Bilingual Business Continuity Officer

Job Reference ID:

23000HLB

Responsibilities

ABOUT THE JOB:

In this position, you will be developing, maintaining, and supporting the Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program in the Americas (AMER) region by liaising extensively with the business representatives to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards and overall risk management and best practice requirements. You will join a supportive, collaborative, and agile team of 4 professionals based in NYC and Chicago, including your direct manager who promotes cross-training and collaboration. As the sole individual on the Montreal team, you will ensure adequate business continuity planning is in place and support all initiatives together with the Head of BCM, Americas.

WHAT WILL BE YOUR DAY-TO-DAY?

• Crisis / Incident management: Serve as member of Crisis Incident / Response Team and Operations Team Command Center during incidents to assist Société Générale business units in coordination, plan activation, and communications and logistics at times of incidents. Assist the Regional BCM Manager with crisis management training and exercises.
• Governance and Reporting: Support the BCM program in execution of governance objectives including permanent supervision and operational risk reporting, developing weekly BCM dashboard, bi-weekly KRI and regular program status reports and prepare ad-hoc management reporting as requested for periodic regulator and Audit reviews
• BCP Lifecycle Updates: Execute the annual review of the BCP lifecycle activities (BIA, BCP, Testing) for identified areas of coverage.
• Testing Program Coordination (AMER): Participate in pre-test meetings; prepare testing terms of reference based on identified areas of coverage and goals and scope; assist in post-test reporting and tracking of all post-tests corrective actions.
• Represent the BCM team internally and externally in providing subject matter expertise on BCM issues. Represent SOCIETE GENERALE CORPORATE INVESTMENT BANKING (SGCIB) in identified industry groups and forums covering BCM best practices.
• BCM Tools Administration: Assist with administration/maintenance for BCM tools including Employee notification tool (MIR3), data referential Doors (Microsoft Access D/B), and several data Sharepoints for client access. Participate in global tools projects to ensure best solutions and results for AMER and Global objectives.

Due to US Federal Securities law applying to this position, candidates who will apply for this position will be required to submit to an enhanced background screening, including the collection of their fingerprints by a third-party vendor selected by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”).

Profile Required

What you bring to our team:

Competencies:

• Good social and presentation skills to ensure coherent communication with all levels of the organization.
• Strong organizational skills to ensure that BCP deliverables are tracked efficiently.
• Attention to detail to guide the business toward successful development of literate BCP arrangements and documentation.
• Efficient communications skills (both verbal and written) to ensure that BCM program status, requirements and deliverables are clearly communicated to management and clients.
• Collaboration and cooperation are a key factor in developing good working relationships and sets the foundation for successful partnering with our clients, suppliers, and colleagues.
• Good knowledge of the BCM lifecycle components

Qualifications:

• On-call availability is mandatory to manage crises as they arise
• Technical Skills: Microsoft Office Suite
• 3 to 5 years of relevant working experience in Business Continuity Management, preferably in the financial industry
• Bachelor's Degree

Language : French, English

Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.

Nice-to-have:

Previous experience or exposure with compliance and regulatory requirements since we operate in a highly regulated environment

Why join us

OUR BENEFITS:

WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:

• Fully sponsored virtual healthcare assistance and Employee Assistance Program to you and your immediate family
• Minimum of 20 Vacation days + 4 personal days
• Health spending ($2,000/year) and personal spending ($1,000/year) accounts with 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)
• Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy
• Various Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to engage with such as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc.
• A culture of continuous development by encouraging our employees various training programs (online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)

Business insight

OUR CULTURE:

At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate.

For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)

D&I:

Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:

• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/societe-generale-about/diversity-and-inclusion/)

HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.

Societe Generale is an equal opportunity employer, and we are proud to make diversity a strength for our company. We are committed to recognizing and promoting the talents and achievements of our employees and staff, regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation, and any other characteristic or status protected under applicable law. We strive to write our postings as inclusively as possible. If, however, one of the two genders is used alone in this display, it designates persons of all gender identities.