Senior Business Continuity Analyst

Jobtailor; Arizona; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a senior professional to lead continuity planning and operational resilience across service and counterparty operations. You will drive business impact analyses, coordinate recovery exercises, and provide expertise during incidents to minimize impact.

The role emphasizes risk management, supplier resilience, and third-party oversight with a focus on analytics, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. Strong communication and certifications are valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in business continuity, operational resilience, disaster recovery, risk management, or related disciplines.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence across teams and communicate effectively with leaders and partners.
• Experience with business impact analysis, contingency planning, resiliency testing, or crisis management (preferred).
• Familiarity with third-party risk management and supplier resilience practices (preferred).
• Experience in financial services, investment operations, or custody environments (preferred).
• CBCP, MBCP, ABCP, CISA, CISSP, or similar certifications (preferred).
• Must not require visa sponsorship; Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position

Responsibilities

• Lead continuity planning, business impact analysis, and resiliency activities across IMG Service & Counterparty Operations.
• Support development, maintenance, testing, and certification of business continuity and cyber recovery plans.
• Coordinate exercises and recovery validations.
• Provide continuity and recovery expertise during operational incidents.
• Assess impacts, support response activities, and drive post-event improvements.
• Identify resiliency risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Support resiliency oversight of critical suppliers and third-party service providers.
• Evaluate supplier recovery capabilities, alternate solutions, and exit strategies.
• Partner with Vendor Management, Risk, and Technology teams to mitigate supplier-related risks and support remediation.
• Develop reporting and dashboards to monitor supplier resilience and operational readiness.
• Build partnerships across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Vendor Management.
• Provide reporting and insights on resiliency readiness, testing outcomes, and risk exposure.
• Deliver training, guidance, and standards that strengthen organizational resilience capabilities.

Skills

Business Continuity Planning

Operational Resilience

Disaster Recovery

Risk Management

Supplier Resilience Practices

Analytical Skills

Stakeholder Management

Influencing Skills

Effective Communication

Third-Party Risk Management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Reporting Dashboards

Operational Readiness Monitoring

Job description

• Lead continuity planning, business impact analysis, and resiliency activities across IMG Service & Counterparty Operations
• Support development, maintenance, testing, and certification of business continuity and cyber recovery plans
• Coordinate exercises and recovery validations
• Provide continuity and recovery expertise during operational incidents
• Assess impacts, support response activities, and drive post-event improvements
• Identify resiliency risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Support resiliency oversight of critical suppliers and third-party service providers
• Evaluate supplier recovery capabilities, alternate solutions, and exit strategies
• Partner with Vendor Management, Risk, and Technology teams to mitigate supplier-related risks and support remediation
• Develop reporting and dashboards to monitor supplier resilience and operational readiness
• Build partnerships across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Vendor Management
• Provide reporting and insights on resiliency readiness, testing outcomes, and risk exposure
• Deliver training, guidance, and standards that strengthen organizational resilience capabilities

Requirements

• Experience in business continuity, operational resilience, disaster recovery, risk management, or related disciplines
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence across teams and communicate effectively with leaders and partners
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience with business impact analysis, contingency planning, resiliency testing, or crisis management (preferred)
• Familiarity with third-party risk management and supplier resilience practices (preferred)
• Experience in financial services, investment operations, or custody environments (preferred)
• CBCP, MBCP, ABCP, CISA, CISSP, or similar certifications (preferred)
• Must not require visa sponsorship; Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in business continuity, operational resilience, and disaster recovery, with a strong focus on risk management and third-party supplier resilience. Capable of leading cross-functional teams to enhance organizational resilience through effective communication and analytical problem-solving.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Business Continuity Planning
• Operational Resilience
• Disaster Recovery
• Risk Management
• Supplier Resilience Practices

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Business Impact Analysis
• Contingency Planning
• Resiliency Testing
• Crisis Management
• Analytical Skills

Soft Skills

• Problem-Solving
• Stakeholder Management
• Influencing Skills
• Effective Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• CBCP
• MBCP
• ABCP
• CISA
• CISSP

Industry Keywords

• Financial Services
• Investment Operations
• Custody Environments
• Third-Party Risk Management

Tools & Technologies

• Reporting Dashboards
• Operational Readiness Monitoring