Anchorage Digital · 1 month ago
Member of Global Operations, Information & Security (Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior LevelAnchorage Digital is building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto. The role focuses on developing and scaling a business continuity and disaster recovery program to ensure the company's resilience against disruptions and timely recovery of operations.
BlockchainCryptocurrencyFinancial ServicesFinTechSoftware
Responsibilities
Develop and scale a forward-looking program that is expertly tailored to our business and compliant with necessary regulatory requirements, including those established by the FFIEC and NIST
Maintain relevant policies and procedures, and for communicating and supporting the implementation of program elements across business lines to grow and maintain a holistic program that ensures Anchorage Digital’s resilience against disruption and guarantees a timely recovery of business operations in the unlikely event of an interruption
Apply strategies and develop tactical solutions that continuously advance the maturity of Anchorage Digital’s resilience to interruption via the business continuity program
Support the operationalization of established strategies and the implementation of programmatic enhancement initiatives from conception to completion
Ensure these initiatives continue to perform as expected once they have transitioned into business-as-usual operations
Help drive the development of company goals and objectives and guide the long-term strategy of an enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery program, ensuring program processes are executed consistently and successfully
Guide complex projects and influence the overall Anchorage Digital culture
Support, scale, and improve Anchorage Digital’s resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery programs based on applicable risks, regulatory requirements, and industry guidance, and be accountable for assigned work by identifying, resolving, and escalating blockers and dependencies
Collaborate with enterprise business groups to develop and implement best practices designed to protect and restore data, systems, and business processes following anticipated or unanticipated disruptions
Track meaningful reporting, metrics, analysis, and controls commensurate with both business needs and regulatory expectations
Support the execution of established resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery strategies, guiding initiatives from conception to completion, in concert with external technology providers
Maintain enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery program documentation commensurate with regulatory guidance, such as the FFIEC IT Handbook
Maintain program-relevant Bank controls and identify, report, and control incidents relevant to Bank services
Resolve internal and external audit issues, including the implementation of management action plans
Support the execution and documentation of periodic tabletop and functional exercises in collaboration with and across business units and critical third-party service providers
Collaborate with and guide each department to build and maintain enterprise-wide operational resilience, along with business continuity and disaster recovery programs, commensurate with changing business needs and industry and regulatory standards
Propose changes to the Bank’s business continuity and disaster recovery strategy when necessary or beneficial to Anchorage Digital’s objectives
Collaborate with the Anchorage Digital Third Party Risk Management team to independently conduct onboarding and ongoing monitoring due diligence evaluations of third-party service provider BCM documentation; assess and document an opinion as to the adequacy of third-party provided BCM documentation
Communicate program concepts effectively across all operational functions, as well as to business leaders at all levels
Communicate risks and influence the implementation of measures necessary to mitigate those risks to the Bank
Assist in the development of business continuity and disaster recovery program reports for senior management teams
Create effective relationships across the enterprise and communicate program goals, needs, and capabilities to stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Knowledge and experience with key regulatory and industry frameworks and standards on BCM: FFIEC IT Examination Handbook on BCM, NIST SP 800-34, or ISO 22301, and their related application to each aspect of a compliant BCM program
A deep understanding of cloud infrastructure configurations and architecture, disaster recovery plan development and management, and general concepts of information security and IT risk management
A strong ability to 'translate' relevant regulation into technical controls; and, conversely, possess the ability to explain how existing and / or net-new controls are suitably designed to meet regulatory requirements
A strong ability to independently conduct and critically assess Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP) updates, and collaborate with functional lead SMEs to accurately translate and account for speculative business impacts and recovery requirements in BIA and BCP documentation
Excellent communication and program management skills to drive stability and successful execution in a fast-moving environment
Support, scale, and improve Anchorage Digital's resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery programs based on applicable risks, regulatory requirements, and industry guidance, and be accountable for assigned work by identifying, resolving, and escalating blockers and dependencies
Collaborate with enterprise business groups to develop and implement best practices designed to protect and restore data, systems, and business processes following anticipated or unanticipated disruptions
Track meaningful reporting, metrics, analysis, and controls commensurate with both business needs and regulatory expectations
Support the execution of established resilience, business continuity, and disaster recovery strategies, guiding initiatives from conception to completion, in concert with external technology providers
Maintain enterprise-wide business continuity and disaster recovery program documentation commensurate with regulatory guidance, such as the FFIEC IT Handbook. Maintain program-relevant Bank controls and identify, report, and control incidents relevant to Bank services
Resolve internal and external audit issues, including the implementation of management action plans
Support the execution and documentation of periodic tabletop and functional exercises in collaboration with and across business units and critical third-party service providers
Support and execute Anchorage Digital's business continuity and disaster recovery program elements, as well as maintain a control set and policy framework that satisfies regulatory requirements in an efficient and elegant manner
Collaborate with and guide each department to build and maintain enterprise-wide operational resilience, along with business continuity and disaster recovery programs, commensurate with changing business needs and industry and regulatory standards
Propose changes to the Bank's business continuity and disaster recovery strategy when necessary or beneficial to Anchorage Digital's objectives
Collaborate with the Anchorage Digital Third Party Risk Management team to independently conduct onboarding and ongoing monitoring due diligence evaluations of third-party service provider BCM documentation; assess and document an opinion as to the adequacy of third-party provided BCM documentation
Communicate program concepts effectively across all operational functions, as well as to business leaders at all levels
Communicate risks and influence the implementation of measures necessary to mitigate those risks to the Bank
Assist in the development of business continuity and disaster recovery program reports for senior management teams
Create effective relationships across the enterprise and communicate program goals, needs, and capabilities to stakeholders
Preferred
Exceptional attention to detail and are highly organized
A passion for improving existing processes
A highly reliable and proactive communication style
Excellent soft skills, including the ability to adapt communication for both internal and external stakeholders at all levels of seniority in an effective manner, bridging gaps with empathy, patience, and proactive communication
Experience using: the Google Workspace office suite; AuditBoard GRC tooling solutions; Linear; Notion; Slack; Jira; and Whimsical
Knowledge of cloud infrastructure dashboards and consoles (e.g., Google Cloud Platform)
Exposure to or interactions with supervisory examination personnel (e.g., OCC)
Company
Anchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated financial services and infrastructure solutions.
Founded in 2017
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (7)
2023 (1)
2022 (9)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$487MKey Investors
Kohlberg Kravis RobertsGICBlockchain Capital
2021-12-15Series D· $350M
2021-02-25Series C· $80M
2019-07-10Series B· $40M
Leadership Team
Nathan McCauley
Co-Founder and CEO
Diogo Mónica
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Recent News
2026-01-03
2025-12-20
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