Sr. Business Continuity Analyst

Vanguard Group, Inc.

$95K — $115K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in business continuity or operational resilience
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Proficient in stakeholder management and communication
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Preferred certifications: CBCP, MBCP, ABCP, CISA, or CISSP
  • Experience in financial services or investment operations is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Lead continuity planning and business impact analysis
  • Support development and testing of business continuity plans
  • Coordinate recovery validations and incident responses
  • Assess continuity and recovery during operational incidents
  • Identify resiliency risks and improvement opportunities
  • Evaluate third-party supplier recovery capabilities
  • Build partnerships across various operational teams and deliver training

Benefits

  • Collaborative work atmosphere within a global team
  • Opportunity to influence strategy at a high level
  • Involvement in enhancing client service operations
  • Access to professional development and training resources
Full Job Description

We are seeking a forward-thinking Business Continuity Analyst to join our Fund Ecosystem Resiliency & Oversight team. This role plays a critical part in advancing our resiliency strategy, strengthening business continuity capabilities, and enhancing supplier resilience across Investment Management Group Service & Counterparty Operations. As part of a global team, you will partner closely with Enterprise stakeholders to evolve operational resilience practices spanning business continuity, cyber resilience, third-party resilience, incident response, and crisis management.

This is a high-impact opportunity for an influential individual contributor who thrives in complex environments, builds strong cross-functional partnerships, and brings clarity, structure, and strategic thinking to emerging risks and evolving business priorities. The successful candidate will help foster a risk-smart culture while ensuring our people, processes, technology, suppliers, and response capabilities remain resilient in the face of disruption.

Key Responsibilities


Business Continuity & Operational Resilience

  • Lead continuity planning, business impact analysis, and resiliency activities across IMG Service & Counterparty Operations.
  • Support the development, maintenance, testing, and certification of business continuity and cyber recovery plans.
  • Coordinate exercises and recovery validations, ensuring preparedness for operational disruptions.
  • Provide continuity and recovery expertise during operational incidents, partnering with business, technology, and risk teams to assess impacts, support response activities, and drive post-event improvements.
  • Identify resiliency risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities through analysis, testing, and lessons learned.


Supplier Resilience & Risk Oversight

  • Support resiliency oversight of critical suppliers and third-party service providers.
  • Evaluate supplier recovery capabilities, alternate solutions, and exit strategies.
  • Partner with Vendor Management, Risk, and Technology teams to mitigate supplier-related risks and support remediation efforts.
  • Develop reporting and dashboards to monitor supplier resilience and operational readiness.


Stakeholder Partnership & Governance

  • Build strong partnerships across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, and Vendor Management teams.
  • Provide reporting and insights on resiliency readiness, testing outcomes, and risk exposure.
  • Deliver training, guidance, and standards that strengthen organizational resilience capabilities.


What Makes This Role Unique

  • You'll help safeguard critical investment operations and services that support clients and markets.
  • You'll operate across business continuity, supplier resilience, operational risk, and recovery planning.
  • You'll partner with senior leaders and enterprise teams to strengthen resilience across the organization.
  • You'll influence strategy and drive meaningful resiliency improvements in a complex, evolving environment.

Qualifications

Required

  • Experience in business continuity, operational resilience, disaster recovery, risk management, or related disciplines.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to influence across teams and communicate effectively with leaders and partners.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Preferred

  • Experience with business impact analysis, contingency planning, resiliency testing, or crisis management.
  • Familiarity with third-party risk management and supplier resilience practices.
  • Experience in financial services, investment operations, or custody environments.
  • CBCP, MBCP, ABCP, CISA, CISSP, or similar certifications preferred.

Special Factors

Sponsorship

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

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