Are you a visionary leader ready to safeguard business continuity in a dynamic and fast-paced environment? We are seeking an experienced IT Disaster Recovery Manager to design and drive the resilience strategy that protects our critical IT infrastructure. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, aligning recovery strategies with evolving industry standards and ensuring business operations remain secure in the face of any disruption.

What You’ll Do

Develop and implement comprehensive disaster recovery strategies that ensure minimal downtime and meet business requirements.
Oversee the creation, documentation, and maintenance of recovery plans for IT systems and applications, including detailed runbooks and procedures.
Partner with business and IT teams to ensure that disaster recovery processes align with our security certifications (ISO 27001/22301).
Ensure readiness for unforeseen outages by coordinating automated/manual workaround solutions.
Lead efforts during disaster recovery scenarios, guiding IT and business resources through efficient recovery processes.
Collaborate with Procurement and third-party vendors to ensure disaster recovery expectations are met in all service contracts and SLAs.
Facilitate and lead disaster recovery drills, testing the organization’s preparedness.
Deliver ongoing training and awareness programs to keep staff up-to-date on disaster recovery procedures.
Drive continuous improvement as the firm transitions to cloud and SaaS platforms, adapting the disaster recovery strategy accordingly.

What We’re Looking For

7+ years of hands-on disaster recovery experience, including plan development, risk assessments, and executing disaster recovery tests.
Strong understanding of the interplay between disaster recovery, IT security, and business continuity.
Proven ability to lead high-stakes projects and present confidently to senior leaders.
Skilled with disaster recovery tools like Send Word Now, AlertFind, and planning software.
Adept with MS Office (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project).
A degree in IT or a related field is a plus, along with industry certifications (CBCP, MBCI, CORS).
Experience managing disaster recovery in hybrid environments (on-prem/cloud).

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