Readiness and Resilience Manager

Jobtailor

Kent (WA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 150,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a seasoned professional to lead enterprise business continuity and readiness validation. You will own the annual exercise calendar, plan multi-year strategies, and design, facilitate, and evaluate tabletop exercises and simulations using BCM methodologies.

You will develop objectives, scenarios, injects, facilitator guides, and after-action reports while maintaining a Readiness Scorecard for senior leadership. Travel 15–20% may be required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry or military experience.
3+ years of progressive experience planning, implementing, or sustaining BCM or related programs.
Experience designing, facilitating, or evaluating tabletop exercises and drills.
Experience conducting BIAs and developing recovery/continuity plans.
Knowledge of BCM principles, recovery strategies, BIA methodologies, and plan-testing.
Proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
U.S. citizenship or eligibility to work in the United States.
Ability to travel 15–20% and support after-hours/on-call activities.

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise exercise and readiness validation program.
Own and manage the annual exercise calendar and multi-year program plan.
Design, plan, facilitate, and evaluate exercises and simulations using BCM methods.
Develop objectives, scenarios, injects, facilitator guides, and after-action reports.
Manage the Exercise Improvement Tracking System and action closures.
Maintain Readiness Scorecard for senior leadership.
Support resilience engagements with emerging business units.
Establish BCM capabilities including BIAs, recovery/contingency plans.
Integrate organizations into continuity and crisis-management programs.
Translate BIA findings into recovery and crisis plans.
Maintain continuity documentation and develop readiness dashboards.
Convert incident lessons into corrective actions with owners and timelines.
Report readiness status and plan maturity to senior leadership.

Skills

Business Continuity Management

Tabletop Exercises

Recovery Planning

BIA

Crisis Management

Leadership

Communication

Analytical Thinking

Problem-Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

BCM Software Platform

Job description

Lead Blue Origin’s enterprise exercise and readiness validation program
Own and manage the annual exercise calendar and multi-year program plan
Design, plan, facilitate, and evaluate tabletop exercises, drills, workshops, functional exercises, and simulations using HSEEP or comparable methodology
Develop exercise objectives, scenarios, injects, participant materials, facilitator guides, evaluation criteria, and after-action reports
Manage the Exercise Improvement Tracking System and track corrective actions to closure
Maintain a Readiness Scorecard for senior leadership
Support business resilience engagements with emerging business units, including TeraWave
Establish foundational Business Continuity Management capabilities, including BIAs, recovery plans, contingency management plans, recovery strategies, and continuity documentation
Integrate emerging organizations into enterprise continuity, incident-management, crisis-management training, exercises, and plan-testing programs
Conduct Business Impact Analyses with business units and functional groups
Translate BIA findings into Business Recovery Plans and Crisis Management Plans
Maintain continuity documentation in the BCM software platform and develop readiness reports and dashboards
Convert incident lessons learned into corrective actions with owners, timelines, and measurable completion criteria
Report readiness status, plan maturity, recovery readiness, risk, and corrective-action progress to senior leadership

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry or military experience
3+ years of progressive experience planning, implementing, or sustaining Business Continuity Management, disaster recovery, emergency management, incident and crisis management, operational resilience, or related programs
Experience designing, facilitating, or evaluating tabletop exercises, drills, workshops, simulations, training, or other continuity and crisis-readiness activities
Experience conducting Business Impact Analyses and developing, maintaining, or validating business recovery, continuity, or crisis-management plans
Knowledge of Business Continuity Management principles, recovery strategies, BIA methodologies, and plan-testing practices
Experience with Microsoft Office Products: Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
U.S. citizenship or nationality, U.S. permanent residency, or lawful admission to the U.S. as a refugee or asylee
Ability to support after-hours, weekend, holiday, and on-call activities as required
Ability to travel approximately 15–20%
Background check required
Desired: experience in high-reliability environments, multi-year continuity-plan testing programs, reporting and dashboards, and Generative AI tools
Desired certifications: CBCP, CEM, or MEPP

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Business Continuity Management, including the design and facilitation of exercises, development of recovery plans, and conducting Business Impact Analyses. Proficient in managing readiness programs and reporting to senior leadership on continuity and crisis management metrics.

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