Business Continuity Manager

The Business Continuity Manager supports organisational resilience by coordinating and delivering key Business Continuity Management (BCM) activities within the agreed BCM framework. Operating as a specialist individual-contributor, the role supports BIAs, continuity planning, crisis preparedness, exercising, recovery capability and ongoing BCM improvement. It provides practical recommendations and specialist input to management to support business-owned continuity arrangements, internal requirements and applicable regulatory expectations.

Your responsibilities

• Support the development, maintenance and improvement of the BCM framework as a BCM subject matter expert, in line with internal requirements and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Coordinate the BCM lifecycle, including BIAs, continuity risk assessments, recovery requirements, plan maintenance and continuous improvement.
• Support business functions in identifying critical processes, dependencies and third-party resilience considerations, and in developing, maintaining and exercising their continuity plans.
• Coordinate with IT and Cybersecurity teams to align business continuity requirements with IT disaster recovery capabilities and recovery objectives.
• Design and coordinate cross-functional crisis management and business continuity exercises; support incident response preparedness, capture lessons learned and track agreed improvement actions.
• Provide specialist advice and practical recommendations to relevant stakeholders on resilience risks, regulatory expectations and operational readiness.
• Support BCM training and awareness activities to strengthen business ownership, incident preparedness and continuity capability.
• Maintain BCM documentation and evidence, and prepare reporting, dashboards, KPIs and maturity assessments to support audits, regulatory interactions, management review and improvement planning.
• Operate as a BCM subject matter expert with no direct reports, coordinating BCM activities within the agreed framework.
• Provide specialist input, documentation and evidence to support audits, regulatory interactions and external assessments.
• Recommend BCM methodologies, planning cycles and continuity requirements for review and approval by relevant management.
• Track BCM improvement actions and reports progress against agreed priorities.

Our expectations

• 6–10+ years of experience in BCM, operational resilience, crisis management, or related areas.
• Master’s degree preferred in Risk Management, Business Administration, Engineering, IT Security, or a related field.
• Experience coordinating BCM frameworks, BIAs, continuity planning and exercises in complex or regulated environments.
• Experience influencing stakeholders in a cross-functional or multi-site environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to resolve complex continuity and resilience challenges independently.
• Strong communication, facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to translate business priorities into practical BCM actions and improvement plans.
• Thorough knowledge of ISO 22301, business impact analysis, continuity planning, exercising, disaster recovery, crisis communication and risk methodologies.
• Fluent English; Dutch or Polish advantageous.
• Availability for business travel across Europe, approximately 20–30%.

What we offer

• The opportunity to shape and lead the resilience agenda for a dynamic, innovative organization.
• High visibility and strategic influence with executive leadership.
• Autonomy and ownership in a role critical to company success.
• Competitive remuneration and benefits package.

At Rezon Bio, we believe in diversity and equality. Our recruitment process is conducted in a fully transparent manner and with respect for non-discrimination principles – regardless of gender, age, orientation, gender identity, or other individual characteristics. We encourage all individuals who meet the requirements to apply, including women, men, and non-binary persons. What matters most to us is your experience, skills, and passion for achieving goals together!