Cyber Exercise Planner Associate

We are seeking a Technology, Cyber, and Business Continuity Exercise Planner to join our Baltimore Fusion team. In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.

About the role

This is a Risk & Resiliency Mgmt III position at the Associate level, part of the job family responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to ensure operational continuity and resilience in the face of potential threats or disruptions, plus management of ongoing incidents.

The Fusion Exercise Program is responsible for planning and coordinating exercises to assess the Firm's ability to respond to operational threats and incidents, covering all hazards. The team delivers a full range of services, from short-format mini exercises to high-complexity tabletops, functional exercises, and full-scale simulations.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and enhancement of tooling for the Fusion Exercise Program to further mature the existing information management systems and processes.
• Delivery of exercises covering tabletop, drills, and functional exercise types.
• Collaborate with teams across all areas of the global Firm including Technology, business units, infrastructure support, Corporate Services/Security, regulatory engagement, and legal to:
  • Develop exercises to assess Firm processes and functions to manage operational threats and incidents.
  • Orchestrate the Firm's involvement in vendor-facilitated and sector-wide exercises that assess the effectiveness of the Firm's response processes.
• Develop and track program key performance indicators, including actions resulting from exercises.
• Develop existing documentation to further enhance the organization's ability to deliver exercise services.

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional experience in cyber security, business continuity, disaster recovery, IT operations, incident management, crisis management, or related fields.
• Experience in either the planning and facilitation of operational exercises within an organization or experience in leading multidiscipline teams during major incidents, crisis events, or cyber responses.
• Ability to rapidly absorb information to gather an understanding of how a system, process, or business function works.
• Ability to identify and highlight gaps in their own knowledge and proactively seek out the required information.
• Ability to lead sessions made up of multi-disciplinary teams from junior staff to senior Firm Management.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, and presentation) with the ability to convey outcomes to a wide audience.
• Capable of synthesizing multiple asks and timelines into holistic, clearly defined milestones and deliverables within a dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to work autonomously and to meet deadlines.
• Strong initiative and a proactive attitude in approach to work.

Qualifications

• Experience working for a globally distributed organization.
• Experience using and customizing Jira, Microsoft Office 365 services including SharePoint, Teams, and Power BI.
• Project management, DR, BCP, or Information Security certifications preferred.
• Understanding of existing and emerging finance industry regulatory requirements related to business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational resilience.
• Experience in the financial services sector is an advantage but not required.

We welcome applications from candidates with a variety of backgrounds, including those from cyber security, business continuity, disaster recovery, IT operations, incident management, crisis management, and related fields. We also encourage applications from ex-military, emergency services, career switchers, and those from other industries with relevant experience in operational resilience or incident response.

Benefits

• Access to ongoing learning, development, and career progression opportunities.
• Inclusive culture that values diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, and Health Savings Account.
• Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability, and Other Insurance Plans.
• Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave, and 20 Vacation Days annually).
• 10 Paid Holidays.
• 401(k) plan.
• Short/Long Term Disability coverage.
• Special perks reserved for employees.

Pay

Salary range for the position: $65,000 and $135,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award and may participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component.