Enterprise Resilience & Continuity Mananger
Citizens Bank, Woodbridge, NJ, United States
Resilience Manager
We are seeking an experienced Resilience Manager to drive and mature the organization’s ability to withstand, adapt to, and recover from operational disruptions. Reporting to the Head of Enterprise Resilience, this role owns end to end resilience for a specific line of business and works closely with business leaders to embed resilience into day to day operations.
Key Responsibilities Lead a Lean, High Performing Resilience Team
Build and develop a focused team of resilience professionals, prioritizing capability over headcount
Recruit, mentor, and retain specialists in business continuity and operational resilience as needed
Set clear objectives and performance standards aligned to resilience outcomes
Use measurable KPIs such as recovery time objectives met, test success rates, and plan currency to drive accountability
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and challenge
Encourage cross training to maintain agility and reduce single points of failure
Ensure Resilience Plans Protect the Business
Execute within the enterprise resilience planning framework across aligned critical business services
Ensure plans cover technology outages, cyber incidents, supply chain failures, facility loss, and third party disruptions
Conduct rigorous plan reviews for completeness and realism
Identify and elevate material gaps where recovery capabilities fall short of impact tolerances
Maintain currency, accessibility, and usability of plans
Build Strong Partnerships with Business Leaders
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders
Embed resilience ownership within business units, shifting accountability from central control to the business
Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration on interdependencies
Communicate resilience risk in clear business terms
Report regularly to executive leadership on resilience posture, emerging risks, and remediation progress
Provide honest assessments, including areas of exposure
Support the Transition to an Operational Resilience Model
Stay ahead of evolving regulatory expectations
Support and implement the future state operating model focused on impact tolerance based resilience rather than recovery documentation
Ensure Effective Testing and Assurance
Define and enforce resilience testing standards and frameworks
Track testing coverage and results centrally
Drive realistic and rigorous testing scenarios
Ensure testing meets regulatory and audit expectations
Ensure findings are addressed and corrective actions are completed
Lead Cyber Resilience and Data Loss Recovery
Develop and maintain cyber resilience response capabilities related to malicious data loss and broader enterprise impacts
Educate business leaders on data loss risks and recovery challenges
Lead scenario based exercises focused on cyber and data loss recovery
Set realistic expectations for recovery timelines and potential data loss windows
Qualifications
Seven plus years of experience in operational resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery, or related risk disciplines
Proven leadership of cross functional teams and enterprise wide programs
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior executives
Deep understanding of resilience frameworks, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices
Experience with cyber resilience and security incident recovery preferred
Relevant certifications such as CBCP, MBCI, or ISO 22301 Lead Implementer preferred
Pay Transparency The salary range for this position is $155,000 to $175,000 per year, plus eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation is based on work location, skills, and experience.
Benefits Citizens offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, parental leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs, and more. Citizens paid time off exceeds local and state paid leave requirements. For additional benefits information, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits.
Equal Opportunity Statement Citizens is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all colleagues.
Equal Employment Opportunity Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.
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Key Responsibilities Lead a Lean, High Performing Resilience Team
Build and develop a focused team of resilience professionals, prioritizing capability over headcount
Recruit, mentor, and retain specialists in business continuity and operational resilience as needed
Set clear objectives and performance standards aligned to resilience outcomes
Use measurable KPIs such as recovery time objectives met, test success rates, and plan currency to drive accountability
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and challenge
Encourage cross training to maintain agility and reduce single points of failure
Ensure Resilience Plans Protect the Business
Execute within the enterprise resilience planning framework across aligned critical business services
Ensure plans cover technology outages, cyber incidents, supply chain failures, facility loss, and third party disruptions
Conduct rigorous plan reviews for completeness and realism
Identify and elevate material gaps where recovery capabilities fall short of impact tolerances
Maintain currency, accessibility, and usability of plans
Build Strong Partnerships with Business Leaders
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders
Embed resilience ownership within business units, shifting accountability from central control to the business
Facilitate cross‑functional collaboration on interdependencies
Communicate resilience risk in clear business terms
Report regularly to executive leadership on resilience posture, emerging risks, and remediation progress
Provide honest assessments, including areas of exposure
Support the Transition to an Operational Resilience Model
Stay ahead of evolving regulatory expectations
Support and implement the future state operating model focused on impact tolerance based resilience rather than recovery documentation
Ensure Effective Testing and Assurance
Define and enforce resilience testing standards and frameworks
Track testing coverage and results centrally
Drive realistic and rigorous testing scenarios
Ensure testing meets regulatory and audit expectations
Ensure findings are addressed and corrective actions are completed
Lead Cyber Resilience and Data Loss Recovery
Develop and maintain cyber resilience response capabilities related to malicious data loss and broader enterprise impacts
Educate business leaders on data loss risks and recovery challenges
Lead scenario based exercises focused on cyber and data loss recovery
Set realistic expectations for recovery timelines and potential data loss windows
Qualifications
Seven plus years of experience in operational resilience, business continuity, disaster recovery, or related risk disciplines
Proven leadership of cross functional teams and enterprise wide programs
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior executives
Deep understanding of resilience frameworks, regulatory expectations, and industry best practices
Experience with cyber resilience and security incident recovery preferred
Relevant certifications such as CBCP, MBCI, or ISO 22301 Lead Implementer preferred
Pay Transparency The salary range for this position is $155,000 to $175,000 per year, plus eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation is based on work location, skills, and experience.
Benefits Citizens offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, parental leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs, and more. Citizens paid time off exceeds local and state paid leave requirements. For additional benefits information, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits.
Equal Opportunity Statement Citizens is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering an inclusive environment for all colleagues.
Equal Employment Opportunity Citizens, its parent, subsidiaries, and related companies (Citizens) provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, citizenship, physical or mental disability, perceived disability or history or record of a disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, genetic characteristic, marital or domestic partner status, victim of domestic violence, family status/parenthood, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth/lactation, colleague’s or a dependent’s reproductive health decision making, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state and/or local laws. At Citizens, we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that enables all colleagues to bring their best selves to work every day and everyone is expected to be treated with respect and professionalism. Employment decisions are based solely on merit, qualifications, performance and capability.
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