Bank Of America Business Continuity Consultant 

United States, North Carolina, Charlotte 

886741922

This job is responsible for consulting on corporate business continuity topics with clients. Key responsibilities include recommending and implementing solutions that protect the bank's assets and participating or leading business continuity initiatives and ongoing process activities (i.e., scenario analysis, plan development, testing, event management, and progress reporting/measurement). Job expectations include providing subject matter consulting support in audit and regulatory matters as needed.

Responsibilities:

• Surfaces issues affecting corporate recoverability and ensures resolution. Facilitates cross-functional activities, initiatives and discussion groups to strategize contingency plans. Works with project teams to execute the scope and deliverables, especially any MRA-related initiatives. Adheres to processes and procedures to recommend and implement solutions that protect the banks assets. Support business continuity initiatives and ongoing process activities (plan development, testing, event management and progress reporting/measurement). Provide business continuity subject matter consulting support in audit and regulatory matters, as needed.
• Conducts current-state risk-based assessments to develop business continuity management strategies and monitors the effectiveness following the implementation of the plan
• Evaluates the performance of plans, processes, and programs at assigned organizational level, while assessing progress towards identified objectives
• Implements, monitors, and modifies procedures for the effective response to incidents and the continuance of critical business services, based on testing and exercises of plans or actual events
• Supports testing of business continuity plans to assess readiness, identify deficiencies, and promote enhancements
• Identifies, validates, and escalates gaps in business continuity readiness to senior management and second line partners

Skills:

• Continuous Improvement
• Process Simplification
• Attention to Detail
• Written and Verbal Communications
• Adaptability
• Collaboration
• Critical Thinking
• Presentation Skills
• Prioritization
• Project Management
• Relationship Management

Desired Skills:

• BS/BA or 5+ years or relevant experience
• Knowledge or experience with the Third Party Program / Global Procurement / Vendor Management
• Experience in Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery and related principles/standards
• Working knowledge of SharePoint
• Process and Project Management
• Relationship Management
• Consulting
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

1st shift (United States of America)