Business Continuity Planning Specialist

Overview

We’re seeking someone to join our Business Continuity Planning team as a Business Continuity Planning Specialist in Firm Resilience. Our vision is to build and sustain a globally integrated team that delivers world-class operational resilience programs and processes, with supporting technology solutions able to adapt to changes in the threat landscape or the Firm's operational priorities with precision and tempo. The Business Continuity Planning team, under Firm Resilience provides the framework and oversight for the development of business continuity plans.

Additionally, the team perform exercises and technology readiness testing, integrate lessons learned for process improvement and maintain and evolve supporting policy and technology solutions to build operational resilience throughout the Firm. In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.

This is a Risk & Resiliency Management Associate position, which is part of the job family responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to ensure operational continuity and resilience in the face of potential threats or disruptions that could impact the organization, plus management of ongoing incidents. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

• Drive Business Continuity Planning program requirements by providing guidance and direction to assigned Business Unit Stakeholders to ensure their Business Continuity Plans are in accordance with the Firm's Business Continuity Management Policy and Procedures
• Ensure assigned Business Unit Business Continuity Plans are updated, tested and signed off in accordance with the Firm's Business Continuity Management Policy
• Provide Business Continuity Planning tool training as required
• Perform enhanced quality assurance of Business Continuity Plans on an ongoing basis and document findings for Business Unit Stakeholders
• Maintain direct communications via monthly Business Unit planning meetings and activities
• Assist the department in enhancing, formalizing and standardizing the business continuity planning process
• Drive and maintain the business recovery site arrangements and set-up
• Coordinate, guide and oversee annual cycle of BC Plan testing including business recovery site testing
• Coordinate periodic reviews and tests of established plans and procedures, reporting findings to management and making recommendations for improvements as needed
• Coordinate monthly reporting collation and distribution for program governance and monitoring purposes
• Engage with senior management and participate in governance committees to effectively drive the Business Continuity Planning program
• Dynamically drive and support local, regional, and global managed projects as required
• Interact with country management to provide guidance, coordination and support during a disruptive event, including escalation, communication and documenting lessons learned
• Support and participate in internal table-top exercises
• Your role may require some travel

• Minimum Bachelor s Degree
• Financial Services sector experience
• Understanding of industry best practices pertaining to Business Continuity Planning and Testing
• Understanding of existing and emerging regulatory requirements on the financial sector regarding Business Continuity and Operational Resilience
• Excellent English fluency (verbal & written)
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentation) with the ability to articulate program enhancements to key stakeholders
• Ample relationship building and influencing skills
• Self-motivated, calm contending priorities
• PC skills:
  Microsoft applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Resilience, Risk Management or Technical background
• Professional experience in a Business Continuity Planning Role is a considerable advantage
• Business Continuity Professional certification as a…