Business Continuity Manager

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Enabling organisations to overcome Compliance, Risk and Reg. challengesWe are working with a London-based bank looking for a Business Continuity Manager to lead and enhance their BCM and Operational Resilience framework.

Fluent Mandarin language skills are preferred however not essential!

This is a standalone role reporting into senior leadership and will partner closely with risk, compliance, operations, and IT. You’ll design recovery strategies, run BIA workshops, deliver staff training, lead incident responses, and ensure regulatory alignment.

Principal Purpose of the Job

The BCM Manager is responsible for developing, enhancing, implementing, and maintaining an effective Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Operational Resilience framework across the bank. This role ensures the bank is resilient and prepared to respond to business disruptions, minimize impact on operations, customers, and ensure regulatory compliance with all applicable regulation.

Business Continuity and Operational Resilience Planning

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Own, implement, enhance and maintain the Bank’s BCM and OR framework in line with regulatory requirements, the Parent Bank’s policy and industry best practices;

Own the Bank’s BCM and OR policy and regularly review and update Bank’s BCM and OR policy, procedures, and plans;

Co-ordinate with departments to conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to identify critical processes, resources, recovery objectives and dependencies;

Work with departments to design, develop, and maintain department level Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and a Bank-wide Business Continuity Plan;

Support department in identifying appropriate recovery strategies taking into consideration their recovery objective, Bank’s recovery objectives, regulatory requirements and cost;

Communicate the business recovery objectives to the IT department and provide feedback into IT disaster recovery plan to ensure the plan aligns with the business requirements;

Ensure BCM and OR practices comply with UK regulatory requirements (e.g., FCA, PRA, Bank of England) and the Parent Bank’s requirements;

Provide periodic reports and dashboard to the Bank’s Senior Management on effectiveness of the BCM and OR framework, including any BCM and OR risks;

Identify potential threats and assess risks to business continuity and develop mitigation strategies;

Conduct regular risk assessments and scenario analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of BCM and OR framework;

Collaborate with Risk and ALM and Compliance and Legal departments to integrate BCM and OR into the bank’s overall risk management framework and operational resilience framework. Collaborate with HR and Admin department and provide feedback on Bank’s Communication Strategy.

Document Management

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Ensure all BCM and OR documentation is current, accessible, quality assured and easily understood by relevant stakeholders;

BCM and OR Testing, Training and Awareness

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Design and deliver BCM and OR training and awareness sessions to all staff;

Conduct regular BCM drills and simulation exercises to test the Bank’s practice;

Serve as a key member of the Bank’s Crisis Management Team (CMT);

Support CMT in responding to business disruptions, ensuring effective communication and decision-making;

Conduct post-incident reviews to capture lessons learned and improve response strategies;

Prepare an annual business continuity lifecycle program of activities and support the completion of this annual program to sustain and enhance the BCM and OR capabilities of the Bank;

Provide business continuity SME support to outsourcing departments to ensure the Bank’s BCM requirements are included in all third party arrangements, including an exit strategy;

Monitor industry trends and emerging threats and continuously improve the Bank’s BCM and OR Framework; and

Foster a culture of resilience and continuous improvement across the bank.

This role will build upon The Banks’s existing policies and controls in respect of business continuity, crisis management and operational resilience, including Group-level guidance and directives. The role will include extensive interaction with all parts of the Bank’s operations and support functions in London and must liaise with all levels of seniority.

Skills Required

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The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills:

Practical experience in a senior role in a similar banking organization with responsibility for Business Continuity Management;

An understanding of and / or experience / qualification of Business Continuity Management and operational resilience principles and best practices (Business Continuity Institute);

In depth awareness of business continuity, operational resilience and risk management;

Good understanding of UK regulatory requirements on operational resilience and outsourcing requirements;

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

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