Global Business Continuity Senior Officer

ABOUT US:

As a world leading provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry, Alter Domus (meaning “The Other House” in Latin) is proud to be home to 90% of the top 30 asset managers in the private markets, and more than 6,000 professionals across 24 jurisdictions. 

With a deep understanding of what it takes to succeed in alternatives, we believe in being different - in what we do, in how we work and most importantly in how we enable and develop our people. Invest yourself in the alternative, and join an organization where you progress on merit, where you can speak openly with whoever you are speaking to, and where you will be supported along whichever path you choose to take. 

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Reporting to the Group Head of Incident Management and Business Continuity, the Incident Management and Business Continuity Senior Officer, will support leading AD through situations that may be, or could lead to, disruption, loss, emergency or crisis. This role supports the holistic management process that identifies potential threats to AD, and the impacts to business operations those threats, if realised, might cause, and which provides a framework for building organisation resilience, with the capability of an effective response that safeguards the interest of AD’s key stakeholders, reputation, brand and value-creating opportunities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

•   Help define and maintain an ISO compliant Business Continuity Plan (BCP) with documented procedures that guide an organisation to respond, recover, resume and restore to a pre-defined level of operation following a disruption.
• Support the Head of Incident Management and Business Continuity to lead through incidents to minimise their impact on AD, ensure adequate Recovery of the Business and Business Continuity. This will include clear management and prioritisation of resources and activities to help the business achieve recovery of client delivery and market position.
• Deliver excellent engagement, communication and training with effective and economical incident management and business continuity / recover features.
• Help define and maintain allocated team’s and person’s roles in incident management and business continuity with their deputies and ensure adequate training is successfully undertaken and completed.
• Play a critical role in the testing and maintaining of the incident management and business continuity programme in other aspects including regular review and assessment of the plan and following material change to the business, testing of the BCP to ensure it works as expected and identifies weakness and areas of improvement (including but not limited to subcontractor and vendor level, IT & data back-ups, or personal changes).
• Promote and build the Alter Domus brand and culture both internally and externally, acting as role model to our people, clients, and customers to embed the Alter Domus Values and to promote our Employer Value Proposition.
• Support a culture of compliance and risk control to mitigate financial, operational and reputational risks.
• Ensure the company maintains the highest Environmental, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) standards.

YOUR PROFILE:

• You have prior experience in incident management and business continuity.
• Some experience in driving resilience for client services or fund administration businesses.
• A motivation to built on the role and develop operational resilience to meet the expectations of our clients and regulators alike.
• Some understanding of global financial services regulations and technology trends. 

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• You will demonstrate commercial acumen combined with technical expertise, analytical problem-solving skills
• You will possess strong interpersonal skills – influencing and building trust, navigating complexity and ambiguity with confidence and negotiating with focus.
• You will have a proven track-record of working autonomously and demonstrate strong team-working skills, using them to build internal networks to achieve your objectives.
• You will have an intellectual curiosity and a global mind-set, allowing you to partner effectively across your region and beyond with agility and flexibility.
• You will have high energy and passion to drive the business and positively influence others.
• You will be adept at managing competing demands on your time, actively prioritising and remaining calm under pressure while navigating complexity and challenges with confidence and resilience.
• Possess personal learning agility and an ability to adopt and champion new skills and ways of working to role model and inspire others.
• You will demonstrate a strong commitment to high integrity and ethics 

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Head of Incident Management and Business Continuity
• Local leaders
• Tech leaders
• Risk and Compliance leaders 

WHAT WE OFFER

We are committed to supporting your development, advancing your career, and providing benefits that matter to you. 

Our industry-leading Alter Domus Academy offers six learning zones for every stage of your career, with resources tailored to your ambitions and resources from LinkedIn Learning. 

Our global benefits also include:

• Support for professional accreditations such as ACCA and study leave 
• Flexible arrangements, generous holidays, plus an additional day off for your birthday!
• Continuous mentoring along your career progression 
• Active sports, events and social committees across our offices 
• 24/7 support available from our Employee Assistance Program 
• The opportunity to invest in our growth and success through our Employee Share Plan 
• Plus additional local benefits depending on your location 

Alter Domus is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Equity Statement 
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. 

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