
Hybrid Group Business Continuity Manager chez Arrow Global Limited
Arrow Global Limited · Manchester, Royaume-Uni · Hybrid
- Professional
- Bureau à Manchester
About the role
- Continuously review, update, and implement the Group’s Business Continuity (BC) Policy to meet evolving organisational needs.
- Lead Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) for central operations, including investment-related processes, and update Business Continuity Plans based on findings.
- Plan and oversee annual business continuity testing, ensuring the effectiveness of recovery strategies.
- Provide second-line oversight and guidance to Group entities to ensure compliance with BC processes.
- Maintain and enhance the IT risk management framework and support the IT Operations team in aligning processes with industry standards such as ITIL.
- Conduct annual IT risk assessments, implement mitigation plans, and escalate significant risks to senior management.
- Collaborate with IT teams to maintain effective Disaster Recovery (DR) plans, conduct regular DR tests, and ensure Recovery Time Objectives (RTOs) are met.
- Manage third-party risk by assessing critical suppliers’ IT recovery, continuity plans, and compliance with contractual obligations.
- Conduct regular reviews of supplier controls, focusing on resilience, recoverability, and alignment with the Group’s risk frameworks.
- Provide regular updates on business continuity and IT risk posture to senior management, ensuring timely escalation of critical issues.
About you
- Proven experience within business continuity planning and IT risk management.
- Demonstrated experience in conducting risk assessments and developing mitigation strategies.
- Educated to degree level in Information Technology, Risk Management, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Professional certification or knowledge/understanding of one or more of: CRISC, CBCP, ISO 22301, ITIL, or other relevant risk management and business continuity credentials.
- Strong understanding of IT operations, IT infrastructure, cloud environments, risk assessment methodologies, and disaster recovery best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving, organisational, and coordination skills.
- Self-motivated, highly proactive, with an ability to lead on the end-to-end delivery of risk management and business continuity initiatives.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate risk concepts to non-technical stakeholders.