Director, Critical Events Management
skillventory - A Leading Talent Research Firm
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Westlake • New Hampshire • New Jersey • United States
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Salary
💰 $110,000 - $222,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Drive the development and execution of the organization’s critical event management strategy in alignment with enterprise resiliency objectives
- Create, update, and maintain crisis management playbooks for scenarios impacting infrastructure, technology, and reputation
- Design and facilitate tabletop exercises across diverse scenarios
- Convene and support the Executive Crisis Management Team, ensuring preparedness and alignment on response strategies
- Build and preserve an accessible library of crisis management policies, standards, and guidelines
- Partner closely with Communications, HR, Legal, Global Security, and Technology to ensure integrated and effective response capabilities
Requirements
- 10-15 years of experience in financial services or other large corporations with a focus on crisis management and/or business resiliency
- Strong understanding of disaster recovery and business continuity frameworks and guidelines
- Proven track record to engage and influence partners across all levels of the organization, particularly senior leaders, to solve complex and cross functional challenges
- Strong communication, problem solving, critical thinking and analytical skills, with a record of driving actionable outcomes
- Experience in emergency response and handling critical situations
- Professional certifications such as DRI (CBCP), or BCM (DRCP, DRCS) certifications (helpful but not required)
- Bachelor’s degree and/or master’s degree or equivalent experience
Benefits
- comprehensive health care coverage and emotional well-being support
- market-leading retirement
- generous paid time off and parental leave
- charitable giving employee match program
- educational assistance including student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and learning resources to develop your career
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
crisis managementbusiness resiliencydisaster recoverybusiness continuity frameworksemergency responsecritical thinkinganalytical skillsproblem solving
Soft skills
communicationinfluencingengagementcollaborationleadership
Certifications
DRI (CBCP)BCM (DRCP)BCM (DRCS)