Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Recovery, SVP - Physical Security

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The Physical Security Team at Blackstone is responsible for protecting the firm’s people, offices, and operations across the globe. This includes providing security for in-house events, external events, executive protection, and day-to-day operations to ensure a safe and secure environment. We are seeking a full-time employee to join the team in our New York office to support these critical functions.

The Role:

The Senior Vice President of Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery is a seasoned professional with extensive expertise in business continuity and disaster recovery, capable of thriving in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. This individual will be responsible for managing and developing a comprehensive global strategic plan and program that focuses on mitigating financial, reputational, and regulatory risks through effective business continuity, crisis management, and disaster recovery strategies, while establishing clear objectives and performance metrics.

Blackstone is seeking a corporate business continuity and disaster recovery professional to manage the overall Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) program, including its development, administration, training/awareness, testing/exercising, and execution. The role will also involve ensuring the disaster recovery program meets both external requirements (e.g., SOX, DORA) and internally set standards. This individual will design the strategy and architecture for programs that include: Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Policies and Procedures, Awareness Training, Incident Response Management, and Enterprise Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Management.

Business Continuity Management & Physical Security Management:

• Oversee the Business Continuity Program: Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure a right-sized and appropriately documented plan is in place that effectively supports the firm’s continuity requirements. Redesign programs to focus on functionality and outcomes rather than task-based approaches.

• Assess, Implement, and Operationalize Tools: Evaluate and deploy tools to support Business Continuity Planning, including BCM software and emergency communication platforms, ensuring scalability and effectiveness.

• Provide Leadership in Business Continuity Planning: Manage and enhance Business Continuity Plans across the organization, including offices in regulatory jurisdictions such as the U.S., Europe, and Asia, ensuring alignment with global standards.

• Collaborate Enterprise-Wide: Partner with select business units to develop and maintain up-to-date business continuity plans using a risk-based approach, ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements and alignment with firm-wide objectives.

• Conduct Business Impact Analyses (BIA): Lead periodic BIAs with business units to assess and update the impact of disruptions across all functional areas and locations. Identify critical functions, key personnel, potential threats, external factors, vulnerabilities, and related recovery requirements and priorities, ensuring they are clearly defined and quantified.

• Client Communication and DDQs: Participate in client working sessions and assist in completing Due Diligence Questionnaires (DDQs) to effectively communicate and ensure a clear understanding of the firm’s Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BC/DR) program, highlighting its capabilities, compliance, and alignment with industry best practices.

• Support GSOC Operations: Assist in the daily o