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Job Summary
The Senior Manager, Business Continuity and Crisis Management is responsible for ensuring business resiliency before, during and after an incident. The position is accountable for crisis and incident management as well as contingency and pandemic planning. The incumbent ensures that CN is prepared to protect against and recover from any incident so the company can restore operations in a timely manner while ensuring the health and safety of employees and protecting and promoting CN's business and reputation.
Main Responsibilities
Program Development, Testing, and Execution
Oversees the business continuity, crisis management, contingency and pandemic preparedness programs
Lead the development, maintenance, and execution of a standardized corporate business continuity and crisis management framework and methodology including planning, training, awareness, and rollout
Collaborate with various response groups (e.g., Information and Technology (I&T), Operations, Police, Legal, Communications, etc.) to build cohesive plans for a unified response
Ensure that proper policies, standards, strategies, and resources, are in place for accuracy and readiness
Serve as the backup lead for crisis incident response
Coordinate all business continuity and crisis management work and testing
Prepare and lead exercises including mock-ups, tabletops for incident crisis management
Lead post incident exercise review, improvement plan development and implementation of recommendations
Develop, maintain, and ensure adherence to Organizational Resilience (OR) governance and policies
Develop, maintain OR metrics to ensure compliance and continuous improvement
Develop and maintain the OR strategic roadmap, budgets, and timelines
Strategic Development
Work with the Corporate Security leadership members to develop programs that increase our strategic capabilities and encourage excellence
Grow CN's security mindset and build partnerships.
Working Conditions
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. The role requires being available on-call 24/7 to respond to critical incidents. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure and stress. The role requires minimal travel (10%) within Canada and the United States (U.S.) to visit CN sites.
Requirements
Experience
Between 8 to 10 years of experience in Business Continuity and Crisis Management
o Experience dealing with senior executives
o Experience implementing and sustaining large-scale compliance programs
o Project management experience
o Experience implementing organizational policies, principles, and standards
o Railway experience
Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset
Education/Certification/Designation
Bachelor's Degree in a related field
Business Continuity Institute (BCI), Disaster Recovery Institute (DRI), or International Organization of Standards (ISO) Certification
Any designation for these above would be considered as an asset
Competencies
Collaborates with others and shares information
Sets direction and inspires others
Communicates with impact
Demonstrates agility and drives change
Knows the business and stays current on industry needs
Applies critical thinking
Delegates and empowers others to create accountability
Technical Skills/Knowledge
General Microsoft Office computer skills
Knowledge of a wide range of technology fields
Knowledge of business impact analysis, crisis management, risk analysis, incident management, emergency response, emergency management notification systems
Fluently bilingual, both written and verbal (English, French)
Any skills/attributes for these above would be considered as an asset
About CN
CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting Canada's Eastern and Western coasts with the Southern tip of the U.S. through a 19,500 mile rail network, CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. At CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers, providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.
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