Senior Manager, IT Disaster Recovery; REMOTE

Job Summary

Provides strategic leadership and governance over disaster recovery and ransomware resilience across hybrid IT environments. Oversees the development, execution, and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide recovery frameworks to ensure operational continuity. Partners with senior IT and business leaders to align resiliency objectives with infrastructure changes, regulatory requirements, and risk mitigation strategies. Drives cross-functional coordination and reporting to support executive decision‑making and audit readiness.

Job Duties:

• Lead enterprise-wide disaster recovery governance, ensuring alignment with business continuity goals and regulatory standards.

• Direct cross‑functional teams in the planning, execution, and evaluation of disaster recovery exercises, including scenario‑based testing and post‑mortem analysis.

• Assess infrastructure changes for resiliency impact and oversee updates to recovery plans in collaboration with architecture and operations teams.

• Identify systemic risks and single points of failure, recommending strategic mitigation plans to senior leadership.

• Develop and manage performance metrics for disaster recovery readiness, presenting insights to executive stakeholders and audit teams.

• Oversee department‑specific recovery planning, ensuring consistency and integration with enterprise frameworks.

• Ensure compliance with internal IT governance policies and external regulatory requirements through proactive monitoring and documentation.

• Serve as a senior advisor to IT leadership on disaster recovery strategy, emerging threats, and industry best practices.

• Champion continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging lessons learned and benchmarking to enhance resiliency posture.

• Mentor and guide junior staff, fostering skill development and succession planning within the disaster recovery function.

Education and

Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Business, or equivalent work experience required.

• 8-10 years experience with 2+ years of relevant ability to influence and lead others

• Five (5)+ years in an IT disaster recovery position or equivalent.

• Proven experience in disaster recovery planning and implementation.

• Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures for disaster recovery.

• Ability to coordinate and administer disaster recovery plans.

• Strong understanding of risk management and ransomware governance.

• Ability to identify critical points of failure and recommend solutions.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

• Strong analytical skills with an ability to dive deep, summarize, and communicate important data

• Ability to work between technical and non-technical associates to create mutual understanding of concepts