Crisis & Resilience Manager (m/w/d) at Axel Springer News Media National

Berlin, , Germany -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Crisis Management, Security Operations, Global Analysis, Analytical Skills, Geopolitical Risks, Communication Procedures, Crisis Exercises, Threat Monitoring, Collaboration, Training Development, Decision Support, Proactive Mindset, Structured Working Style, Independent Working, Foresight Methodologies, Digital Preparedness Tools

Industry

technology;Information and Media

Description

Company Description Axel Springer’s Global Resilience Management team ensures preparedness and resilience across our international media group. Our mission is to protect employees and journalists – including those reporting from high-risk and conflict zones – by providing robust crisis, intelligence, and security frameworks. As Crisis & Resilience Manager, you will take ownership of global crisis preparedness and resilience initiatives. You will develop and refine crisis structures, strengthen alerting and communication procedures, and lead scenario planning and exercises. In addition, you will support global threat analysis and foresight to help Axel Springer anticipate emerging developments and make informed strategic decisions. We believe in the future of journalism as a business model and invest in forward-looking technologies. Our five essentials are the values that unite us and guide us in our commitment to freedom. Job Description Crisis Preparedness & Response design, maintain, and further develop the global crisis management policy, ensuring clear ownership, escalation paths, and coordination processes and coordinate the setup and activation of the AS Crisis Team, including role definitions and decision workflows establish and refine alerting and communication procedures to ensure fast and structured crisis response plan, execute, and evaluate crisis exercises and scenario-based simulations across international units develop and roll out templates, structures, and training materials to ensure consistent crisis preparedness across brands and countries and integrate and optimize digital preparedness tools for real-time situational awareness Global Threat & Resilience Analysis lead Global Threat Analysis (GTA) – structured evaluation of geopolitical and global developments affecting Axel Springer’s people, brands, and operations and develop foresight methodologies to strengthen long-term resilience and preparedness monitor geopolitical, societal, and security-related developments, including elections, unrest, terrorism, and infrastructure disruptions and prepare situation reports, early-warning briefings, and decision support materials for senior management collaborate with international colleagues across the U.S., EU, and Germany, ensuring alignment in threat monitoring and crisis response Qualifications a strong background in crisis management, security operations, or global analysis experience developing crisis policies, alerting systems, and exercise programs strong analytical skills and the ability to translate complex developments into actionable insights understanding of geopolitical risks and their implications for business and media operations a proactive, independent, and structured working style combined with a collaborative mindset very good English skills; German (min. B2) required candidates from diverse professional paths are welcome, provided they have a strong understanding of security and resilience topics Additional Information a dedicated role owning the Risk Management pillar in a growing international team direct impact on the safety and resilience of leading media brands (POLITICO, WELT, BILD, Business Insider, RASP) as well as collaboration with colleagues across Europe and the U.S. in a dynamic environment the opportunity to build and shape resilience frameworks with global visibility your personal growth is important to us: we offer trainings and learning lunches, tech conferences, a budget for workshops and much more to expand your knowledge and your skills our free food offer: in addition to a breakfast snack, we also offer a free lunch in our canteens collaboration thrives on direct exchange - we rely on 80% office presence and 20% mobile working from now a permanent full- or part-time position The most frequently asked questions and their answers can be found on our FAQ page: career.axelspringer.com/en/faq Diversity is an essential part of our corporate culture! We are looking forward to receiving all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. You can find information about the representation for the severely disabled at Axel Springer here: https://career.axelspringer.com/en/rsde

Responsibilities

The Crisis & Resilience Manager will develop and refine crisis structures, strengthen alerting and communication procedures, and lead scenario planning and exercises. Additionally, the role involves supporting global threat analysis and foresight to enhance preparedness and resilience initiatives.