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Director, Business Continuity & IT Disaster Recovery

Vertiv · Westerville, OH · 3 wk ago
Information TechnologyFull-time

Job Summary

Vertiv is the industry leader in building and servicing critical infrastructure for data centers, communication networks, and commercial/industrial facilities. As the Director of Global Operational Resilience & IT Disaster Recovery, you will lead a global team to architect a self-healing enterprise, ensuring resilience across IT back-office systems, manufacturing operations, R&D environments, and global supply chain platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and technical oversight of annual Tier 0 application failovers, ensuring Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) are achieved through automation.

  • Drive the transition from static PDF runbooks to Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and orchestrated recovery platforms such as Zerto, Azure Site Recovery, or VMware SRM.

  • Assess, test, and monitor clean-room recovery environments and immutable backup vaults to ensure recoverability following a full-scale ransomware event.

  • Ensure accurate application dependency mapping (database, middleware, application, web) to support correct boot-order sequencing during recovery testing.

  • Own the multi-year enterprise resilience roadmap aligned with ISO 22301 and NIST 800-34 standards.

  • Partner with Global Operations to ensure continuity planning extends into manufacturing and operational technology (OT) environments.

  • Lead the global Business Impact Analysis (BIA) program to align recovery capabilities with business priorities and customer commitments.

  • Facilitate the development and implementation of Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) across business functions.

  • Plan and lead continuity exercises to validate cross-functional coordination and readiness.

  • Identify continuity gaps and collaborate with the CISO and executive stakeholders to address audit findings and risk exposure.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related technical discipline; Master’s degree preferred.

  • 12+ years of progressive IT experience in infrastructure, security, or business continuity, including 5+ years in a global BCDR leadership role.

  • Expert-level technical knowledge of hyper-converged infrastructure, SAN storage, global load balancing, and cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.

  • Minimum of 5 years of people leadership experience managing geographically distributed teams.

  • Professional certifications such as Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP) or equivalent; CISSP, CISA, CISM, or cloud architecture certifications strongly preferred.

  • Demonstrated crisis leadership, executive-level communication skills, and the ability to translate complex technical risks into business-focused narratives for senior leadership and the Board of Directors.

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers' vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today's data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to help.join@vertiv.com.

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