

Risk management

Crisis management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Experience in regulated environment

Understanding of PRA/FCA rules

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

Job Title: Business Continuity Senior Manager Job Code: 1242382

Skill Band: Office of the COO Location: London

Type: Permanent Date Posted: 8 Apr 2025

Business Continuity Senior Manager

About the job

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Business Continuity Senior Manager to join our team and support our efforts in safeguarding our business against disruptions.

As part of the Business Continuity Management team, you will enhance and maintain the Bank's Business Continuity Management (BCM) framework to ensure resilience against potential disruptions and compliance with relevant regulations and standards. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of the Business Continuity Management lifecycle, including identifying risks, performing impact analyses, coordinating the creation of continuity and recovery strategies, and conducting regular testing of those strategies.

Additionally, the role holder will support crisis management efforts during operational disruptions to mitigate the impact on the Bank. By proactively managing risks and preparing for unforeseen events, they will play a crucial role in ensuring the Bank's resilience.

What you'll be doing

1. Assisting in the enhancement and maintenance of the Bank's business continuity framework to ensure alignment with regulations, industry standards, and best practices.
2. Ensuring the BCM framework is effectively embedded across the London and New York businesses.
3. Coordinating business impact analysis processes and risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to business operations.
4. Collaborating with key stakeholders to develop and maintain robust strategies, including business continuity, recovery, and crisis management plans.
5. Monitoring emerging threats to enable proactive adjustments to the Bank's BCM strategies.
6. Organising and leading business continuity exercises and drills to test the effectiveness of plans and identify areas for improvement.
7. Supporting crisis management efforts ensuring a rapid and effective response to operational disruptions.
8. Performing due diligence on the effectiveness of the business continuity arrangements of the Bank's third-party suppliers.
9. Providing regular reports to senior management on the status of business continuity initiatives, potential risks, and progress in addressing any deficiencies.
10. Designing and conducting training programs for employees to raise awareness of their roles and responsibilities, as well as the importance of business continuity.
11. Maintaining IT tools, such as SharePoint, used to facilitate the day-to-day BCM processes.

What you'll need to be successful

We're looking for the following skills and experience. If you don't have all of these but think you could be a good fit for the role, get in touch.

1. Proven experience in business continuity planning and risk management, including crisis management.
2. Experience of working in a regulated environment, ideally Investment Banking.
3. Understanding of the PRA/FCA rules, regulations and industry best practices.
4. Experience in challenging and influencing stakeholders to ensure robust business continuity plans.
5. Ability to navigate complexity.
6. Good analytical and communication skills.

Why should you join us?

ICBC Standard Bank Plc (ICBCS) is a leading financial markets and commodities bank, driven to deliver the right outcomes for our stakeholders, clients, counterparties and markets. We benefit from a unique Chinese and African parentage and an unrivalled global network and expertise. We're headquartered in London, with operations in Shanghai, Singapore and New York.

We're a diverse and close-knit global team. We put people first, giving talented, self-driven professionals the flexibility, rewards and freedom to grow their expertise and realise their potential.

Our vision statement, "Be Yourself, Succeed Together" underpins our drive for an open and transparent culture which values difference, enabling everyone to thrive whilst being themselves. We have an active E, D&I forum and we're growing other employee network groups, including for women and neurodiversity.

We're committed to the principle of equal opportunities. All applicants will be treated equally and will be considered on their merits and skills without discrimination.

What's in it for you?

1. Financial market-based pay based on skills and experience, discretionary annual bonus, pension contribution 10% (employee contribution 5%), travel insurance, life assurance and income replacement insurance.
2. Hybrid working the option to work remotely up to two days per week, depending on the role.
3. Family - 6 months fully paid maternity leave and enhanced shared parental leave.
4. Wellbeing - private medical insurance, Bike2Work scheme, health and fitness subsidy, holiday exchange and an Employee Assistance Programme.
5. Community paid volunteering leave and Give As You Earn scheme.
6. Development a suite of opportunities to build the skills you need to excel in your role.

If you're excited about becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you!

ICBCS has appointed Robert Walters Outsourcing (RWO) to manage its recruitment process and Preferred Supplier List (PSL). Unsolicited CVs sent directly to ICBCS or its staff from non-PSL agencies will not be accepted and no fees will be paid for such submissions.