Senior Business Analyst (Business Continuity)

Jit Team; Łódź; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jit Team is seeking a seasoned professional to drive desktop testing exercises within the financial services sector. You will design scenarios, facilitate workshops, and report outcomes to leadership, ensuring alignment with recovery and continuity plans.

You will collaborate with business, technology, and operations teams to validate Technical Recovery Playbooks, RTO/RPO objectives, and recovery sequencing, while promoting a Scandinavian-style focus on balance and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Operational Resilience, or related disciplines.
• At least 1–2 years focused on testing, exercising, or technical recovery planning.
• Hands-on experience designing and executing desktop simulations, tabletop exercises, walkthroughs, and full-scale simulations.
• Strong understanding of RTO, RPO, failover procedures, interdependencies, and recovery sequencing.
• Experience in the financial services industry (banking, insurance, or equivalent).
• Proven expertise in Business Continuity and Crisis Management frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management, including engagement with senior leadership.
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Design and plan desktop testing exercises aligned with Technical Recovery Playbook objectives and regulatory expectations.
• Develop realistic scenarios that validate recovery procedures, failover sequences, and system interdependencies.
• Facilitate and host testing workshops with stakeholders across business units, technology, operations, and support functions.
• Manage exercise logistics, participant engagement, documentation, session facilitation, and team coordination.
• Develop exercise playbooks, participant guides, and facilitator notes for repeatable testing execution.
• Track action items, coordinate follow-up activities, and provide updates to senior leadership and programme governance.
• Document findings, observations, gaps, and recommendations resulting from testing exercises.
• Collaborate with business continuity and crisis management teams to ensure alignment across recovery and continuity plans.

Skills

Business Continuity

Crisis Management

Operational Resilience

Facilitation & Stakeholder Mgmt

English Communication

Job description

Work model: hybrid from Gdynia / Gdańsk/ Warszawa / Łódź (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 during regular integration meetings

Project

You will be involved in a project focused on Technical Recovery Playbook testing within the financial services sector. The role is centered around the planning, execution, facilitation, and reporting of desktop testing exercises designed to validate technical recovery procedures, operational readiness, and recovery assumptions.

You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across business, technology, operations, and support functions to identify gaps, improve recovery processes, and ensure alignment between technical recovery, business continuity, and crisis management activities. This position focuses on desktop testing execution, facilitation, and reporting rather than enterprise-level ownership of recovery methodologies or resilience frameworks.

Responsibilities you’ll have

• Design and plan desktop testing exercises aligned with Technical Recovery Playbook objectives and regulatory expectations
• Develop realistic scenarios that validate recovery procedures, failover sequences, and system interdependencies
• Facilitate and host testing workshops with stakeholders across business units, technology, operations, and support functions
• Manage exercise logistics, participant engagement, documentation, session facilitation, and team coordination
• Develop exercise playbooks, participant guides, and facilitator notes for repeatable testing execution
• Track action items, coordinate follow-up activities, and provide updates to senior leadership and programme governance
• Document findings, observations, gaps, and recommendations resulting from testing exercises
• Collaborate business continuity and crisis management teams to ensure alignment across recovery and continuity plans

Expected competences and knowledge

• 3-5 years of experience in Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Operational Resilience, or related disciplines
• At least 1-2 years of experience focused on testing, exercising, or technical recovery planning
• Hands‑on experience designing and executing desktop simulations, tabletop exercises, walkthroughs, and full‑scale simulations
• Strong understanding of RTO, RPO, failover procedures, system interdependencies, and recovery sequencing
• Experience within the financial services industry (banking, insurance, or equivalent)
• Proven expertise in Business Continuity and Crisis Management frameworks, methodologies, and best practices
• Excellent facilitation and stakeholder management skills, including engagement with senior leadership
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and adapt to changing priorities

Technologies and methodologies you'll work with

• Technical Recovery Playbooks
• Recovery Time Objectives (RTO)
• Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
• Business Continuity and Crisis Management (BCCM)

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.