IT Resiliency Director: Business Continuity & Risk

Huntington National Bank; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington National Bank is seeking an IT Risk Director, Resiliency & Business Continuity to lead the First Line Resiliency and Business Continuity Program across assigned business segments. This role shapes the strategy, governance, and execution framework for resiliency to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and adapt to disruptions.

The role partners with business leaders, risk, technology, and support functions to ensure resiliency risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and monitored

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of work experience.
• 10+ years in a related role.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing teams and enterprise-wide programs.
• Advanced knowledge of operational resilience, business continuity, crisis management, and risk management frameworks.
• Experience leading regulatory examinations, audits, and issue remediation activities.
• Industry certifications such as CBCP, MBCP, CRISC, CISA, CISM, PMP, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent review and challenge of resiliency activities.
• Facilitate completion of BIAs, continuity plans, and resiliency assessments.
• Monitor adherence to enterprise resiliency policies, standards, and risk appetite requirements.
• Aggregate and report resiliency risks, issues, metrics, and control effectiveness to senior management.
• Provide consultation and guidance regarding resiliency requirements and regulatory expectations.
• Track remediation activities and validate closure of identified resiliency gaps.
• Escalate material resiliency risks, control weaknesses, and testing failures to appropriate governance forums.
• Provide subject matter expertise and support during audits, examinations, and issue remediation activities.
• Lead a high-performing team responsible for business continuity, resiliency, crisis management, and recovery planning activities.
• Provide leadership and oversight for BIAs, continuity plans, recovery strategies, scenario testing, and resiliency assessments.
• Partner with senior business leaders to identify critical business services, supporting processes, dependencies, and recovery requirements.
• Oversee the development and execution of continuity and resiliency testing programs, including targeted risk assessments, tabletop exercises and recovery validation activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of resiliency capabilities through analysis of testing results, events, incidents, and industry best practices.
• Monitor resiliency-related metrics, key risk indicators, control performance, and remediation activities to ensure risks remain within established appetite.
• Represent the First Line Risk & Controls organization in enterprise governance committees, regulatory examinations, audits, and executive forums.
• Provide leadership during disruption events and support crisis management activities as required.
• Foster strong collaboration with Enterprise Risk Management, Technology, Information Security, Facilities, Third-Party Risk, and other risk disciplines.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, policies, standards, and procedures related to operational resilience and business continuity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Executive presence

Communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Huntington National Bank is seeking an IT Risk Director, Resiliency & Business Continuity to lead the First Line Resiliency and Business Continuity Program across assigned business segments. This role shapes the strategy, governance, and execution framework for resiliency to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and adapt to disruptions.

The role partners with business leaders, risk, technology, and support functions to ensure resiliency risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and monitored