Especialista em continuidade de negócios

Especialista em continuidade de negócios
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

About the role
We are looking for Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Consultants to support a major financial services institution in strengthening and maintaining its Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Disaster Recovery (DRP) frameworks.
The professionals will work closely with the Governance, Risk and Cybersecurity functions, supporting annual regulatory exercises, assessments, and continuity planning for multiple business units.
Responsabilities
Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) across multiple departments.
Map and document critical business processes, dependencies and recovery requirements.
Review, update and assess Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Plans (DRP).
Lead interviews and workshops with key business stakeholders to assess continuity capabilities.
Identify risks, gaps and vulnerabilities in continuity and recovery processes.
Prepare reports, improvement plans and remediation recommendations based on findings.
Support annual BCM and DRP governance exercises, audits and regulatory reviews.
Ensure alignment with relevant internal policies, risk frameworks and market standards.
Collaborate with internal teams, including security, IT governance, compliance and operational leaders.
Track progress of remediation actions and ensure proper documentation and evidence.
Requirements
Experience in Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Risk Management or IT Governance, ideally in financial services.
Knowledge of BCM standards and frameworks.
Strong analytical and documentation skills.
Experience conducting interviews, workshops and stakeholder engagement.
Ability to translate business needs into structured continuity and recovery requirements.
Comfortable working in a consulting/time & material environment (onsite + remote).
Fluency in Portuguese and in English;
Nice to have
Experience with audit preparation and remediation /
- up controls.
Knowledge of regulatory environments in banking/insurance.
Experience interacting with oversight entities (internal audit, compliance, risk).
Consulting model (hour-based / time & material)