Business Continuity Lead

First National Bank; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

First National Bank is seeking a Business Continuity Lead in Pittsburgh to strengthen resiliency, drive risk mitigation, and ensure rapid recovery from outages. You will lead cross-functional efforts, coordinate with IT and vendors, and report on program progress and risk metrics.

The role requires a BA/BS and 5 years of related experience, CBCP/CEM preferred, and involves on-call responsibilities to protect critical operations in a regulated banking environment.

Qualifications

• BA or BS required.
• Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Detail-oriented with ability to multi-task.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Business Continuity Management process aligned to standards and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct and update BIAs and BC Plans with cross-functional teams.
• Design, facilitate and evaluate BC exercises with Disaster Recovery and IT.
• Serve as on-call contact for disruptions, coordinating rapid response.
• Collaborate with Third-Party Risk Management to address vendor continuity risks.
• Develop leadership reports highlighting updates, trends and metrics.
• Collaborate on contingency planning for potential disruptions.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Act as risk managers within the risk management program.

Skills

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Multi-tasking

MS Word

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

PC proficiency

Education

BA or BS

Job description

Primary Office Location: 626 Washington Place. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 15219.

Join our team. Make a difference - for us and for your future.

Position Title: Business Continuity Lead

Business Unit: Business Continuity

Reports to: Manager of Business Continuity

Position Overview:

This position will play a pivotal role in strengthening our resiliency posture by driving initiatives that safeguard critical systems, ensure operational resiliency and support rapid recovery in the face of various threats and application outages. The ideal candidate will be a critical thinker with strong project management capabilities, and a deep understanding of risk mitigation, incident response, business continuity, and regulatory compliance.

Primary Responsibilities:

Contribute to the development and execution of FNB's Business Continuity Management process, ensuring alignment between corporate objectives, industry standards, and regulatory requirements (FFIEC). This includes proactively monitoring emerging industry trends and evolving regulatory expectations to identify and implement opportunities for program enhancement and maturity.

Conduct and update Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) and Business Continuity Plans with cross-functional teams, ensuring they reflect current business processes and align with Risk Control Self-Assessments (RCSAs). This includes assessing plans following business disruptions and exercises for potential gaps and ensuring areas for improvement are remediated.

Design, facilitate, and evaluate exercises that test Business Continuity Plans, which validate plan effectiveness, enhance preparedness, and test recovery capabilities. This includes partnering with Disaster Recovery and IT to conduct Disaster Recovery Exercises that test critical business process recovery, and training personnel with a continuity-role.

Serve as the primary on-call contact (on a rotating basis) for business disruptions affecting FNB, ensuring rapid response and coordination. This includes partnering with departments to identify impacts (leveraging their BIAs) to the corporation, implement continuity strategies to maintain operations, and prioritize the recovery of business processes.

Work with Third-Party Risk Management and other applicable departments to ensure vendor-related continuity risks are identified, assessed, and reflected in both vendor profiles and Business Continuity Plans.

Develop reports for leadership that highlight critical updates within the Business Continuity program, including outlining data trends, project progress, and risk and performance metrics. This includes the strategic utilization and development of FNB's Business Continuity and Incident Management platform.

Collaborate with departments on contingency planning for potential disruptions that could negatively affect the corporation. This includes identifying potential risks, assessing impacts, and developing actionable plans to respond effectively if those risks materialize.

Performs other related duties and projects as assigned.

All employees have the responsibility and the accountability to serve as risk managers for their businesses by understanding, reporting, responding to, managing and monitoring the risk they encounter daily as required by F.N.B. Corporation's risk management program.

F.N.B. Corporation is committed to achieving superior levels of compliance by adhering to regulatory laws and guidelines.Compliance with regulatory laws and company procedures is a required component of all position descriptions.

Minimum Level of Education Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

BA or BS

Minimum # of Years of Job Related Experience Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

5

Skills Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

Excellent organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Detail-oriented

Ability to work and multi-task in a fast paced environment

Ability to use a personal computer and job-related software

MS Word - Basic Level

MS Excel - Intermediate Level

MS PowerPoint - Basic Level

Licensures/Certifications Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position:

Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP) and/or Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) is preferred.

Physical Requirements or Work Conditions Beyond Traditional Office Work:

N/A

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO):

It is the policy of F.N.B. Corporation (FNB) and its affiliates not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other category protected by law. It is also the policy of FNB and its affiliates to employ and advance in employment all persons regardless of their status as individuals with disabilities or veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. FNB provides all applicants and employees a discrimination and harassment free workplace.

FNB will not provide sponsorship for employment-based visas for this position; only candidates who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. will be considered.