ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated strong skills in applying Business Continuity planning principles to various levels (staff, management and executive) of the company.
• Comprehensive knowledge of third party and information technology risk management processes and methodologies
• Experience using third party risk management /Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) systems
• Experience assessing contracts, including master service agreements, statements of work, and license agreements.
• Able to effectively interact with peers, subordinates, internal and external customers and vendors.
• Excellent, analytical, problem solving, communication, and prioritization skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and motivate individuals and teams.
• Advanced presentation skills and oral and written communication skills
• Excellent project management skills, which include task identification, project planning, and ability to understand scope of recovery efforts, ability to coordinate critical activities during continuity exercises and events, and proficiency with tools required to pull project together.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
• Fully proficient with Microsoft Office applications, including (but not limited to) Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint

ABOUT US

Since day one we’ve always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and communities flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies. To learn more about City National and our dynamic company culture, visit us at About Us.

• Coordinate Third Party Risk Assessments as part of Business Continuity programs, working with the Business Continuity Manager and Vendor Management to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Ensure contractual requirements, for critically aligned vendors, include the right to perform and/or participate in testing with third-party service providers. Participate in and report on third-party service provider testing programs to ensure testing exercises include “high-risk” disruptive events and viable recovery strategies.
• Ensure third-party service providers maintain transparent testing programs that include test results, reports, remediation action plans and status reports. Track, prioritize, resolve and report all third-party exercise/testing issues as they relate to Business Continuity recovery objectives.Identify core and significant firms that are interdependent with CNB critical processes. Design testing activities for core firms to demonstrate viable operational recoverability following wide-scale disruptive events. Document strategies and testing plans per “Sound Practices” guidelines.