Associate Director of Resilience and Business Continuity

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The Associate Director of Resilience and Business Continuity will be based in the New York office and act as a key leader in the Resilience Management department responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the Firm’s resilience and business continuity strategy. The Associate Director will work closely with senior leadership to ensure the Firm is prepared to effectively respond to and recover from any disruptions, ensuring seamless operations across all areas of the business. This position will support the Firm’s mission to provide uninterrupted legal services to clients, safeguarding the Firm’s reputation and mitigating operational risks. 

• Business Continuity Planning & Strategy
  • Lead the development and execution of the Firm’s comprehensive Business Continuity Plan (BCP) to ensure the continuity of critical business functions in the event of a disruption.
  • Collaborate with senior leadership, IT, Facilities, HR, and other Business Services departments to identify and assess risks, business functions, and key personnel essential to the Firm’s operations.
  • Manage risk assessments, including evaluating potential threats and vulnerabilities, and ensure all contingency measures are appropriately documented and communicated.
  • Establish protocols for incident management, business recovery and crisis communications to minimize operational downtime.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain resilience and business continuity frameworks and protocols.
  • Collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to define Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO), including for critical IT systems and processes.
  • Direct and manage IT disaster recovery exercises (including comprehensive failover testing).
  • Define planning goals and timeline for resilience and business continuity-related projects, including projects defined by third-party consultants engaged by the Firm.  Oversee and ensure timely execution of such projects, ensuring milestones are met on time and within scope.
  • Allocate resources efficiently and manage project dependencies.
• Crisis Management & Response
  • Serve as a core member of the crisis management team during incidents or business disruptions, ensuring effective response, recovery and communication
  • Provide leadership in managing critical incidents, including cyber threats, IT outages, and other emergencies that could affect the firm’s operations or client services
  • Develop, implement, and maintain crisis management and response frameworks, protocols and plans for the Firm’s most critical processes, including the Firm’s Crisis Capability Guide and Executive Response “Go-Kit”, Cyber Crisis Capability Guide and Cyber Crisis Response “Go-Kit”, and a comprehensive contact lists of roles and responsibilities, both internally and externally
  • Act as a lead coordinator during events requiring crisis response, managing response efforts across teams and ensuring timely communication
  • Under the direction of the Chief Resilience Officer, act as a point of contact with external vendors, law enforcement, and regulatory agencies during crisis situations falling under the Resilience Management department.
  • Assist offices/departments and responding personnel during real life incidents, including cyber incidents 
  • Implement best practices and technology to optimize crisis response and management, including implementing solutions to facilitate communication and coordination within the Firm during emergency situations or incidents and ensure optimal response and management of business continuity during such events
  • Draft situation reports and briefings to senior management during crisis events
• Resilience Program Leadership
  • Develop and implement strategies for organizational resilience, ensuring the Firm’s ability to quickly adapt and respond to internal and external challenges
  • Promote a culture of proactive risk management and resilience within the Firm, fostering awareness through training and simulation exercises
  • Partner with the IT Disaster Recover and Business Continuity lead to oversee the Firm’s phy