Business Continuity Planning Officer - Associate- Risk & Resiliency

Morgan-Stanley; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Bengaluru, India, seeks an experienced Business Continuity Planning Officer to join the Firm Resilience team. You will partner with business units to maintain continuity plans, coordinate testing, and drive governance for BCM and Operational Resilience initiatives.

Applicants should have 4+ years in BCM/Operational Resilience, regulatory awareness, strong data analytics, and CBCP certification.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in Business Continuity Planning and Operational Resiliency.
• Understanding regulatory examinations and audits relating to BCM/Operational Resilience in financial services.
• Data analytics and trend analysis, AI-enabled reporting awareness.
• Experience handling large datasets and management information.
• CBCP certification or similar risk management background.

Responsibilities

• Support BCM and Operational Resilience programs with business units to maintain continuity plans and resilience activities.
• Coordinate review, maintenance, testing, and approval of Business Continuity Plans.
• Deliver BCM tool training, awareness sessions, and user support.
• Perform QA reviews of continuity and testing artifacts; track remediation.
• Coordinate governance forums and action tracking for program oversight.
• Develop resilience metrics, dashboards, and reporting in Power BI and other tools.
• Support incident coordination and post-event reviews during disruptive events.

Skills

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Power BI

Excel

AI reporting

Education

CBCP certification

Tools

Power BI

Power Automate

Power Apps

Tableau

Alteryx

Excel

Job description

Profile DescriptionWe’re seeking someone to join our CDRR Technology team as a Business Continuity Planning Officer, in Firm Resilience to work as part of a global team to support strategic Planning program development and fulfilment of internal and external planning and testing requirements.In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.This is Associate position that Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks to ensure operational continuity and resilience in the face of potential threats or disruptions that could impact the organization, plus management of ongoing incidents. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.What you’ll do in the role:Support the Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Operational Resilience programs by partnering with Business Units to ensure continuity plans, recovery strategies, and resilience activities are maintained.Coordinate the review, maintenance, testing, and approval of assigned Business Continuity Plans (BCPs)Deliver Business Continuity Planning tool training, awareness sessions, and user support.Perform quality assurance reviews of Business Continuity Plans, recovery documentation, and testing artifacts; identify gaps and track remediation actionsCoordinate regular stakeholder meetings, governance forums, and working groups, ensuring action tracking and program oversight.Contribute to continuous enhancement of BCM and Operational Resilience methodologies, standards, procedures, and governance frameworks.Coordinate and support business continuity exercises, tabletop simulations, operational resilience testing, and recovery validation activitiesDevelop, maintain, and enhance management information, resilience metrics, dashboards, and reporting solutions using Power BI and visualization tools.Develop, maintain, and enhance management information, resilience metrics, dashboards, and reporting solutions using Power BI, Excel, and other data visualization tools.Support governance forums, committees, and stakeholder engagements through reporting, analysis, and coordination.Support local, regional, and global resilience initiatives, program enhancements, and transformation projects.Partner with country management teams during disruptive events by supporting incident coordination, communications, documentation, escalation tracking, and post-event reviews.Support third-party resilience assessments, vendor testing activities, operational resilience reviews, and recovery exercises.Participate in client-facing meetings and due diligence reviews supporting presentations of the Firm's BCM and Operational Resilience framework.Analyze business continuity, testing, incident, and resilience data to identify trends, emerging risks, control weaknesses, and improvement opportunities.What you’ll bring to the role:4+ years of professional experience in a Business Continuity Planning and Operational Resiliency RoleUnderstanding of existing and emerging Regulatory examination and audit on the financial sector regarding Business Continuity and Operational ResilienceUnderstanding of industry best practices pertaining to Business Continuity Planning and TestingData analytics and trend analysis and AI-enabled reporting and analytics awarenessPower Automate, Power Apps, Tableau, Alteryx (desired)Experience working with large datasets and management informationExcellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentation) with the ability to articulate program enhancements to key stakeholders>Strong relationship building and influencing skillsSelf-motivated, proactive, and calm under pressureComputer skills: Microsoft applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) certification or similar Risk Management, or technical backgroundKnowledge of BC Planning Tool, Fusion RMWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo .