Job summary
Salla is hiring a Business Continuity Specialist in Makkah to design, implement and maintain business continuity and operational resilience programmes. The role works with IT, Operations, Risk and Compliance teams to minimise disruptions and ensure recovery of critical services.
Key responsibilities
- Develop, implement and maintain business continuity plans, policies and recovery strategies.
- Conduct BIAs to identify critical processes, dependencies, RTOs and RPOs.
- Identify, assess and monitor operational risks affecting critical services.
- Coordinate disaster recovery efforts with IT to align DRP and recovery requirements.
- Plan and execute BCP tests, tabletop exercises and recovery testing activities.
- Support compliance with SAMA and internal business continuity requirements.
- Assist incident response, crisis management and business recovery during disruptions.
- Monitor performance, report gaps and recommend corrective actions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Risk Management, Business Administration, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related field.
- Practical experience in BCM, BCP or operational resilience.
- Experience conducting BIA, risk assessments and continuity testing.
- Understanding of DRP, RTO and RPO concepts.
- Familiarity with SAMA business continuity or operational resilience requirements preferred.
- Experience in FinTech, banking, payment gateways or regulated industries is advantageous.
- Strong analytical, documentation and reporting skills.
- Effective communication and stakeholder management abilities.
Skills
Business Continuity PlanningBusiness Impact AnalysisRisk AssessmentDisaster RecoveryOperational ResilienceIncident ResponseStakeholder ManagementReportingTesting & ExercisesDocumentation
Source: Workable. Last checked as open: 14 Nov 2026. You apply directly with the employer.
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