Sr. Director - Business Continuity Management

Position Title: Sr. Director Business Continuity Manager

Location: Dallas TX; Ashburn VA

Your role

As the Business Continuity Manager you will build and evolve a global resilience function that safeguards business continuity and crisis response for a leading data center services organization. This role blends strategic leadership with operational execution ensuring the company can proactively respond to disruptions while maintaining alignment with compliance standards and customer expectations. Youll lead multidisciplinary teams through crisis planning mitigation and recovery while embedding resilience into the core of the organizations operations.

What Youll Do

• Design launch and mature an enterprisewide resilience program covering Crisis Management Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
• Lead organizational response to highimpact incidents including regional and global disruptions ensuring rapid resolution and coordinated recovery
• Oversee risk assessments and business impact analyses to inform resilience strategies and investment priorities
• Develop and maintain all program governance policies testing protocols and afteraction documentation
• Drive regular exercises simulations and tabletop drills to test and improve readiness across departments
• Collaborate with Security IT Legal HR Finance and Operations to ensure alignment with strategic business goals and compliance mandates
• Communicate program performance and emerging risks to senior executives and the Board through clear datadriven reporting
• Guide the development of training and awareness programs for internal teams customers and thirdparty vendors
• Lead mentor and develop junior staff and thirdparty contributors fostering a culture of accountability and resilience
• Establish partnerships with external experts government agencies and emergency management organizations to enhance program maturity

What Youll Need

• 510 years of experience in Business Continuity and Crisis Management across all core BCM disciplines (BIA BC/DR planning testing crisis response)
• 5 years in a senior leadership role with direct experience managing risk compliance and policy development
• Demonstrated ability to lead highpressure incident response and multifunctional teams in a global matrixed environment
• Deep knowledge of crisis management frameworks industry standards (e.g. ISO NIST) and regulatory requirements
• Functional understanding of IT infrastructure including networks cloud platforms databases and cybersecurity controls
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills including executive reporting and crosscultural collaboration
• Superior critical thinking emotional intelligence and adaptability under stress
• Proven experience building programs from the ground up with a focus on governance metrics and continuous improvement
• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Relevant certifications highly desirable (e.g. CBCP CCMP CEM CISM CPP)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with data visualization and reporting tools

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents.

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A bit about our Digital team

Operations

Our Operations team keeps our customers infrastructure running safely and securely. We get plenty of opportunities to take on a variety of tasks and develop our technical skills. From overseeing electrical power to cooling and fire suppression systems our team plays a vital role in making sure everything in our data centers operates as it should.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.

Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.

This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.

Notes:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or protected veteran status or other status protected by law or Company policy.

Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.

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