Business Continuity Risk Officer

Summary

First United Bank and Trust Co. is seeking a dedicated and experienced Business Continuity Officer to assist with our enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery programs. In the evolving landscape of financial services, safeguarding our operations, assets, and customer trust against disruptions-whether natural disasters, cyber threats, or systemic failures-is paramount. This role involves ensuring the bank's resilience and the timely recovery of essential business functions in alignment with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.

The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of banking operations, strong project management skills, and a proven track record of designing, implementing, and testing comprehensive business continuity plans. This critical role will serve as the primary subject matter expert, fostering a culture of preparedness across all departments. Previous Information Technology DR testing experience is a plus.

Major Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

The Business Continuity Officer will manage all phases of the business continuity lifecycle, including but not limited to:

• Program Management: Assist with the maturing and maintaining of the bank's comprehensive Business Continuity Management (BCM) program, ensuring compliance with all relevant federal and state banking regulations (e.g., FFIEC guidance).
• Risk Assessment and BIA: Conduct thorough Business Impact Analyses (BIA) and risk assessments across all business units to identify critical functions, dependencies, recovery time objectives (RTOs), and recovery point objectives (RPOs).
• Plan Development and Maintenance: Oversee the creation, documentation, and regular review of actionable continuity and disaster recovery plans, ensuring they are current, accessible, and aligned with BIA results.
• Testing and Documentation: Design, coordinate, and execute a rigorous schedule of testing and exercises (tabletop, scenario-based, functional) and document the effectiveness of recovery plans and identify gaps.
• Training and Awareness: Mature and deliver targeted training programs for all employees, business continuity coordinators, and the incident management team to ensure roles and responsibilities are clearly understood during a disruption.
• Incident Response: Serve a key role in the bank's incident response team during an actual crisis or disaster, facilitating communication, coordinating recovery efforts, and managing the activation of continuity plans.
• Vendor Management: Collaborate with vendor management teams to ensure that critical third-party vendors have adequate BCM programs and testing protocols in place that meet the bank's standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Monitor industry trends and emerging threats, making continuous improvements to the BCM program to enhance the bank's overall operational resilience.