Senior Associate, BCM, ITRA, Advisory

Responsibilities - Experience in managing implementation of ISO 22301 certification programmes · Extensive experience of the BCP framework components such as Business Resiliency Planning, Crisis Management Planning, Incident Response Planning, Disaster Recovery Planning, Plan Exercising/ Testing, BIAs etc. · Strong understanding of the planning, development, program execution, maintenance and testing of Enterprise Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Crisis/Incident Management programs · Hands on experience in implementing and assessing business resiliency program for organization of various sizes and complexity. · Should be able to support BC/ DR audit and examination activities including development and maintenance of policies, procedures and standards that are aligned with best practices (standards, frameworks) such as ISO 22301, NIST · Should be able to understand the Enterprise Risk Management methodologies and map it to the Business Resiliency Program · Support the identification of Business Continuity related risks (internal / external), the assessment of their likelihood, as well as potential impacts and risk mitigation plans. · Conduct Business Impact Assessment for various business functions · Support internal reporting and tracking of business continuity related issues and remediation activities. · Design, coordinate and execute BCP/DR annual test exercises for critical business processes and produce test reports including lessons learned. · Develop recovery priorities, timelines, and strategy for proper sequence of recovery components · Assist Crisis Management / Incident Management teams during service disruption events and contribute to process improvement initiatives. · Should understand complete assessment lifecycle from assessment scoping to project deliverables · Collaboration with the different stakeholders on the complex assessment issues to develop possible recommendations · Monitor progress, manage risk, and verify key stakeholders are kept informed about progress and expected outcomes · Presents findings and proposes recommendations that deal with root cause of issues and impact to the organization · Manages the approved budget and resources for the assigned audit; assigns and reviews the work done by all team members Coaches team members and colleagues in the best use of company & teams methodologies and tools · Educate team members in the correct implementation of BC & DR processes, standards and impart training to ensure recoverability of business processes and supporting services across business functions. · Demonstrates excellent people management capabilities and is able to think out of the box · Great communication skills and the ability to break down and explain complex data security problems · Excellent presentation skills and ability to effectively communicate proposals and point of view at senior management levels

Mandatory Skills - BCM

Preferred skills - BCP

Education Qualification: BE/ BTech · Postgraduates in any stream would be preferred (not mandatory) · Prior Big 4 experience would be an added advantage · Relevant experience in Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for varied industry segments preferred · Excellent communication skills - both written and oral

Years of experience Required - 4 years