Max Life Insurance - Manager - Business Continuity Planning - Risk Management

Position : Manager - Business Continuity Planning

Department : ERM

Function : Risk Management

Reporting to: Assistant Vice President - Information Security and Business Continuity

Band : 4

Location : Gurugram 90A

Team size (D/I) : Nil

JOB SUMMARY :

- Ensure that the requirements of ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management System) are implemented and adhered to.

- Ensure regular testing of Business Continuity Plan of Max Life Insurance offices.

- Project manage the implementation of tools, processes and solutions that improve the posture of Information Security and Business Continuity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

- Coordinate with business units in identifying business critical activities

- Supervise and conduct Business Impact Analysis as per the requirements of ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management System) and respective regulations

- Conducting Risk Assessments to identify, analyze and evaluate the Risk faced by the Organization

- Evaluates and provides reasonable assurance by assessing that risk management, control, and governance systems are functioning as intended and will enable the organization's objectives and goals to be met.

- Reports risk management issues and internal controls deficiencies identified to the application owner

- Developing and executing Disaster Recovery Plans for various applications, Review/update existing plans and procedures at regular intervals

- Coordinate with the required stakeholders from various business units to ensure testing of BCP plan and publish BCP test report.

- Review and test the BCP plans of critical business partners

- Provide emergency response to BCP incident as per defined procedure

- Supervise and conduct Risk Assessment as per the requirements of ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management System)

- Update and maintain policy and procedure documents as per the requirements of ISO 22301

- Act as a First line of audit for internal reviews and take lead for external audits for BCM

- Facilitate external auditors to perform various internal and external Audits (IRDAI, Statutory and Internal)

- Follow up with the respective person for closure of finding arise during audit

- Contribute in initiatives for enhancing awareness on Information Security and Business Continuity.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES :

- Develop content for Information Security and Business Continuity training and quizzes.

Measures of Success :

- ISO 22301 certification is sustained without any cost overrun.

- BCP tests (All branches, critical business partners) are conducted on schedule as per defined criteria.

- Schedule adherence to the Audits that are conducted

- Cost and schedule adherence to projects those are undertaken

- Training is conducted for all the new joiner sessions and there is positive user feedback

Desired qualification and experience :

- Professionally qualified (BCA/ MBA / MCA / BE / B.Tech.)

- Provide 5 to 8 years of experience working on Disaster Recovery Services

- Knowledge of multiple IT Service Infrastructure platforms in order to provide a strong base for DR coordination with the supplier technical Services.

- High level of customer Support on DR services and requirements

- Experience with SunGard LDRPS preferred

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with all levels of management and technical staff

- Extensive familiarity with all aspects of project management, including project planning, scheduling, budgeting and operations.