Business Continuity Manager

Business Continuity Manager

JOB REQUIREMENTS : As the Business Continuity Manager, you will be responsible for all aspects of company resilience related to three main areas of focus : Establishing the framework, requirements, management, training, and governance of business continuity processes and procedures companywide. Developing business continuity management policies and standards. Driving efforts across the organization to validate the effectiveness of business continuity strategies and plans inclusive of related third-party risk mitigation activities. You will need to work on location at the nearest Crescent Electric branch or DC location. Regardless of chosen base office location, the Company will expect the selected candidate to attend scheduled meetings held within our East Dubuque, Illinois, Racine, Wisconsin, and other corporate locations. You will be expected to attend those meetings in-person, as well as maintain un-scheduled time within office locations with regularity as he / she works to build relationships and a sense of cohesiveness with employees across the business.

PRIMARY DUTIES : Collaborate with business partners to establish, maintain, and mature a business continuity program, ensuring that the program aligns with industry standards and meets regulatory and insurance requirements. Build, socialize, and enforce policies related to business continuity planning. Collaborate with business partners to conduct and periodically review business impact analyses (BIA), outlining critical business processes, assets, data flows, functions, services vendors, etc. Establish realistic risk thresholds and recovery objectives through the business impact analysis in coordination with business partners including Information Technology and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function and the Board of Directors. Assess the need for and implement, if needed, vendor and cloud resilience programs as it pertains to business continuity. Collaborate with business partners to develop business continuity plans based on business impact analyses, ensuring the ability to continue business operations during a disruption. Plan and conduct business continuity plan tests with business partners, using results to improve continuity plans and the overall program. Educate and advise business partners on the business continuity program processes and requirements to ensure the development of accurate and effective impact analyses and continuity plans. Find opportunities for strategic improvement or mitigation of business interruption and other risks caused by business, third-party engagement, regulatory, or industry-specific change initiatives. Partner with IT to catalog, test, and measure Disaster Recovery capabilities to ensure...