Sr Business Continuity Manager

At the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, employees come first - that’s why we offer a highly competitive compensation and bonus package, and access to a comprehensive benefits program designed to meet the needs of our employees.

Collaborative, in-office operating model

Retirement program (401k and Pension)
Medical, dental and vision insurance

Lifestyle Spending Account Competitive PTO plan
11 paid holidays per year

Who we areOur mission at FHLBank Chicago:
To partner with our members in Illinois and Wisconsin to provide them competitively priced funding, a reasonable return on their investment, and support for their community investment activities.

Simply said, we're a bank for banks and other financial institutions, focused on being a strategic partner for our members and working together to reinvest in our communities, from urban centers to rural areas. Created by Congress in 1932, FHLBank Chicago is one of 11 Federal Home Loan Banks, government sponsored in support of mortgage lending and community investment.

What it’s like to work here

At FHLBank Chicago, we bring people together. We are committed to a high performing, engaged workforce, and to supporting the communities we serve across Illinois and Wisconsin. Our Buddy Program pairs new hires with tenured employees to guide their onboarding. Our professional development and training opportunities through upskilling, mentorship programs, and tuition reimbursement allow employees to grow their career with us.

Our collaborative, in-office operating model brings teams together to foster innovation, connection, and shared success. To support balance and flexibility, employees are provided with an allocation of remote days to use as needed throughout the year.

What you’ll doThe Sr. Business Continuity Manager executes, coordinates, and continuously improves the Bank’s Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program. This role partners across the Bank to ensure resiliency plans, crisis management guidance, disaster recovery coordination, training, testing, communications, and related documentation are current, cohesive, and executable. The Sr. Business Continuity Manager supports the Bank’s ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptive events while maintaining safe and sound operations, minimizing member disruption, and aligning the BCM Program to the Bank’s risk appetite and operating environment.

How you'll make an impact

Strengthen the Bank’s resilience by ensuring critical operations can continue and recover quickly during disruptions, minimizing risk and member impact.

Drive enterprise-wide preparedness by partnering across departments to develop, test, and continuously improve business continuity and crisis management capabilities.

Provide leadership during incidents and emerging threats, enabling informed decision-making, coordinated response efforts, and continuous improvement of the Bank’s resiliency posture.

What you can expect

Lead day-to-day execution and coordination of the BCM Program, including implementation of the Business Continuity Cycle and alignment of resiliency activities to Bank objectives and risk appetite.

Coordinate activities during disruptions, including stakeholder mobilization, status updates, resource prioritization, and support for Crisis Management Team activation and response efforts. Weekends and after-hours may be required in the management of incidents and tests.

Maintain and enhance business continuity, crisis management, disaster recovery coordination, and related BCM documentation so plans remain achievable, consistent, complete, and responsive to the Bank’s needs.

Coordinate with IT Disaster Recovery personnel and technology leaders to ensure business continuity expectations, application dependencies, recovery objectives, and disaster recovery exercise outcomes are understood and incorporated into BRM planning and meet the Bank’s risk appetite.

Partner with departments, Department Managers, Information Technology, Communications, Legal, Risk, and other stakeholders to keep business continuity plans current and aligned to critical business processes.

Oversee plan maintenance routines, including quarterly…