Purpose of the Role

The Business Continuity Manager (m/f/d) is responsible for the operation, governance-driven development, and quality assurance of the group-wide Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).

Key Responsibilities

BCM Governance & Steering

• Operate and continuously develop the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) in accordance with ISO 22301, considering related standards and frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, TISAX, BSI C5)
• Maintain and further develop BCM policies, standards, processes, roles, responsibilities, and templates
• Ensure standards compliance, traceability, and audit readiness of the BCMS
• Integrate BCM into the existing GRC and ISMS governance framework

Business Impact Analysis

• Methodically plan, facilitate, and maintain Business Impact Analyses (BIAs) in collaboration with business and support functions
• Consolidate and assess criticality levels, dependencies, and business-defined RTO and RPO requirements
• Ensure consistent methodology and quality of analysis results

Quality Assurance, Testing & Reporting

• Quality assurance of emergency, recovery, and continuity plans (without operational or functional ownership)
• Plan, coordinate, and document BCM tests, exercises, and scenario analysesEvaluate test results and track improvement measures
• Establish and maintain structured maturity, gap, and action tracking
• Prepare regular BCM reporting for the Global Head of Governance, Risk & Compliance
• Support internal and external audits, certifications, and customer assessments
• Provide governance-level oversight and quality assurance of crisis management activities (without operational decision-making authority)

Out of Scope

This role explicitly does not include:

• operational crisis management or crisis leadership
• operational responsibility for recovery or business restart
• IT or cloud recovery implementation
• technical recovery architecture or execution
• on-call duties or operational IT responsibilities

Profile & Qualifications

• Completed degree in Management, Business, Computer Science, IT, Cybersecurity, or a comparable field
• 5 years of professional experience in Business Continuity Management
• Knowledge of relevant standards and frameworks, particularly: ISO 22301, ISO 27001, TISAX, BSI C5 (desirable)
• Strong understanding of business processes and IT-related dependencies
• Very good German and English skills (both at least C1 level, fluent in spoken and written form)
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and analytical skills
• Structured, methodical, and quality-driven working style
• Personal certifications in management systems (e.g. BCM, ISO standards, ISMS) are an advantage but not mandatory