BC/DR Program Lead — Resilience & Continuity Strategist

Resilienceforward; Natick, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MathWorks is seeking a Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Program Lead to own the BC/DR program strategy, roadmap, governance, standards, priorities, and continuous improvement.

This hands-on leadership role partners with business and technology leaders to align recovery capabilities with criticality, oversee testing and exercises, and provide senior leadership with clear visibility into maturity, risks, and investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the BC/DR program strategy, roadmap, governance, standards, priorities, and continuous improvement approach.
• Establish and oversee the framework for business impact analysis, recovery requirements, continuity planning, disaster recovery planning, and recovery validation.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to align recovery capabilities with business criticality, risk tolerance, and recovery objectives.
• Identify material recovery risks, capability gaps, and dependencies; drive remediation and escalate significant risks or decisions requiring leadership attention.
• Establish clear accountability across business and technology teams and drive participation, ownership, and adoption of BC/DR practices.
• Define and oversee testing and exercise approaches to validate preparedness, capture lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide senior leadership with clear reporting, insights, and recommendations regarding program maturity, preparedness, key risks, and investment or prioritization decisions.

Job description

MathWorks is seeking a Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Program Lead to own the BC/DR program strategy, roadmap, governance, standards, priorities, and continuous improvement.

This hands-on leadership role partners with business and technology leaders to align recovery capabilities with criticality, oversee testing and exercises, and provide senior leadership with clear visibility into maturity, risks, and investment decisions.