We have a new opportunity within Protection and Resilience as a Business Continuity Manager. Reporting to the Head of Business Continuity you will be responsible for refining and implementing a Resilience framework and related policies, with day‑to‑day oversight of the execution of the Resilience framework across Allianz UK. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.
Responsibilities
- Support and maintain the Business Continuity Management lifecycle, ensuring consistent application of BCM activities across the organisation
- Support the development and maintenance of the Operational Resilience framework, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and integration with wider business continuity and risk management activities
- Design, plan and facilitate scenario‑based resilience exercises, ensuring scenarios are severe‑but‑plausible and effectively test the organisation's response capabilities and recovery strategies
- Maintain the organisation's site‑specific Emergency Response Plans, ensuring they remain current and actionable; facilitate Emergency Response Team calls when required
- Lead and coordinate annual BCM maturity self‑assessments
- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, promoting awareness of resilience obligations, embedding good practice, and supporting capability uplift across the organisation
- Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to communicate and influence at all levels
Essential Skills
- Experience in Business Continuity Management lifecycle and Operational Resilience framework development
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Self‑motivation and achievement‑orientation
- Willingness to learn and develop through self‑driven personal development
- CBCI Certification or equivalent
Desirable Skills
- Experience in Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage
Benefits
- Flexible buy/sell holiday options
- Hybrid working
- Annual performance related bonus
- Contributory pension scheme
- Development days
- Discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products
- Retail discounts
- Volunteering days
Equal Opportunity
We believe in fostering an inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are EDGE‑certified for gender inclusion, a Women in Finance Charter member, a Disability Confident employer, Stonewall Diversity Champion, a Race at Work Charter signatory, and an Armed Forces Covenant gold standard employer. We embrace neurodiversity and welcome applications from neuro‑divergent and disabled candidates, offering tailored adjustments to ensure your success.
