Business Continuity Management (BCM) Advisor

Ian Martin Group; Jersey City (NJ); Hybrid; USD 123,760 - 167,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Raise is seeking a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Advisor for a client in Jersey City, NJ. The role is hybrid (2-3 days on site) on a six-month contract with extension potential.

You will lead BIA, develop a Business Continuity Plan, and run BCM exercises, collaborating with Banking CM, LLC units, IT Risk, and Third-Party Risk. The job requires regulatory knowledge, strong communication, and the ability to drive remediation and timely approvals.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing BCM practices in financial services.
• Understanding of enterprise-level BCM processes.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and leading BCM practices.
• Execution of BCM policies and risk management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provides SME guidance on EBCRM standards (BIA, BCP, exercises).
• Perform BIA to identify requirements and impact of failures.
• Develop a BCP and document recovery strategies and workarounds.
• Conduct BCM exercises to validate planning assumptions and tests.
• Coordinate to ensure approvals and remove roadblocks.
• Identify RTO/RPO gaps and assist in remediation workarounds.
• Collaborate with IT Risk and Third-Party Risk teams on risk and exit strategies.
• Support training on BCM components and activities.

Skills

BCM experience

Regulatory knowledge

Risk management

Strong communication

Customer service

Financial services familiarity

Job description

Business Continuity Management (BCM) Advisor

• Location: Jersey City, NJ - Hybrid (2-3 days on site)
• Pay Rate: $70/hr
• Contract Length: 6 Months with possibility for extension

We at Raise are hiring a Business Continuity Management (BCM) Advisor for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand. We’re hiring right now; if you’re interested, apply below for your chance to join a great place to work.

Responsibilities

• Provides subject matter expertise and works directly with Banking CM, LLC business units regarding all requirements in the Enterprise Business Continuity Risk Management (EBCRM) Standard. Specifically, new or existing business impact analysis (BIA), business continuity planning, and exercises.
  • Complete Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to identify all requirements to understand the impact of process and key dependency failures.
  • Develop a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and document recovery strategies and workarounds.
  • Conducts BCM exercises to validate planning assumptions and test controls (including work area recovery, contact exercises and simulations as required)
• Perform internal business continuity risk controls through timely scheduling, completion and quality of BCRM requirements outlined in the EBCRM Standard.
• Retain responsibility to ensure that all approvals are obtained. Where applicable, escape roadblocks in a timely fashion.
• Identify Banking CM, LLC Business Unit recovery time and point objective gaps, challenge business requirements where appropriate and assist in developing workarounds.
• Collaborate with the Business Unit BCM Coordinator, BCM Central Team and IT Risk to identify, track, and approve remediation decision on Business Unit RTO and RPO gaps.
• Work with the Banking CM, LLC Third-Party Risk Team to review exit strategies and document manual workarounds and / or alternate methods of processing for loss of critical suppliers.
• Manage and support work area recovery sites with BCM Central Team and where appropriate, with BCM Coordinators in banking CM, LLC Business Units.
• Remediate known gaps, issues, risk acceptances, and action plans to conclusion and escape systemic or material gaps through issue management to Senior Manager, Business Continuity Risk.
• Contribute to the monitoring and risk reporting processes for banking CM, LLC Business Units, where applicable.
• Support the delivery of training to banking CM, LLC Business Units, promoting understanding of key components and core BCRM artifacts and activities (e.g., BIA, Threat Risk Assessment, BCP Exercising), and their respective roles and responsibilities (e.g., activating the BCP, strategies addressing loss of key employees, interdependencies, disruption impacts).

Must-Have Skills

• Experience in implementing business continuity management practices in the financial services industry
• Strong understanding of Business Continuity Managementan enterprise level.
• Understanding of the high-level processes to support the Business Unit to manage and mitigate business continuity risk
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and leading practices regarding Business Continuity Management
• Execution of policies and procedures and proficiency in business continuity risk management methodologies
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong customer service focus
• Strong communications skills with Business Units
• Experience in identifying and implementing appropriate controls for effective risk mitigation

Nice to have skills

• A certificate in Business Continuity Management is nice to have.

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