Senior Manager - Business Continuity Management, Operations Division

Responsibilities

• Lead the process of business continuity planning and implementation
• Review the Bank’s BCP framework and make recommendations for improvement where deemed necessary
• Evaluate the sufficiency and effectiveness of the BCP for each business/operating/product units and to make recommendations for improvement
• Lead in managing the day-to-day BCP administration which include but not limited to regular BCP drill exercises; co-ordination with regulators on supervisory review etc.
• Co-ordinate relevant parties when Command Centre has been activated in order to deal with crisis/incident effectively.
• Effectively manage cost that may incur for the purpose of business continuity preparation.
• Oversee execution of BCM strategy and procedure in accordance with Bank’s BCM policy
• Provide support to Business Owners of BCM programmes where required
• Oversee provision of back up sites ensuring availability and effectiveness of implementation
• Work with Facility Management teams in coordinating business recovery needs 
• Support relevant governance and reporting of material BCM related matters 
• Support BCM related training across the Bank
• Support Critical Operations and Risk Controllers in embedding Operational Resilience requirements  and ongoing support throughout annual lifecycles
• Lead and manage the departmental Business Recovery Officers (“BRO”) and Deputy Business Recovery Officers (“DBRO”) in achieving business continuity

Requirements

• University Degree holder in Finance, Business Administration or Economics;
• At least 5-8 years of working experience in Business Continuity and Incident Management area gained in financial institutions and/or consultancy firms in addition to other years of banking experience
• Strong understanding of core infrastructure under a BCM context and recovery principles
• Experience in managing incidents and facilitating crisis exercises
• Tracked record in a cross functional and operational environment within banking or financial services
• Experience in Operational Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, or a Control function;
• Holder of Professional Qualifications as awarded by Disaster Recovery Institute International, US (the CBCP or CBCA); or the Business Continuity Institute, UK (the MBCI); or the Institute of Risk Management, UK (the CIRM) would be an advantage;
• Strong interpersonal, communication and stakeholders management skills;
• Mature, self-motivated, organized and able to work under pressure and changing priorities with a ‘can-do’ attitude  
• Good command of both spoken and written English and Chinese, including Cantonese and Mandarin