Corporate Trust: Senior Vice President, Business Continuity/Recovery Manager

At BNY, our culture empowers you to grow and succeed. As a leading global financial services company at the center of the world’s financial system we touch nearly 20% of the world’s investible assets. Every day around the globe, our 50,000 employees bring the power of their perspective to the table to create solutions with our clients that benefit businesses, communities and people everywhere. 

We continue to be a leader in the industry, awarded as a top home for innovators and for creating an inclusive workplace. Through our unique ideas and talents, together we help make money work for the world. This is what #LifeAtBNY is all about. 

We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Vice President, Business Continuity/Recovery Manager to join our Corporate Trust Control & Resiliency Team. This role is a hybrid work schedule (4 days a week in office) based out of the Lake Mary, FL or Pittsburgh, PA office. 

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:  

• Act as the primary point of contact for Resiliency related activities for Corporate Trust Globally. 
• Manage a regional team of professional staff responsible for crisis management, business recovery, business continuity compliance, technology and information recovery testing, identification of risks to the organization's resilience and the Q&A of business continuity plans within the assigned region.  
• Manage the implementation of governance protocols for these plans and complete programs and projects to assess the need for updates in the event of regulatory changes or identification of gaps. 
• Lead and support the business line managers via the cross company Business Recovery Coordinator network to ensure the company is meeting both client and regulatory requirements related to Business Continuity. This includes providing training and awareness on required deliverables, tracking and monitoring for completion, conducting quality assurance reviews and reporting back to management, regulators and the Board of Directors, as required. 
• Implement approved protocols for enforcing and monitoring crisis preparedness and assists with the development of training to ensure business roles are aware of their responsibility to maintain a compliant environment and what to do in the event of a technology or information crisis, among others. Assist professional staff prepare functions for testing events, including application recovery, evacuation and call tree testing, as well as testing of recovery transfers of information from one location to another. 
• Manages a regional team responsible for drafting pieces of the master resolution and recovery playbook for the organization, including documenting key actions to be taken in the event of a crisis or bankruptcy. Ensure staff complete their assigned pieces in a timely and complete manner. Contributes to efforts to develop a strong business continuity compliance culture. 
• Manage relationships with client contacts and business continuity vendors to coordinate regional alignment with the organization's Business Continuity & Recovery strategy. Escalates significant continuity issues to the Business Continuity Executive Committee. Identifies and reports to more senior managers on areas that are out of alignment. Recruits, directs, motivates and develops professional staff, maximizing their individual contribution, their professional growth and their ability to function effectively with their colleagues as a team. Provides feedback at the most critical times. 
• Responsible for the achievement of team goals. Ensures team is equipped to operationalize and attain regional objectives. Manages financial resources of the team (budgets, expenses, etc.). 

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:  

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent  
• 10 - 12 years of work experience in a Business Resiliency role (inclusive of Disaster Recovery, Crisis Management and Incident Management protocols) 
• 1-3 years of management experience 
• Focused on execution and delivery with a client focus in mind 
• Experience managing a Global Team 

At BNY, our culture speaks for itself. Here’s a few of our awards:  

• America’s Most Innovative Companies, Fortune, 2024 
• World’s Most Admired Companies, Fortune 2024 
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation, Corporate Equality Index, 100% score, 2023-2024 
• Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion, Disability: IN – 100% score, 2023-2024 
• “Most Just Companies”, Just Capital and CNBC, 2024 
• Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Top performing company for Sustainability, 2024 
• Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index (GEI), 2023 

Our Benefits and Rewards:  

BNY offers highly competitive compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs rooted in a strong culture of excellence and our pay-for-performance philosophy. We provide access to flexible global resources and tools for your life’s journey. Focus on your health, foster your personal resilience, and reach your financial goals as a valued member of our team, along with generous paid leaves, including paid volunteer time, that can support you and your family through moments that matter.  

BNY is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - Underrepresented racial and ethnic groups/Females/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans. 

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