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GDS BCP Supervising Associate

This role is for a local Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Coordinator who will be a dedicated resource for GDS BCP in Bangalore. This role would report into the Global Delivery Services (GDS) BCP leadership.

The opportunity

You will be part of EY GDS Global Risk Management - BCP team and will support to ensure compliance to internal policy requirements and state of readiness. Your key responsibilities include:

• Support GDS local and central teams in crisis management, incident management and associated logistics and reporting.
• Support development, implementation and maintenance of business continuity plans
• Partner closely with the Service Lines towards best-in-class program and relationship
• Support stakeholders with coordination and facilitation of the Risk Assessments, Resilience Assessments, Business Impact Analysis and their refresh
• Review strategies of plans for alignment across service lines, assess reasonableness of requirements. Review technology and real estate requirements as a level of reasonableness.
• Coordinate and support the business during a real crisis situation
• Support GDS Business Continuity Planning Program Office with review and monitoring of projects
• Ensure Recoverability gaps are identified, and Risks are highlighted and addressed timely.
• Ensure plans are in compliance with internal policy requirements, local regulations and any additional Service Line requirements.
• Support integration/implementation of GDS BCP Program framework to new GDS centers/cities/countries.
• Support and conduct BCP Exercises across GDS Centers, Walkthroughs through Full Scale.
• Become proficient in Exercise scenarios appropriate to the business and, through knowledge of the business, create exercises especially relevant to internal customers.
• Maintain sound working knowledge of EY GDS’s operations, including organizational structure, policies, processes, products and systems.
• Keep abreast of industry news and how it affects EY GDS’s Business Continuity.
• Deployment, maintenance, enhancements of tools and technologies used by the team/organization.

Skills and attributes for success

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proven ability to influence and communicate effectively across all organizational levels
• Must be able to deal effectively with ambiguity
• Ability to build and maintain interpersonal relationships

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Graduate or equivalent
• 6+ years of work experience with at least 2-3 of years in Business Continuity Planning
• Exposure to Project management, tools designing/implementation
• Exposure to emerging and evolving technologies like AI, Bots, RPA and tools such and similar as Archer, Everbridge, SharePoint, SAP, Power BI, Power Apps etc.
• BCP Certification (Associate Business Continuity Professional, Certified Business Continuity Vendor, Lead Auditor/Implementor ISO 22301)

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in working in large matrixed organization
• Flexible to travel, if required.
• Strong knowledge of both business recovery and testing methodologies.
• Credible experience working in a fast-moving, client-centric multi- national environment

What we look for

• Ability to work with people across cultures and time zones.
• Have a dedication to deliver results within strict time frames.
• Self-starter with strong eye for detail with an ability to prioritize the function at senior levels.
• A team player with a curious mindset – should be open to continuous learnings and improvements
• Self-motivated with an ability to produce high quality output and self-checks with minimal supervision

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across eight locations – Argentina, Hungary, India, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka and Spain – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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