Head of Business Continuity Manager; m​/w​/d

Job Description

As a Business Continuity Manager Germany, you will be a strategic leader responsible for establishing and driving our Business Continuity Management (BCM) program in one of our key markets. Reporting to senior leadership and working closely with our global colleagues and divisional stakeholders, you will ensure that our operations remain resilient and our risks are proactively managed. Your role will be critical in protecting our assets, reputation and overall business stability through effective planning, training and incident management.

• The jobholder is fully accountable for the strategic design, greenfield establishment, and sustained excellence of the Business Continuity Management (BCM) programme across the ADS Division's designated countries (in the country assigned to this position), where no prior formal BCM system exists. This encompasses leadership over all key BCM processes, including rigorous Business Impact Analyses (BIAs), the development of comprehensive continuity plans, and serving as the designated National BCM Risk Owner with full delegated authority for integrating all threat and vulnerability assessments into the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework.
  
  A critical part of this accountability is the successful achievement and ongoing maintenance of the ISO 22301 certification, ensuring full compliance with both internal and international BCM standards.
• Furthermore, the position is accountable for driving organisational BCM readiness by designing and executing comprehensive, scenario-based training and exercises for all staff levels. This includes the direct management and oversight of external teams/vendors critical to the BCM deployment and ongoing operations. The jobholder must leverage interdisciplinary expertise to deeply understand and integrate the specific needs of all major business functions, and must provide expert tactical support during real-world incidents, followed by thorough post-incident evaluations to ensure continuous program improvement.
• If the Business Continuity Manager fails to perform their duties effectively, or if the position remains vacant, the organisation risks being ill‑prepared to respond to significant disruptions such as cyber incidents, natural disasters, or supply chain breakdowns. This could result in prolonged operational downtime, the loss of critical data, failure to meet contractual or regulatory obligations, and serious financial and reputational damage.
  
  Within a highly regulated and security‑sensitive industry such as defence and space, such shortcomings could further undermine national security commitments, erode stakeholder confidence, and expose the organisation to legal or governmental sanctions.

• The jobholder is responsible for the strategic vendor selection, contract management, and oversight of BCM‑related external sub‑contracted services and vendors. The role has a P&L influence through direct management of the Operating Budget.

• The main activities center on defining and driving the multi‑year BCM roadmap and leading the end‑to‑end transformation of BCM from a nascent state to a mature, certified program across multiple international sites. This is achieved by defining and implementing the overarching BCM strategy, developing the foundational policies and procedures, and ensuring their strict alignment with the global divisional framework.
• A key deliverable is the continuous elevation of the organisation's readiness level through the design and delivery of a mandatory training curriculum and the execution of high‑fidelity, cross‑functional simulation exercises. These activities drive value by systematically reducing business interruption risk and ensuring a swift, coordinated response to any crisis scenario.
• The jobholder's impact is also seen in the management of complex external vendor relationships and cross‑functional teams to deploy digital BCM tools and ensure all Business Impact Analyses are rooted in a deep, interdisciplinary understanding of the entire ADS Division's operations. This value creation is essential for protecting the company's assets and…