Basic Function:
As a Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Specialist, you will play a crucial role in developing, maintaining, and implementing program for MetLife. This position will focus on building, testing, and improving our business continuity plans and disaster recovery capabilities. You'll work with cross-functional teams to ensure that our critical functions are resilient and can withstand potential disruptions. In this role, you'll be responsible for conducting risk assessments, leading testing exercises, and driving the continuous improvement of our BCP practices, making sure that MetLife can respond to and recover from potential disruptions quickly and effectively.
This is a hands-on role where you'll balance strategic planning with tactical execution, and collaborate with global teams to ensure a seamless response to potential crises. Reporting directly to the Service Delivery Leader/ Director of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, this is a high-impact role in MetLife growing BCP organization.
Responsibilities
- Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Development:
- Create, document, and update business continuity plans (BCPs) for all business functions
- Work closely with department leaders to align BCPs with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and best practices.
- Work on Techn
- Risk Assessment and Business Impact Analysis (BIA):
- Conduct regular risk assessments and business impact analyses to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities to MetLife operations.
- Evaluate the financial, operational, and reputational impact of potential disruptions.
- Incident Response and Crisis Management:
- Serve as a key stakeholder in the development of incident response plans, ensuring that all critical functions are prepared for swift recovery.
- Lead/ Participate in crisis management exercises and tabletop simulations to train staff and assess our readiness.
- Regulatory Compliance and Audit Support:
- Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards, including ISO 22301, SOC 2, DORA and GDPR
- Support internal and external audits by maintaining accurate documentation and reporting on BCDR initiatives.
- Continuous Improvement and Innovation:
- Stay current on trends and emerging technologies in business continuity and disaster recovery.
- Disaster Recovery (DR) Strategy and Execution:
- There may be requirement to Design, implement, and maintain disaster recovery strategies for our IT infrastructure and cloud-based services (e.g., AWS, Azure).
- Coordinate disaster recovery drills, testing scenarios, and post-mortem reviews to ensure effectiveness and readiness
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world's leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutional customers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positions in the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we're inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it's #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!
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Skills Required
- Develop, document, and maintain business continuity plans (BCPs) for business functions
- Conduct regular risk assessments and business impact analyses (BIA)
- Design, implement, and maintain disaster recovery strategies for IT infrastructure and cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure)
- Lead and participate in incident response, crisis management exercises, and tabletop simulations
- Ensure compliance with ISO 22301, SOC 2, DORA and GDPR
- Coordinate disaster recovery drills, testing scenarios, and post-mortem reviews
- Support internal and external audits by maintaining accurate BCDR documentation and reporting
- Collaborate with cross-functional and global teams to align BCPs with business objectives
MetLife Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits combine a 401(k) with company match and a company‑funded cash‑balance pension. This uncommon pairing strengthens long‑term security.
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Parental & Family Support — Family supports include paid parental leave, adoption assistance, caregiving resources, fertility coverage, and practical travel supports for nursing parents. These provisions go beyond core insurance to address real‑world family needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes a minimum of 22 days of PTO annually and a paid volunteer day, alongside bereavement and other leave options. This breadth provides meaningful flexibility for rest and life events.
MetLife Insights
What We Do
We're honored to be No. 10 on Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces and recognized in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in 2025. At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for over 157 years. At MetLife, every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe, MetLife fosters an inclusive culture where our people are energized and inspired to deliver for our customers and communities. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife, making the world a better place is All Together Possible.
Why Work With Us
At MetLife, you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey, and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.
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Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
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