Location: Turkey (Remote)
Employment Type: Full-time
Our client is a leading international family-owned enterprise with a diversified global portfolio spanning multiple industries and markets. With a strong commitment to operational excellence, governance, and resilience, the company is continuing to strengthen its enterprise-wide Business Continuity and Crisis Management capabilities to support sustainable growth across its international operations.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Business Continuity Management to lead and coordinate business continuity initiatives across multiple business units. This is a strategic role responsible for driving BCM governance, strengthening organizational resilience, supporting crisis preparedness, and partnering with senior stakeholders across the business.
Support the development and execution of the annual Business Continuity and Crisis Management strategy and roadmap.
Ensure Business Continuity initiatives align with corporate objectives, governance standards, and enterprise risk management practices.
Maintain and continuously improve Business Continuity governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and reporting mechanisms.
Ensure Business Continuity systems and platforms remain accurate, up to date, and capable of generating meaningful management reports.
Partner with business units to develop, review, maintain, and enhance Business Continuity Plans (BCPs).
Coordinate and support Business Impact Analyses (BIA), risk assessments, and recovery planning activities.
Plan, facilitate, and evaluate Business Continuity exercises, simulations, and crisis management testing.
Monitor action plans arising from exercises and ensure timely closure of identified gaps.
Support enterprise-wide Crisis Management initiatives and resilience programs.
Assist in crisis response planning, readiness assessments, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Participate in resilience maturity assessments, awareness campaigns, workshops, and training programs.
Promote best practices and lessons learned across business units.
Build strong partnerships with senior leadership, Risk, Compliance, Internal Audit, IT, Operations, and other key stakeholders.
Provide technical guidance and subject matter expertise on Business Continuity and Crisis Management.
Facilitate regular governance meetings, prepare meeting minutes, monitor action items, and follow up on implementation.
Support executive reporting and presentations for senior leadership and governance committees.
Generate weekly, monthly, and ad hoc Business Continuity reports across multiple business units.
Monitor Business Continuity KPIs, program maturity, compliance status, and remediation activities.
Ensure Business Continuity data integrity within enterprise BCM platforms.
Identify opportunities to improve resilience processes, reporting capabilities, and governance effectiveness.
Escalate system or process issues promptly and coordinate timely resolution.
Participate in enterprise resilience initiatives and cross-functional projects.
Support implementation of new BCM tools, methodologies, and continuous improvement programs.
Contribute to organizational awareness and capability-building activities.
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Risk Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
A postgraduate qualification or relevant professional certification is an advantage.
ISO 22301 Lead Implementer or Lead Auditor
CBCI, MBCI, ICERM, or equivalent Business Continuity certification
Familiarity with international standards including:
ISO 22301 (Business Continuity)
ISO 31000 (Risk Management)
ISO 37301 (Compliance Management)
10+ years of experience in Business Continuity Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), or Operational Resilience.
Proven experience implementing and managing enterprise-wide BCM programs across multiple business units or regions.
Experience facilitating Business Impact Analyses, crisis simulations, recovery planning, and resilience testing.
Experience working within large multinational or diversified organizations is highly desirable.
Strong understanding of Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Operational Resilience, and Enterprise Risk Management.
Excellent project management and organizational skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders across functions.
Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
Strong attention to detail with a continuous improvement mindset.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
High level of professionalism, integrity, and sound judgment.
This is an opportunity to join a globally recognized international organization that places resilience, governance, and operational excellence at the center of its business strategy. You will play a key role in shaping enterprise-wide Business Continuity capabilities, partnering with senior leadership across international operations while enjoying the flexibility of a fully remote role based in Turkey.
