Director, Business Continuity and Records Retention

Job Description

This is a hybrid role working partially in-office and partially from home.

AtAmeritas, fulfilling lifeis what we do daily. We continuously strive to help our customers and employees enjoy life at its very best by reducing uncertainty, helping grow assets and protecting what is most cherished. We're here to help people put worry behind and the future ahead and help enable a life that's rich in family, happiness, health, and financial security. When lives are fulfilled, our mission is fulfilled.

The position is responsible for components of the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program with a focus on business continuity and records retention. Partner with the businesses and shared services to ensure that risks are identified and considered in the development of the strategic vision, and proactively managed to balance both the risk and rewards.

Facilitate and lead the organization's conversations and planning on business continuity and incident response. Work through complicated and sometimes conflicting definitions from various regulatory bodies relating to records retention policies.

What you do

• Lead business continuity enterprise level program including policies, plans to support, and thought leadership. Continue to mature current structure/existing structure.
• Participate in enterprise incident response including participation in CIRT (Cyber Incident Response Team) for cyber incidents.
• Information governance maturity and evolution: monitor industry best practices and become a thought leader to aid in the management of information governance program and strategy.
• Lead records management enterprise program including policies, plans to support, and thought leadership. Mature records management and develop new strategy to keep pace with industry best practices and changing regulations.
• Help associates at all levels in the enterprise ensure that business continuity and records retention mindset is embedded at an operational level and that staff at all levels are aware of their responsibilities.
• Establish and maintain a close working relationship with key stakeholders (both internal and external).
• Assist business areas to help ensure that business continuity and records retention is considered in new projects.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required
• 3-7 years of experience in either records retention management OR business continuity required
• 7-10 years of overall experience required
• Previous experience with incident response desired
• Previous insurance or financial services industry experience desired

What we offer:

• Our company motto is "Fulfilling Life" and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
• We're committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
• A total rewards package with all the comprehensive health and welfare benefits you'd expect, including competitive pay and incentives, 401(k), flexible work schedules and time off to care for yourself and others.
• Additional popular benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, an incentivized well-being program, adoption assistance, paid time off for volunteering, training, and career development opportunities.

An Equal Opportunity Employer:

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we're committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.