Business Continuity Advisor
Join Us as a Senior Operational Resilience Advisor – Shape the Future of Business Continuity
Are you passionate about building resilience and safeguarding operations in a fast-paced, global environment? We’re looking for a Senior Operational Resilience Advisor to lead our Business Continuity Management (BCM) strategy and ensure our organization thrives even in times of disruption.
This is your opportunity to make a real impact—driving proactive risk management, fostering a culture of resilience, and guiding stakeholders through critical moments with confidence and clarity.
Your main responsibility
- Own BCM Strategy: Lead and maintain our Group-wide Business Continuity Management program in alignment with ISO 22301:2019.
- Anticipate Risks: Identify and assess potential operational disruptions, ensuring BCM integrate seamlessly with cyber and physical security planning.
- Be the Calm in the Storm: Act as a trusted crisis facilitator during critical incidents, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to minimize impact.
- Empower Others: Coach and inspire decentralized BCM teams to embed resilience and risk awareness across the organization.
- Drive Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with IT, OT, Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit to strengthen our operational backbone.
- Build a Resilient Culture: Lead exercises, communication initiatives, and engagement programs that make BCM second nature.
Your profile
- A degree in Economics, Business Administration, Law, or similar—bonus points for a technical background.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in BCM, ideally in industry, logistics or consulting.
- Proven project management and lateral leadership skills.
- Strong capacity to identify and adjust the relevant need for detail and synthesis.
- Exceptional communication skills and confidence.
- A proactive mindset, calm under pressure, and driven to deliver results.
- Fluency in English plus one additional official Swiss language.
- Nice to Have: Knowledge of Crisis Response and Security standards (ISO/BS), experience with Lean, Operational Excellence, or Change Management.
- Military leadership experience (e.g., Swiss Armed Forces officer) or equivalent is a strong asset.