Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Program Lead

Resilienceforward; Natick, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MathWorks is seeking a Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Program Lead to own the BC/DR program strategy, roadmap, governance, standards, priorities, and continuous improvement.

This hands-on leadership role partners with business and technology leaders to align recovery capabilities with criticality, oversee testing and exercises, and provide senior leadership with clear visibility into maturity, risks, and investment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own the BC/DR program strategy, roadmap, governance, standards, priorities, and continuous improvement approach.
• Establish and oversee the framework for business impact analysis, recovery requirements, continuity planning, disaster recovery planning, and recovery validation.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to align recovery capabilities with business criticality, risk tolerance, and recovery objectives.
• Identify material recovery risks, capability gaps, and dependencies; drive remediation and escalate significant risks or decisions requiring leadership attention.
• Establish clear accountability across business and technology teams and drive participation, ownership, and adoption of BC/DR practices.
• Define and oversee testing and exercise approaches to validate preparedness, capture lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide senior leadership with clear reporting, insights, and recommendations regarding program maturity, preparedness, key risks, and investment or prioritization decisions.

Job description

Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Program Lead

September 4, 2026 2 Mins Read

Location: US, MA, Natick
Company: MathWorks

Lead the development and ongoing maturity of the business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) program. This is a hands‑on leadership role that combines strategic thinking with practical execution to strengthen organizational resilience and enable the continuity and recovery of critical business and technology services.

The role drives alignment, accountability, and preparedness across business and technology teams while providing leadership with clear visibility into recovery capabilities, key risks, and areas requiring attention.

Job role:

• Own the BC/DR program strategy, roadmap, governance, standards, priorities, and continuous improvement approach.
• Establish and oversee the framework for business impact analysis, recovery requirements, continuity planning, disaster recovery planning, and recovery validation.
• Partner with business and technology leaders to align recovery capabilities with business criticality, risk tolerance, and recovery objectives.
• Identify material recovery risks, capability gaps, and dependencies; drive appropriate remediation and escape significant risks or decisions requiring leadership attention.
• Establish clear accountability across business and technology teams and influence stakeholders to drive participation, ownership, and adoption of BC/DR practices.
• Define and oversee testing and exercise approaches to validate preparedness, capture lessons learned, and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide senior leadership with clear reporting, insights, and recommendations regarding program maturity, preparedness, key risks, and investment or prioritization decisions.