Business Continuity & Crisis Management Specialist NEW

Jit; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 148,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work organization

International environment

Scandinavian culture

Regular integration meetings

Job summary

Jit is seeking a Business Continuity & Crisis Management Specialist to strengthen the operational resilience of a major financial services project in Poland. You will design desktop testing, develop scenario-driven exercises, and facilitate workshops with stakeholders across units.

You will validate crisis and recovery plans, track actions, and coordinate end-to-end logistics while engaging senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of professional experience in Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Operational Resilience or a related discipline
• 1–2 years of experience in testing, exercising or technical recovery planning
• Professional experience within the financial services industry such as banking or insurance
• Good understanding of how large financial organisations operate and manage technology and operational dependencies
• Strong knowledge of BC/CM frameworks, methodologies and best practices
• Excellent workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to engage with senior leadership and drive productive discussions

Responsibilities

• Design and plan desktop testing exercises aligned with CCS objectives and regulatory expectations for banking operations
• Develop realistic, MVB-grounded scenarios to evaluate manual recovery procedures and interdependencies across business functions
• Facilitate and host exercise workshops with key stakeholders across business units and support functions
• Validate existing crisis and recovery plans and identify operational gaps
• Manage end-to-end exercise logistics, including participant engagement, session timing, documentation and team coordination
• Develop reusable exercise materials, participant guides and facilitator notes
• Track and manage action items resulting from testing exercises
• Coordinate follow-up activities and provide updates to senior leadership and programme governance
• Document exercise outcomes, including findings, observations, gaps and recommendations
• Identify opportunities to strengthen Collaboration and Communication Services recovery capabilities
• Collaborate with Business Continuity and Crisis Management teams to ensure alignment between recovery plans and broader strategies
• Work from a Nordea location in Poland minimum 3 days per week if required

Skills

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Testing exercises

Operational resilience

Regulatory alignment

Job description

Business Continuity & Crisis Management Specialist

Salary:800 - 1050PLN/day on B2B

Work model: hybrid from Gdańsk (2/3 days per week from the office)

Why choose this offer?

• You can expect a flexible work organization
• The international work environment will give you the opportunity to interact with the English language on a daily basis
• Scandinavian organizational culture will provide you with work-life balance, you will gain time for additional training (financed by Jit)
• The Jit community will bring you a nice time duringregular integration meetings

Project

You will join a project within the financial services sector, focused on strengthening the operational resilience of Collaboration and Communication Services (CCS).

The role focuses on designing, coordinating, and facilitating desktop testing and recovery exercises aligned with CCS objectives and regulatory expectations applicable to banking operations.

You will work closely with stakeholders across business units and support functions to validate existing crisis and recovery plans, assess manual recovery procedures and operational dependencies, and identify potential gaps.

The position combines Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Operational Resilience and recovery testing, requiring strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities you'll have

Design and plan desktop testing exercises aligned with CCS objectives and regulatory expectations for banking operations

Develop realistic,MVB-grounded scenarios to evaluate manual recovery procedures and interdependencies across business functions

Facilitate and hostexercise workshops with key stakeholders across business units and support functions

Validate existingcrisis and recovery plans and identify operational gaps

Manage end-to-end exercise logistics, including participant engagement, session timing, documentation and team coordination

Develop reusableexercise materials, participant guides and facilitator notes

Track and manage action items resulting from testing exercises

Coordinate follow-up activities and provide timely updates to senior leadership and programme governance

Document exercise outcomes, includingfindings, observations, gaps and recommendations

Identify opportunities to strengthen Collaboration and Communication Services recovery capabilities

Collaborate with Business Continuity and Crisis Management teams to ensure alignment between recovery plans, crisis response protocols and broader business continuity strategies

Work from a Nordea location in Polandminimum 3 days per week if required

Expected competences and knowledge

• 3–5 years of professional experience in Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Operational Resilience or a related discipline
• At least1–2 years of experience in testing, exercising or technical recovery planning
• Proven hands‑on experience indesigning and executing testing exercises, including desktop exercises
• Professional experience within thefinancial services industry, such as banking or insurance
• Good understanding of how large financial organisations operate and managetechnology and operational dependencies
• Strong knowledge ofBCCM / Business Continuity and Crisis Management frameworks, methodologies and best practices
• Excellentworkshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to engage withsenior leadership, manage differing perspectives and drive productive discussions
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities while maintaining focus on exercise objectives and outcomes
• Strong coordination and documentation skills

Client – why choose this particular client from the Jit portfolio?

Jit Team has had an over-decade-long relationship with the leading financial group in the Nordic countries, and we are privileged to be our client's premier partner in Poland. At present, over 200 Jit personnel are engaged in the completion of more than 60 projects for this Norwegian major provider of financial services with a global presence and a strong focus on modern technology. Our customer's work atmosphere is epitomized by the Scandinavian culture, which is conducive to people who place emphasis on work-life balance and feedback culture. Furthermore, all projects are executed in international teams, giving constant exposure to the English language.

About Jit Team

The Human Factor of IT - it’s not just a slogan, it’s a philosophy. The foundation of Jit Team is people, which is why we prioritise you. We employ over 770 experienced experts , to whom we offer developmental projects, a wide range of benefits, and a proprietary professional development programme. Together with clients from around the world, we create innovative IT solutions delivered by highly specialised and efficient teams.

Behind our maxim are also charitable and educational activities. We support schools, universities, and educational institutions by conducting workshops, running educational projects, sponsoring events, and donating learning equipment. We offer internships that help launch careers in IT. We support water rescuers and hospitals by providing the necessary equipment. We also support numerous charitable organisations helping people in need, children, and the elderly. We are a Polish company and we share what we have achieved over more than 15 years of activity. By supporting local initiatives, we contribute to the circulation of good energy.