GBS Resilience & Risk / BCM Lead

Rolls-Royce; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Risk and Business Continuity Manager to anchor its Risk Management framework within the GBS team. This role involves ensuring critical processes are protected against disruptions and compliance with risk management frameworks. The ideal candidate will have 12-15 years of relevant experience, ideally in Aerospace compliance standards, and proficiency in Workday and ServiceNow. This position offers opportunities to lead strategic risk governance and business continuity management across service lines.

Qualifications

• 12-15 years of experience in Risk Management, BCM, or Internal Audit within a GBS or Captive environment.
• Familiarity with Aerospace compliance standards or highly regulated industry requirements.
• Ability to challenge the status quo and influence senior leadership without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all identified risks are captured and mapped to the Group Risk Taxonomy.
• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) across all GBS service lines.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for Risk and BCM for global stakeholders.

Skills

Risk Management

Business Continuity Management

Analytical Precision

Crisis Composure

Strategic Influence

Education

ISO 22301 (BCM)

ISO 31000 (Risk)

CRISC/CISA

Tools

Workday

ServiceNow

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

Job description

At Rolls-Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.

Summary

As a leading GBS captive within the Aerospace industry, maintaining operational integrity and safety is paramount. This strategic role is designed to anchor our Risk and Business Continuity Management (BCM) framework within the GBS team.

You will be responsible for ensuring that our critical processes, across all services lines in GBS (Including HR, Finance, Procurement and group Property) are protected against disruptions and compliant with the required risk management frameworks and all teams are actively managing their Business Continuity Plans.

What will you be doing?

1. Strategic Risk Governance

• Ensure all identified risks e.g. Data Privacy etc. are captured, and mapped to the Group Risk Taxonomy, maintaining consistency with enterprise risk classifications and reporting standards.
• Act as the Risk Tool Super User, providing user support, tool admin (GBS only) and business training to stakeholders.
• Lead the end-to-end management of Internal and External Audits (e.g., PWC), ensuring all management actions are tracked, mitigated, and closed within stipulated timelines.
• Provide risk assurance for major transformation projects, specifically overseeing any new projects to prevent defects and ensure data integrity.
• Develop a "Strategic Response" framework for risk reporting, moving from reactive mitigation to proactive risk forecasting.

2. Business Continuity Management (BCM) & Resilience

• Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) across all GBS service lines to identify mission-critical processes and define Recovery Time Objectives (RTO).
• Develop and maintain site-specific Business Continuity Plans (BCP) for the Bangalore hub, ensuring the physical and digital infrastructure supports 24/7 resilience.
• Design and execute Tabletop Exercises and Simulation Drills for senior leadership to test organizational readiness during system outages or regional disruptions.
• Collaborate with IT and Global Security to ensure Disaster Recovery (DR) plans are synchronized with business requirements.
• Ensure accurate and consistent capture of all risks including business continuity and resilience risks with the relevant tool.

3. Stakeholder Leadership & Global Scaling

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Risk and BCM for global stakeholders, providing regular executive summaries on the organization’s resilience posture.
• Partner with Enterprise risk team to deploy Group Risk Framework.
• Partners with service leads in Finance, Procurement, HR and Group Property embed risk-thinking into daily operational workflows.
• This role is to lead out on this globally for GBS, and work with teams in our key areas such as UK, Germany and US.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required

• Experience 12-15 years in Risk Management, BCM, or Internal Audit within a GBS or Captive environment.
• Industry Knowledge Familiarity with Aerospace compliance standards or highly regulated industry requirements.
• Systems Proficiency in Workday, ServiceNow, and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) platforms.
• Certifications ISO 22301 (BCM), ISO 31000 (Risk), or CRISC/CISA preferred.
• Strategic Influence: Ability to challenge the status quo and influence senior leadership without direct authority.
• Analytical Precision: A data-driven approach to identifying trends and potential failure points.
• Crisis Composure: The ability to lead and maintain clarity during high-pressure disruptions.
• Communication: Mastery of the "POWER" technique (Plan, Organize, Write, Edit, Review) for executive-level reporting

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too. Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.