Assistant Vice President - Business Continuity Management

Description:

Assistant Vice President - Business Continuity Management

Role Summary:

The AVP - Business Continuity Management (BCM) will be responsible for designing, implementing, and governing the organizations Business Continuity and Resilience framework. The role ensures operational resilience, regulatory compliance, crisis preparedness, and minimal disruption to critical business services across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop and enhance the enterprise-wide Business Continuity Management framework aligned with regulatory guidelines and global best practices.

- Ensure adherence to standards such as ISO 22301 and applicable regulatory requirements (RBI / SEBI / global regulators as relevant).

- Establish governance structure, policies, standards, and reporting mechanisms.

- Lead enterprise-wide BIA exercises to identify critical processes, dependencies, RTOs, and RPOs.

- Conduct risk assessments for business units and third-party vendors.

- Maintain updated recovery strategies for critical business services.

- Develop, review, and maintain Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) and Crisis Management Plans.

- Plan and execute enterprise-wide BCP/DR drills and simulation exercises.

- Track gaps identified during testing and ensure remediation closure.

- Prepare test reports for senior management and board-level committees.

- Serve as the primary point of contact for BCM-related regulatory inspections and audits.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

- Bachelors degree (Masters preferred) in Business, Risk, IT, or related field

- 8-12 years of experience in Business Continuity / Operational Risk / Resilience

- Experience in Banking / Financial Services preferred

- Certifications preferred: CBCI, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer/Auditor, CISA, CRISC