Sr Associate - Business Continuity

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA); Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) is seeking a Senior Associate, Business Continuity to lead the development and implementation of business continuity programs. The role focuses on mitigating risks from disasters, cyber threats, and other disruptions to protect business operations.

The position includes evaluating risks, analyzing potential losses, and delivering tested recovery plans to ensure timely resumption of critical functions across the organization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business continuity or risk management.
• University degree or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience with disaster recovery planning and incident response is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains business continuity plans to ensure continuity of critical functions during emergencies.
• Evaluates continuity plans to identify opportunities for improvement and mitigation.
• Develops training and awareness programs for departments across the organization.
• Performs periodic testing of continuity plans to ensure quick resumption of operations.
• Tests and revises disaster recovery strategies for real-world effectiveness.
• Recommends methods to resolve safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.
• Ensures compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Coaches and delegates work to junior analysts.

Skills

Business Acumen

Business Continuity Planning

Collaboration

Conflict Management

Consultative Communication

Critical Thinking

General Risk Management

Risk Mitigation

TIAA Products/Services Acumen

Education

University degree preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Senior Associate, Business Continuity job is responsible for the development and implementation of business continuity programs to mitigate impact on business operations of potential adverse conditions due to natural or structural disasters, acts of terror/war, and cyber attacks. This job evaluates risks and analyzes potential losses while developing solutions through testing various disaster recovery plans. This job is also responsible for performing periodic testing of business continuity plans to ensure that the organization can recover from losses in an efficient and timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains business continuity plans and strategies to ensure continuity of critical functions during and following an emergency or disaster.
• Evaluates business continuity plans to identify opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption.
• Develops and facilitates training and awareness education of business continuity plans to departments across the organization.
• Performs periodic testing of business continuity plans to ensure efficient and timely resumption of critical functions and the return to normal operations.
• Tests and revises disaster recovery strategies to ensure effectiveness against real situations.
• Recommends methods to enable resolution of safety, operations, or compliance interruptions.
• Ensures compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
• Coaches, reviews, and delegates work to lower level business continuity analysts.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 5+ Years Required; 7+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level

8IC

Skills

• Business Acumen
• Business Continuity Planning
• Collaboration
• Conflict Management
• Consultative Communication
• Critical Thinking
• General Risk Management
• Risk Mitigation
• TIAA Products/Services Acumen