Business Continuity Planning Specialist

Glasgow, United KingdomPosted Jun 18, 2026
Our Insights Personal Finance Market Trends Technology & Disruption Sustainability Diversity & Inclusion What We Do Wealth Management Investment Banking & Capital Markets Sales & Trading Research Investment Management Morgan Stanley at Work Sustainable Investing Inclusive Innovation About Us Core Values Leadership History Locations Diversity Sustainability Giving Back Technology Careers Students & Graduates Experienced Professionals LanguageEnglishFrench Single PositionView All JobsHybridBusiness Continuity Planning SpecialistGlasgow, United Kingdom No longer accepting applications.Employment TypeFull timeJob LevelProfessionalYou are required to review the Firm’s Mobility Guidelines on careerhub/ prior to submitting your application to ensure you understand and abide by your obligations under the Firm policy.JOB LEVELAssociate (Professional)TIERP3We’re seeking someone to join our Business Continuity Planning team as a Business Continuity Planning Specialist in Firm Resilience to support and enhance the Firm’s business continuity planning, testing, governance, and resilience capabilities. Our vision is to build and sustain a globally integrated team that delivers world-class operational resilience programs, processes, and supporting technology solutions that adapt quickly and precisely to changes in the threat landscape and the Firm’s operational priorities. Within Firm Resilience, the Business Continuity Planning team provides the framework and oversight for business continuity plan development, supports exercises and technology readiness testing, incorporates lessons learned into process improvements, and maintains the policy and technology solutions that strengthen operational resilience across the Firm.In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Risk & Resiliency Management Associate position, which is part of the job family responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks to ensure operational continuity and resilience in the face of potential threats or disruptions that could impact the organization, plus management of ongoing incidents.Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.What you’ll do in the role:Drive Business Continuity Planning program requirements by providing guidance and direction to assigned Business Unit Stakeholders to ensure their Business Continuity Plans are in accordance with the Firm's Business Continuity Management Policy and ProceduresEnsure assigned Business Unit Business Continuity Plans are updated, tested and signed off in accordance with the Firm's Business Continuity Management PolicyProvide Business Continuity Planning tool training as required- Perform enhanced quality assurance of Business Continuity Plans on an ongoing basis and document findings for Business Unit StakeholdersMaintain direct communications via monthly Business Unit planning meetings and activities- Assist the department in enhancing, formalizing and standardizing the business continuity planning processDrive and maintain the business recovery site arrangements and set-upCoordinate, guide and oversee annual cycle of BC Plan testing including business recovery site testingCoordinate periodic reviews and tests of established plans and procedures, reporting findings to management and making recommendations for improvements as needed- Coordinate monthly reporting collation and distribution for program governance and monitoring purposes- Engage with senior management and participate in governance committees to effectively drive the Business Continuity Planning programThis role...

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