Business Continuity Specialist

Control Risks; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working arrangements

Discretionary bonus scheme

Medical benefits

401(k) retirement

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Control Risks is seeking a Business Continuity Specialist to support a technology sector client in building a corporate BC program. You will execute BC workstreams, collaborating with the client's BC leadership to develop a fit-for-purpose program and demonstrate value quickly.

Responsibilities include conducting business impact and risk assessments, developing recovery strategies, facilitating training and exercises, and implementing new BC tooling.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years' experience implementing and managing business continuity or resilience programs.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to influence decisions.
• Clear executive presence and ability to engage with stakeholders at varying levels.
• Creative thinking and innovative problem solver.
• Experience with commercial Business Continuity tools.
• Experience with Google Suite and Gemini.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Ability to dive deep into data, processes, people, and technology challenges to identify risks and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Execute BC workstreams and deliver independently after client endorsement.
• Conduct business impact assessments to determine core functions, dependencies, recovery priorities, and RTOs.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify threats and vulnerabilities and recommend mitigations.
• Develop and implement strategies to minimize customer impacts and ensure timely recovery during disruptions.
• Facilitate BC training and awareness and design meaningful plan exercises.
• Manage implementation of new tooling for the BC function with internal and external partners.
• Act as a thought partner to develop a fit-for-purpose program for the client ecosystem.
• Serve as primary contact for BC inquiries and support across the client enterprise.
• Work with large amounts of data to provide meaningful reports for decision-making.
• Stay current on trends, technologies, and regulatory changes in BC and disaster recovery.

Skills

Executive presence

Stakeholder engagement

Written communication

Oral communication

Creative problem solving

Data analysis

Travel

Tools

Google Suite

Gemini

Job description

Control Risks' Embedded Consulting team is looking for a Business Continuity Specialist to help support a technology sector client build its corporate business continuity program. The specialist will primarily be an executor of Business Continuity workstreams, collaborating closely with the client's Business Continuity leadership team to develop a fit-for-purpose program and demonstrate value quickly.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Following client lead endorsement, pilot new approaches and deliver independently in the following areas:
• Conducting business impact assessments to determine core business functions, dependencies, priorities for recovery, recovery requirements, and recovery time objective(s).
• Conducting risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to recovery capabilities and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
• Developing and implementing viable strategies to minimize customer impacts and ensure the timely recovery of core business functions during and after a business disruption.
• Facilitating business continuity training and awareness.
• Designing and facilitating meaningful plan exercises; analyze outcomes to identify trends, weaknesses/gaps, risks, and opportunities to improve plans and strengthen resiliency.
• Manage the implementation of new tooling for the Business Continuity function, working with internal and external partners to operationalize a tool tailored to this client context.
• Act as a thought partner to the client's Business Continuity leadership team to develop a fit-for-purpose program, thinking creatively to right size resilience solutions for this client ecosystem.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for business continuity-related inquiries and support for stakeholders across the client enterprise.
• Work with large amounts of data to provide meaningful reports and support informed decision-making.
• Demonstrate understanding and expertise in emerging trends, technologies, and regulatory changes in business continuity and disaster recovery to continuously improve strategies and support mechanisms within the client organization.

Control Risks' Embedded Consulting team is looking for a Business Continuity Specialist to help support a technology sector client build its corporate business continuity program. The specialist will primarily be an executor of Business Continuity workstreams, collaborating closely with the client's Business Continuity leadership team to develop a fit-for-purpose program and demonstrate value quickly.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Following client lead endorsement, pilot new approaches and deliver independently in the following areas:
• Conducting business impact assessments to determine core business functions, dependencies, priorities for recovery, recovery requirements, and recovery time objective(s).
• Conducting risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to recovery capabilities and recommend risk mitigation strategies.
• Developing and implementing viable strategies to minimize customer impacts and ensure the timely recovery of core business functions during and after a business disruption.
• Facilitating business continuity training and awareness.
• Designing and facilitating meaningful plan exercises; analyze outcomes to identify trends, weaknesses/gaps, risks, and opportunities to improve plans and strengthen resiliency.
• Manage the implementation of new tooling for the Business Continuity function, working with internal and external partners to operationalize a tool tailored to this client context.
• Act as a thought partner to the client's Business Continuity leadership team to develop a fit-for-purpose program, thinking creatively to right size resilience solutions for this client ecosystem.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for business continuity-related inquiries and support for stakeholders across the client enterprise.
• Work with large amounts of data to provide meaningful reports and support informed decision-making.
• Demonstrate understanding and expertise in emerging trends, technologies, and regulatory changes in business continuity and disaster recovery to continuously improve strategies and support mechanisms within the client organization.

Requirements

• 5-7 years' experience implementing and managing business continuity or resilience programs.
• Strong written and oral communication skills necessary to build relationships and positively influence decision making.
• Clearexecutive presenceand ability to engagepositivelywith stakeholders at varying levels, build productive relationships and influence decision-making.
• Creative thinking and innovative problem solver.
• Experience with commercial Business Continuity tools.
• Experience with Google Suite and Gemini.
• Experience in supporting internal teams to respond and recover from significant disruptive events.
• Ability to dive deep into data, existing processes, people, and technology challenges in order to identify risks and opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the written and oral communication skills necessary to build relationships and positively influence decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple complex projects.
• Ability to travel as needed.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• We operate a discretionary bonus scheme that incentivizes, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasize the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarized in the full job offer.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
• As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

The base salary range for this position is $110,000-130,000 per year. Exact compensation offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Control Risks is committed to a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age or veteran status. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made in order to participate fully in the interview process, please let us know and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.

Control Risksparticipatesin the E-Verify program to confirm employment authorization of all newly hired employees. The E-Verify process is completed during new hire onboarding and completion of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, at the start of employment. E-Verify is not used as a tool to pre-screen candidates.For more information on E-Verify, please visit www.uscis.gov.