Chief Business Continuity Strategist

Tenneco, a leading designer and manufacturer of automotive products, seeks a seasoned professional to drive business continuity strategies across its global operations. As Chief Business Continuity Strategist, you will develop and implement plans to ensure seamless business operations in the face of crises.

About Tenneco: With over 78,000 team members worldwide, Tenneco operates in four business groups: Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air, and Powertrain. Our mission is to deliver technology solutions for diverse markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport, and aftermarket.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and implementing business continuity plans to mitigate risks and ensure operational resilience.
• Collaborating with manufacturing facilities to execute business continuity kick-off materials and facilitate conversations to drive delivery of business impact analysis.
• Facilitating readiness, response, and recovery procedures in collaboration with field leaders and partners.
• Utilizing project management approaches to develop mechanisms for facilitating on-time and on-budget execution of continuity and resilience activities.
• Facilitating table-top exercises and tests with plant leaders, driving updates to drafted plans.
• Conducting business continuity risk assessments, establishing expectations, and facilitating execution of contingency activities.
• Managing the delivery of each business continuity plan in scope, including disaster recovery and crisis management plans, and providing a completed business continuity summary report and metrics.

Requirements:

• Experience managing dynamic projects and programs, as well as facilitating process improvements.
• Aquainted with established business continuity and project management standards (ISO, PDCA) and/or applicable frameworks in support of execution.
• Skilled in conducting continuity risk assessments, Business Impact Analysis (BIA), and adept at analyzing and synthesizing data gathered.
• Excellent planning and organization skills, with the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple detail-oriented tasks.
• Ability to work in a complex, highly matrixed, dynamic, and fast-paced environment, with strong project management skills that include prioritizing and balancing workload, anticipating next steps, and adapting to change.
• Ability to build strong working relationships, influence people, and change at various levels, and establish credibility with leaders and stakeholders.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to demonstrate tact, diplomacy, and nuanced understanding of the communication needs of different audiences.

Benefits:

• An estimated salary range of $120,000 - $180,000 per year, depending on experience.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement savings plan, and paid time off.
• The opportunity to work with a leading company in the automotive industry, with a strong commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.