Job Description

Strategic Staffing Solutions' customer is a leading global technology and financial services company operating stock exchanges and market infrastructure worldwide.

As their Group Risk Management team continues to grow, they are looking for a Senior BCM Specialist to support and strengthen their global Business Continuity and Crisis Management program, working across the organization to ensure consistent adoption of policies and practices.

What you will do:

• Work with all functional business areas to maintain and evolve the corporate-wide BCM program that addresses business recovery and crisis management response.
• Support the development of a comprehensive business continuity strategy and program, plans and toolsets that support response, develop resiliency, and enable recovery from events that disrupt business operations.
• Assist with a framework and methodology to manage all business continuity life cycles, activities including business impact analysis, review and testing, plan maintenance and updates.
• Work proactively to improve BCM processes and services by staying informed of trends and best practices.
• Liaise with BCP Coordinators and Plan Owners to develop effective working relationships and documented BC Plans.
• Develop and implement organization-wide training and communications.
• Develop and update Crisis Management Procedures based on business requirements.
• Conduct Crisis Management Training based on scenarios, procedures and business requirements.
• Plan, conduct and debrief mock crisis management exercises to test the adequacy of existing crisis management procedures and plans along with updates, where needed.
• Assist GRM team members in preparing reports to management, risk committees and other risk governance forums.
• Aggregate and analyze BCM Program data to provide actionable information to management.
• Effectively communicating with the broader global risk team and partnering with peers to ensure consistency of approach and awareness of issues, challenges, and opportunities.
• Proactively engage Internal Audit, SOX, Compliance, Information Security, Supplier Risk Management and other assurance functions to support an integrated approach to risk management.

What you will need:

• 2+ years of relevant experience in Business Continuity and Crisis Management.
• Prior experience in the financial services industry (capital markets or financial technology.)
• Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills to interface with all levels within the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to develop trusted working relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to act proactively and work effectively across business units, functions, and regional locations.
• Action and results-oriented; ability to drive results, effect change, and have a positive impact on the organization.

Nice to have:

• Conceptual and practical experience in operational risk management, technology risk management, and operational resilience experience a plus.
• Prior experience with Business Continuity platforms and tools is desirable.

What you will get:

• 2-year contract (FTE or B2B) with potential extension
• Salary range: 3,500-5,000 EUR gross/month