Crisis Readiness & Continuity Strategist

Allied Universal; Waterloo (IA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) enrollment

Paid holidays

Vacation accrual

Job summary

Allied Universal is seeking a Crisis Management and Business Continuity Specialist in the Waterloo region. The role supports program management, risk assessment, and plan development to prepare for and recover from critical events.

You will coordinate with global sites, work with SOC, and develop training exercises while ensuring regulatory compliance and data-driven improvements across CMBC operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, Emergency Management, Fire Science or related field.
• Public sector training from DHS, FEMA, State Agency or other; private sector from ASIS, NFPA, DRII or other.
• Experience with ISO crisis management and business continuity standards and guidelines.
• Project management experience and solid multitasking capability.
• Program coordination and understanding of decentralized environments.
• Strong team collaboration and execution across multiple functional areas.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Innovative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Data entry and data management experience; familiarity with data, metrics and analytics.
• Microsoft Office proficiency including PowerPoint, Excel and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Crisis Management and Business Continuity Manager for programmatic support.
• Collaborate with Security Operations Centers to develop CMBC notifications and intelligence.
• Identify threats and vulnerabilities to operations (weather, violence, terrorism, outages).
• Classify critical processes to assess operational and financial impact.
• Create response and recovery plans for life safety and resumption of operations.
• Develop event-based training exercises and evacuation drills.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and industry best practices.
• Support CMBC and SOC software management, including configuration and integrations.
• Analyze data to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities.

Skills

Project management

Program coordination

Team collaboration

Written and verbal communication

Data analytics

Data entry

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Security Management, Emergency Management, Fire Science or related field

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Allied Universal is seeking a Crisis Management and Business Continuity Specialist in the Waterloo region. The role supports program management, risk assessment, and plan development to prepare for and recover from critical events.

You will coordinate with global sites, work with SOC, and develop training exercises while ensuring regulatory compliance and data-driven improvements across CMBC operations.