Business Continuity Specialist

Collabera; New Jersey; On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

Collabera is seeking an experienced Business Continuity Risk Management (BCRM) Consultant to support enterprise-wide BCM practices within a financial services environment. The ideal candidate will focus on BIA, BCP, risk management, regulatory compliance, and business resilience across units.

The role requires coordinating with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to implement and monitor recovery objectives, plan exercises, and review third-party risk in a regulated setting.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing BCM practices in Financial Services
• Strong knowledge of BIA, BCP, BCM and Operational Resilience
• Experience identifying continuity risks and implementing mitigations
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to BCM
• Experience developing BCM policies, standards, procedures

Responsibilities

• Act as BCM SME, ensure EBCRM standards compliance
• Conduct BIAs to identify critical processes and recovery needs
• Develop, maintain, and enhance BCPs with recovery strategies and contingency procedures
• Plan, coordinate and facilitate BCM exercises (WAR testing, tabletop simulations)
• Assess RTOs and RPOs, identify gaps and recommend recovery strategies
• Track remediation and escalate risks through governance channels
• Collaborate with Third-Party Risk Management on supplier exit strategies
• Support WAR site readiness and continuity risk reporting

Skills

BCM practices

BIA

BCP

Regulatory knowledge

Risk assessment

Policy development

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Business Continuity Risk Management (BCRM) Consultant to support Business Units in implementing and maintaining enterprise-wide Business Continuity Management (BCM) practices within a financial services environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), risk management, regulatory compliance, and business resilience, along with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a Business Continuity Management (BCM) subject matter expert, partnering with Business Units to ensure compliance with Enterprise Business Continuity Risk Management (EBCRM) standards.
• Conduct Business Impact Analyses (BIA) to identify critical business processes, dependencies, recovery requirements, and operational impacts.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance Business Continuity Plans (BCPs), documenting recovery strategies, workarounds, and contingency procedures.
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate Business Continuity exercises, including: Work Area Recovery testing, Contact verification exercises, Tabletop simulations
• Disaster recovery and business disruption scenarios
• Ensure timely completion and quality of all Business Continuity Risk Management requirements while obtaining necessary approvals and escalating risks or roadblocks when required.
• Assess Business Unit Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), identify gaps, challenge assumptions, and recommend appropriate recovery strategies.
• Partner with Business Unit BCM Coordinators, IT Risk, and the BCM Central Team to track remediation activities and close identified continuity gaps.
• Collaborate with Third-Party Risk Management teams to review supplier exit strategies and develop alternate processing methods for critical vendor disruptions.
• Support management of Work Area Recovery (WAR) sites and coordinate recovery readiness activities.
• Track, remediate, and elevate continuity risks, issues, action plans, and risk acceptances through appropriate governance channels.
• Contribute to business continuity reporting, monitoring, and risk metrics for assigned Business Units.
• Deliver Business Continuity training and awareness sessions covering: Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Threat Risk Assessments (TRA), Business Continuity Exercises
• Recovery procedures and stakeholder responsibilities
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen organizational resilience and regulatory compliance.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have

• Experience implementing Business Continuity Management (BCM) practices within the Financial Services industry.
• Strong knowledge of: Business Impact Analysis (BIA), Business Continuity Planning (BCP), Business Continuity Risk Management, Operational Resilience, Risk Assessment
• Experience identifying business continuity risks and implementing effective mitigation controls.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry best practices related to Business Continuity Management.
• Experience developing and executing BCM policies, standards, and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Financial Services or Banking industry experience.
• Experience supporting Third-Party Risk Management initiatives.
• Familiarity with Work Area Recovery (WAR) planning.
• Knowledge of Threat Risk Assessments (TRA).
• Experience facilitating Business Continuity testing and simulation exercises

Pay Rate: $68.00

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, short-term disability insurance, paid parking/public transportation, (paid time , paid sick and safe time , hours of paid vacation time, weeks of paid parental leave, paid holidays annually - AS Applicable)

About Us:

Collabera is a leading Digital Solutions company providing software engineering solutions to the world’s most tech-forward organizations. With more than 25 years of experience, we have hired over 17000 employees across 60+ offices globally and currently place 10000+ professionals annually to support critical IT engagements at more than 500 client sites, 80% being the Fortune 500.

With Collabera, you

Will get to work on numerous challenging and exciting projects, including UI/UX transformation, Blockchain, AI/Data Science, Cloud migrations, Cyber-Security and Engineering.

At Collabera you have 80% chances of project extension or redeployment to other clients

Will have endless opportunities to learn new technologies through our inhouse Training arm – Cognixia.