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Shared responsibility for Beazley's implementation of the Operational Resilience regulatory requirements in all regions and platforms that Beazley operates. Contribute to all aspects of Operational Resilience and Business Continuity across Beazley, ensuring that resilience-by-design principles are embedded across the organisation.
Job Responsibility:
Work with the existing Operational Resilience & Business Continuity team to keep the Operational Resilience and Business Continuity strategy up to date, ensuring the appropriate practices and framework are implemented and reviewed on an ongoing basis
Monitor resilience of our Important Business Services (IBSs) and critical resources, including the development and monitoring of metrics across IBS and Critical resources
Contribute to the creation of the annual Operational Resilience Self-Assessment to ensure senior management teams have an accurate and accessible assessment of our resilience position which also meets regulatory requirements
Lead operational resilience testing strategy in agreed territories and develop a testing roadmap with the Operational Resilience team and relevant business areas to review and document the resilience and recovery options in the event of severe but plausible disruption scenarios
determining whether the test is passed or failed
Undertake reviews of Beazley's key third-party suppliers, vendors and outsource providers to ensure that Operational Resilience controls are in place and requirements are being met
Work with the Procurement team to ensure the appropriate controls and measures are available to manage contracts and material outsource/supplier questionnaires
Work with Beazley change functions to ensure that operational resilience requirements are embedded in all projects, change programmes, processes and systems
Work with the CISO team to ensure that Operational Resilience requirements are aligned with and factored into Beazley's Information Security Strategy
Establish and maintain effective relationships with key heads of departments and service owners and ensure all operational resilience matters are managed effectively
Assist with any other operational, financial, business recovery and resilience matters and regulations as required
Attend and input into the Incident Management Working Group meetings, and take responsibility for oversight through to conclusion of Business Continuity incidents/events
Contribute to the development of and implement a test strategy for Beazley's Business Continuity plans
Work with the Risk Management function to ensure an effective solution is in place for logging, managing, reporting on and learning from incidents
Drive the development of department-level business continuity plans, working closely with department leaders
Contribute to the Business Impact Assessment strategy and assist with the creation of a BIA framework aligned with the Operational Resilience framework
Liaison with regulators on Operational Resilience related matters, ensuring our processes and controls for events are aligned with their requirements and expectations as appropriate
Responsible for timely completion of all regulatory returns associated with Operational Resilience and Business Continuity
Establish and maintain effective relationships with key executive and board members and ensure all operational resilience and business continuity matters are included in the provision of regular board training
Act as an internal subject matter expert and consultant to our business stakeholders
Requirements:
Degree level educated, or equivalent work experience
Appropriate professional qualifications or certifications such as: UK: Certification from the Business Continuity Institute (e.g. CBCI, MBCI or FBCI)
US: Certification from the Disaster Recovery Institute (e.g. CBCP, MBCP or CFCP)
UK: Institute of Risk Management Certificate or Diploma in Operational Risk or Operational Resilience
US: RIMS Certified Risk Management Professional
ISO 22301 Certified Business Continuity Professional, Lead Implementer, Lead Auditor
ITIL Foundation
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
Experience in development and implementation of a robust business continuity program
Demonstrable track record of leading Business Continuity programmes large matrixed global organization
The ability to prioritise work and deliver results in a pressurised environment, through tactical and strategic planning
The ability to manage significant client contact, providing expert advice which demonstrates judgement and an understanding of the business
A demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships with internal clients
The ability to provide support to more senior roles in developing key client relationships through the design of leading edge technologies
Self-motivation, with an ability to work with high degree of autonomy and to be results-driven with a flexible approach to working
The ability to work collaboratively with a broad range of constituencies
An understanding of the various operational resilience and business continuity regulatory requirements that Beazley is subject to, in the UK, the US and around the world
The ability to communicate technical and regulatory concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff and management
Knowledgeable and conversant with the principles set out in Operational Resilience regulations
The ability to analyse, understand, recommend, manage, develop and implement solutions and processes for complex and conflicting demands
Nice to have:
Experience in financial services is highly desirable, but not required
Experience in the insurance industry is desirable but not required
Multi-country experience (i.e., beyond UK, and ideally including US) is highly desirable, but not required