Technical Resilience Manager

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.

At Columbia, we're as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we're proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: "It's perfect. Now make it better." As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITION

Although we're an apparel and footwear-focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Sportswear's Digital Technology (CDT) group enables an IT infrastructure and applications across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores. These teams support in-store, mobile, and data platforms to enhance customer interface and service in an ever-evolving industry.

As a Technical Resilience Manager, you will be supporting C DT teams by leading the design, implementation, and communication of disaster recovery processes . You will develop and deploy trainin g, documentation, and communication of disaster procedures to the organization . You will d evelop strategies to ensure disaster recovery and resiliency planning is integrated into new and existing technology solutions . As a subject matter expert, you will provide direction to teams on best practice s and industry standards . You will lead the planning and execution of technology recovery test ing across CDT .

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Facilitates the overall Disaster Recovery governance framework.
• Ensures Disaster Recovery plans are in place, meeting the objectives tested periodically in coordination with application teams.
• Maintain and orchestrate a library of recovery support documentation, emergency response documentation, and exercise (testing) documentation.
• Design, coordinate and execute annual test exercises.
• Conduct retrospectives and coordinate with application teams to implement findings.
• Assist Incident Management teams during service disruption events and work across the appropriate technical teams to implement any changes required to improve recovery and resilience.
• Participates in internal and external audits related to the organization's ability to recover from a disaster.
• Educate , train, and evangelize IT members in practices of technology risk disaster recovery planning.

YOU ARE

• Someone who d emonstrate s the ability to think strategically and drive tactical execution.
• A c ritical thinker, with strong problem-solving skills .
• An excellent presenter and communicator , both written and verbal .
• Some o ne possesses s trong documentation skills, including the ability to create detailed and well-organized summaries.
• Highly o rganized with s trong time management skills .
• Someone who t akes initiative, with a solution-oriented mind set.

YOU HAVE

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science , Information Systems, Business Administration or equivalent experience .
• 8 + years of hands-on Business Continuity and/or IT Disaster Recovery experience .
• Relevant Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Risk or Audit certifications preferred. (One or more certifications MBCP, CBCP, ABCP, CRISC, CISA) .
• Experience in performing Business Continu ity Audits or Experience in managing and coordinating the response to a major, unplanned disruptive event that required activation of the BC/DR/Incident or Crisis Management Plan .
• Strong interpersonal skills and significant influencing abilities .
• Ability to work independently, effectively manage competing demands and priorities.
• Poise and ability to act calmly and competently in high-pressure, high stress situations.
• Scrum Master Certification is a plus .
• Previous Product Management experience is a plus .
• Agile product lifecycle experience preferred .
• General knowledge of Agile development methodologies .

Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.