APAC Business Continuity and Operational Resilience Manager

What is this position about?

The APAC Business Continuity Manager (BCM) will in charge of the Business Continuity (BC) process and Operational Resilience transformation in Asia Pacific.

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like?

Oversee and support APAC territories in the implementation of BCM and Operational Resilience activities.

Primary Role Responsibilities

In this role, you will

• Oversee the Asia Pacific Operational resilience and Business Continuity activities in all territories
• Work closely with Business and Operations to review Critical Business Services and define playbook with contingency plan leveraging alternate solutions and critical data
• Oversee of APAC territories and ensure compliance to Local, Regional and Group regulatory requirements and internal guidelines
• Ensure the Bank is prepared to sustain critical business services in case of regional disaster
• Support the build of contingency solutions, enabling short-lived workarounds in case of major IT disruptions while infra & applications are being restored
• Transition the Operational Resilience programme into BAU target operating model, while continuing to deploy the Operational Resilience framework
• Manage and oversee implementation of Group and CIB level tool related to BCP
• Coordinate and animate various territories and entities BCMs to disseminate good practices, share solutions and achieve synergy
• Organize and maintain the regional documentation and guidelines to ensure the Region BC Strategies and Practices remain relevant and robust;
• Assist territories as appropriate in responding to incidents/crises;
• Coordinate with ICRO to ensure that ICP are aligned with BCP objectives;
• Support the OPC for their annual PPS-BCM GCL and monitor/support the closing of all findings.
• Contribute and advise the territory BCM in their review of the territory business continuity strategy.
• Work with territory BCM to raise awareness and mobilizing employees to respond to situations where the Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is triggered.

What is required for you to succeed?

• Good analytical skills and control mindset, ability to integrate various information and synthesize them
• Strategic/Planning/Project Management experience/Supervisory skills
• Coordination and multi-tasking skills, ability to interact with Operations staff and Senior Management
• General Banking Knowledge with experience working for Financial Institutions
• Knowledge of the APAC BCM and Operational Resilience Regulations
• Knowledge if Operational Risk and Permanent Control

Required education/certification/licenses

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Business Continuity, Internal control, Audit, Operational Risk and/or with IT/Cyber experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• CISA/CRISC or equivalent certification (optional)

About BNP PARIBAS

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world's largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance.

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

• BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community
• BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization
• Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness
• BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

BNP is committed to financing a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. The Group is a founding member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance and has set up its own Low Carbon Transition Group to support its clients through their energy transitions.

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