Lead Business Analyst – BCM / Resilience

Wissen Technology; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

401K

Paid time off

Remote stipend

Job summary

Wissen Technology is seeking a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst specializing in Business Continuity (BC) and Operational Resilience for our New York team. The role requires ownership of BIA processes, BC lifecycle management, and governance of attestation models within large financial services environments.

Hybrid schedule with three onsite days per week; candidates should demonstrate strong stakeholder engagement, cross‑functional collaboration, and a track record of regulator‑driven

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Business Analysis experience.
• 4+ years in Business Continuity / Operational Resilience.
• Own BIA and BC plan lifecycle end-to-end.
• Design continuity workflows, approval processes, and attestation models.
• Strong requirements traceability and documentation discipline.
• Experience managing business-led UAT for continuity/resilience platforms.
• Background in Tier-1 banking or large financial services environments.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Business Impact Assessments (BIA) including scoping, data collection, analysis, and criticality determination.
• Own the full Business Continuity Plan (BCP) lifecycle — creation, updates, reviews, approvals, attestation, and annual refresh cycles.
• Design and maintain continuity workflows, approval chains, attestation processes, and governance checkpoints.
• Drive requirements traceability across resilience, continuity, and recovery initiatives.
• Partner with business units to define Critical Business Services, dependencies, tolerances, and recovery strategies.
• Manage business-led UAT for continuity tools, workflows, dashboards, and regulatory reporting modules.
• Support scenario testing, tabletop exercises, and resilience validation activities.
• Work closely with business, risk, compliance, and technology teams to align continuity requirements with enterprise resilience frameworks.

Skills

10+ yrs BA

4+ yrs BCP/Resilience

BIA lifecycle ownership

Continuity workflows

Requirements traceability

Business-led UAT

Tier-1 banking exp

Education

Graduate degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Archer BCM

Riskonnect

MetricStream

Job description

The Wissen team continues to expand its footprint in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and India. More openings to come as we continue to grow the team!

Please read below for a brilliant career opportunity.

Role: Lead Business Analyst – BCM / Resilience

Title: VP

Location: New York, NY

Mode of Work: 3 days/week onsite required

Required Experience: 10+

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Business Analyst with deep expertise in Business Continuity (BC), Operational Resilience, and regulatory‑driven continuity frameworks. The ideal candidate has hands‑on ownership of BIA and BC lifecycle processes, continuity workflows, attestation models, and business‑led UAT. Experience in Tier‑1 banking or large financial institutions is essential.

Key Responsibilities

Business Continuity & Operational Resilience

• Lead end‑to‑end Business Impact Assessments (BIA), including scoping, data collection, analysis, and criticality determination.
• Own the full Business Continuity Plan (BCP) lifecycle — creation, updates, reviews, approvals, attestation, and annual refresh cycles.
• Design and maintain continuity workflows, approval chains, attestation processes, and governance checkpoints.
• Drive requirements traceability across resilience, continuity, and recovery initiatives.
• Partner with business units to define Critical Business Services, dependencies, tolerances, and recovery strategies.
• Manage business‑led UAT for continuity tools, workflows, dashboards, and regulatory reporting modules.
• Support scenario testing, tabletop exercises, and resilience validation activities.

Stakeholder Engagement & Delivery

• Work closely with business, risk, compliance, and technology teams to align continuity requirements with enterprise resilience frameworks.
• Translate regulatory and operational resilience requirements into clear functional specifications and process documentation.
• Provide structured reporting, gap analysis, and remediation tracking for continuity and resilience programs.
• Ensure timely approvals, attestations, and audit readiness for BC and resilience artifacts.

Must‑Have Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of Business Analysis experience.
• 4+ years of hands‑on Business Continuity / Operational Resilience experience.
• Proven ownership of BIA and BC plan lifecycle end‑to‑end.
• Experience designing continuity workflows, approval processes, and attestation models.
• Strong requirements traceability and documentation discipline.
• Experience managing business‑led UAT for continuity/resilience platforms.
• Background in Tier‑1 banking or large financial services environments.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and analytical skills.

Good to Have

• Understanding of DORA Critical Impact Functions (CIFs) and EU operational resilience requirements.
• Familiarity with CFTC Rule 23.603 (BCP requirements for swap dealers).
• Experience implementing or working with BCM platforms such as:
• Archer BCM
• Riskonnect
• MetricStream
• Experience with service / product register creation, mapping, and dependency modeling.
• Exposure to operational risk, third‑party risk, or regulatory compliance programs.
• Healthcare insurance for you and your family (medical, dental, vision).
• Short / Long term disability insurance.
• Life Insurance.
• Accidental death & disability Insurance.
• 401K.
• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off.
• Support and fee coverage for immigration needs.
• Remote office set up stipend.
• Support for industry certifications.
• Additional cash incentives.
• Re‑skilling opportunities to transition between technologies.

Schedule: Monday to Friday

Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Type: Full-time

We are: A high end technical consulting firm built and run by highly qualified technologists. Our workforce consists of 5000+ highly skilled professionals, with leadership from Wharton, MIT, IITs, IIMs, and NITs and decades of experience at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, MSCI, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Verizon, British Telecom, ISRO etc. Without any external funding or investments, Wissen Technology has grown its revenues by 100% every other year since it started as a subsidiary of Wissen Group in 2015. We have a global presence with offices in the US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.

You are: A true tech or domain ninja. Or both. Comfortable working in a quickly growing profitable startup, have a “can do” attitude and are willing to take on any task thrown your way.

You will:

• Develop and promote the company’s culture of engineering excellence.
• Define, develop and deliver solutions at a top tier investment bank or another esteemed client.
• Perform other duties as needed

Your Education and Experience:

• We value candidates who can execute on our vision and help us build an industry-leading organization.
• Graduate-level degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field
• Wissen embraces diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better our work will be. All qualified applicants, including but not limited to LGBTQ+, Minorities, Females, the Disabled, and Veterans, are encouraged to apply.

The Wissen Group was founded in the year 2000. Wissen Technology, a part of Wissen Group, was established in the year 2015. Wissen Technology is a specialized technology company that delivers high‑end consulting for diverse industries, including Banking, E-commerce, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Energy. We help clients build world‑class products. We have offices in the US, India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune), UK, Australia, Mexico, Vietnam, and Canada.

We empower businesses with a dynamic portfolio of services and accelerators tailored to today’s digital demands and based on future ready technology stack. Our services include Industry Leading Custom Software Development, AI-Driven Software Engineering, Generative AI & Machine Learning, Real-Time Data Analytics & Insights, Interactive Data Visualization & Decision Intelligence, Intelligent Process Automation, Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Strategies, Cross-Platform Mobile Experiences, CI/CD-Powered Agile DevOps, Automated Quality Engineering, and cutting‑edge integrations.

Certified as a Great Place to Work® for five consecutive years (2020-2025) and recognized as a Top 20 AI/ML vendor by CIO Insider, Wissen Group has delivered multimillion-dollar projects for over 20 Fortune 500 companies. Wissen Technology delivers exceptional value on mission-critical projects through thought leadership, ownership, and reliable, high-quality, on‑time delivery.

Our industry‑leading technical expertise stem from the talented professionals we attract. Committed to fostering their growth and providing top‑tier career opportunities, Wissen ensures an outstanding experience and value for our clients and employees.

We Value:

• Perfection: Pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement.
• Curiosity: Fostering continuous learning and exploration.
• Respect: Valuing diversity and mutual respect.
• Integrity: Commitment to ethical conduct and transparency.
• Transparency: Open communication and trust.

Wissen Thought leadership

https://www.wissen.com/articles/

Employee Speak:

https://www.wissen.com/blog/we-work-on-highly-complex-technology-projects-here-is-how-it-changes-whom-we-hire/

Wissen: A Great Place to Work

https://www.wissen.com/blog/here-is-what-ownership-and-commitment-mean-to-wissenites/

A technology consultancy that drives digital innovation by connecting strategy and execution, helping global clients to strengthen their core technology.