Business Continuity Manager

Kazancı Holding A.Ş.; Fatih; On-site; TRY 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Kazancı Holding A.Ş. is seeking an experienced Business Continuity Manager to lead the group’s continuity efforts, disaster recovery, and crisis management programs.

You will establish and maintain the BCMS in line with ISO 22301, conduct BIA and risk assessments, and drive resilience across energy, manufacturing, and other critical operations, including international sites. You will lead cross-functional teams, report to senior management, and develop training to raise awareness of continuity

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, MIS, or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience, incl. 5+ years in business continuity or DR.
• Minimum 3 years in team or program management.
• Experience establishing ISO 22301-based BCMS.
• Hands-on experience in BIA, risk assessment, continuity strategy, and recovery planning.
• Knowledge of Disaster Recovery, backup, replication, high availability, and failover concepts.
• Experience with Disaster Recovery and business continuity exercises.
• Knowledge of continuity and recovery strategies for cloud, SaaS, and hybrid IT environments.
• Experience in large-scale, multi-company and multi-location organizations.
• Availability for domestic and international travel.

Responsibilities

• Establish, manage, and improve the BCMS in line with ISO 22301.
• Lead BIA, risk assessments, and critical process analyses to define RTO and RPO.
• Develop and maintain continuity, IT continuity, DR, and crisis plans.
• Lead crisis management and DR exercises with IT, cybersecurity, and business teams.
• Develop continuity plans for international operations.
• Assess continuity capabilities of critical suppliers and cloud providers.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, policies, standards, and audits.
• Define and monitor BC KPIs and KRIs; report to senior management.
• Drive continuity awareness and training across the organization.
• Lead and develop the continuity team and support strategic initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Reporting

Presentation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, MIS, or related field

Job description

Founded in the 1950s, Kazancı Holding is one of Türkiye's well-established industrial groups, operating across energy generation, natural gas distribution, generator manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism.

With more than 17,000 employees, operations across 24 countries and 4 continents, Kazancı Holding continues to strengthen its global presence through its subsidiaries operating under the AKSA brand.

Business Continuity Manager

We are seeking an experienced Business Continuity Manager to lead our business continuity function, strengthen organizational resilience, and ensure the effective management of business continuity, disaster recovery, and crisis management programs across the Group.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish, manage, and continuously improve the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) in line with ISO 22301.
• Lead Business Impact Analysis (BIA), risk assessments, and critical process analyses, including the definition of RTO and RPO requirements.
• Develop and maintain business continuity, IT continuity, Disaster Recovery (DR), and crisis management plans across the Group.
• Lead crisis management and Disaster Recovery exercises, coordinating with business, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and other relevant teams.
• Develop continuity and recovery scenarios for critical operations, including energy generation, electricity and natural gas distribution, manufacturing, and OT/SCADA environments.
• Develop business continuity and crisis management plans for international operations.
• Assess the business continuity capabilities of critical suppliers, cloud service providers, and outsourced services.
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, internal policies, standards, and audit requirements.
• Define and monitor business continuity KPIs and KRIs, and regularly report program maturity, risks, and improvement areas to senior management.
• Drive business continuity awareness and training initiatives across the organization.
• Lead and develop the business continuity team and support strategic initiatives to strengthen the Group's overall operational resilience.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years in business continuity, Disaster Recovery, or operational resilience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in team, program, or function management.
• Proven experience establishing or managing an ISO 22301-based Business Continuity Management System.
• Strong hands-on experience in BIA, risk assessment, continuity strategy development, and recovery planning.
• Solid understanding of Disaster Recovery, backup, replication, high availability, and failover concepts.
• Experience planning and managing Disaster Recovery and business continuity exercises.
• Knowledge of continuity and recovery strategies for cloud, SaaS, and hybrid IT environments.
• Experience working within large-scale, multi-company and multi-location organizations.
• Strong leadership, communication, analytical thinking, reporting, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Availability for domestic and international travel.