Business Continuity Specialist

About the role

Control Risks' Embedded Consulting team is seeking a Business Continuity Analyst to support a Fortune 100 client's corporate business continuity program focused on the Americas region. This position requires onsite presence 5 days a week in Arlington, VA.

Responsibilities

• Execute the business continuity (BC) strategy as developed by the Head of Corporate BC and Regional BC managers.
• Work with regional business teams to conduct business impact and risk assessments, identify critical services, define recovery objectives, and map critical dependencies.
• Document BC plan needs in the Corporate Continuity tool to drive consistency and attestation.
• Partner with the Business and Global Real Estate and Facilities team to coordinate recovery strategies identified through the BC planning process.
• Facilitate business continuity exercises and tests to identify potential gaps in plans and functionality of work transference processes supporting recovery.
• Analyze large amounts of data and create meaningful reports.
• Support the launch and maintenance of tools and proof of concept (POC) for conducting trainings.
• Liaise with support teams to implement the program.
• Support workplace resilience initiatives by collaborating with multiple stakeholders, including facilities, business continuity, information technology, security, and crisis management, to integrate seamlessly within the disaster response cycle.

Requirements

• 3+ years' experience implementing and managing corporate business continuity or risk management programs.
• Ability to travel across assigned regions and internationally as needed.
• Bachelor's Degree in business or a related field.
• Experience with commercial Business Continuity tools.
• Experience managing and analyzing data from various sources to align with strategic goals.
• Experience responding to significant disruptive events.
• Ability to dive deep into data, existing processes, people, and technology challenges to identify risks and opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication skills necessary to build relationships and positively influence decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines while managing multiple complex projects.
• Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII), Business Continuity Institute (BCI), or other business continuity professional certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision benefits.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Life and AD&D insurance, plus voluntary life and AD&D options.
• Disability benefits.
• Voluntary benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Nationwide pet insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.

Control Risks offers a discretionary bonus scheme based on company and individual performance, supports hybrid working arrangements, and provides a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $95,000–$105,000 per year. Exact compensation may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Schedule

This position requires onsite presence 5 days a week in Arlington, VA.