Business Resilience Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Lead the development, execution, and ongoing enhancement of Solventum’s enterprise Business Resilience program.

• Establish governance frameworks, methodologies, standards, tools, and assurance activities for the organization’s preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience.

• Coordinate Business Resilience efforts with Crisis Management, Technology Resilience, Cybersecurity Incident Response, Manufacturing and Operational Technology resilience, Supply Chain, and Enterprise Risk Management.

• Direct the enterprise Business Impact Analysis and continuity-planning cycles.

• Maintain a comprehensive view of critical business services and their interdependencies.

• Supervise exercises and the management of corrective actions.

• Convert audit, regulatory, and management findings into well-structured remediation plans.

• Track remediation progress, escalate significant risks, and prepare updates for governance.

• Design and facilitate both discussion-based and operational exercises.

• Establish processes for exception management and after-action reviews.

• Develop executive dashboards and regular reports for the program.

• Create guidelines, templates, toolkits, and communication materials for business teams.

• Advocate for the responsible integration of AI-enabled tools and emerging technologies.

• Represent the Business Continuity Management (BCM) program in governance forums, audits, assessments, major projects, and risk discussions.

• Own and enhance the enterprise Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and continuity-risk assessment methodology.

• Guide leaders and process owners in defining recovery objectives, impact tolerances, resource needs, and priorities.

• Maintain an enterprise inventory of dependencies and analyze systemic risks.

• Support and enhance Solventum’s Crisis Management Framework.

• Provide specialized advice during crisis activations and significant disruptions.

• Coordinate situation reporting, action tracking, decision logging, stakeholder briefings, response documentation, and activities leading to recovery.

• Assist with post-incident reviews and translate lessons learned into corrective actions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher with 10 years of experience in business resilience, disaster recovery, crisis management, risk management, or a related discipline, OR a high school diploma/GED with 14 years of relevant experience.

• Professional certification in business continuity and/or emergency management, such as CBCI, CBCP, or MBCI (previous or current).

• Familiarity with ISO 22301.

• Knowledge of ISO 22317, ISO 22361, NIST SP 800-34, NFPA 1600, and ASIS Business Continuity and Crisis Management Standards.

• Experience in conducting business impact analyses and formulating business continuity plans.

• Proficient knowledge of risk assessment techniques, BIA methodology, and recovery strategy development.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent planning, organizational, and project management skills.

• Proficient in business continuity software platforms such as ServiceNow BCM and emergency notification systems like Horizon or Everbridge.

• Understanding of IT infrastructure, application recovery, and data protection principles.

• Legally authorized to work in the country of employment without the need for employment visa sponsorship.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% domestically and internationally.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision.

• Health Savings Accounts.

• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Disability Benefits.

• Life Insurance.

• Voluntary Benefits.

• Paid Absences.

• Retirement Benefits.

• Variable incentive pay, if eligible.

• Remote work arrangement.

• Travel opportunities up to 25% domestic/international.