• Provides strategic leadership and governance over disaster recovery and ransomware resilience across hybrid IT environments • Oversees the development, execution, and continuous improvement of enterprise-wide recovery frameworks to ensure operational continuity • Partners with senior IT and business leaders to align resiliency objectives with infrastructure changes, regulatory requirements, and risk mitigation strategies • Drives cross-functional coordination and reporting to support executive decision-making and audit readiness • Direct cross-functional teams in the planning, execution, and evaluation of disaster recovery exercises, including scenario-based testing and post-mortem analysis • Assess infrastructure changes for resiliency impact and oversee updates to recovery plans in collaboration with architecture and operations teams • Identify systemic risks and single points of failure, recommending strategic mitigation plans to senior leadership • Develop and manage performance metrics for disaster recovery readiness, presenting insights to executive stakeholders and audit teams • Oversee department-specific recovery planning, ensuring consistency and integration with enterprise frameworks • Ensure compliance with internal IT governance policies and external regulatory requirements through proactive monitoring and documentation • Serve as a senior advisor to IT leadership on disaster recovery strategy, emerging threats, and industry best practices • Champion continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging lessons learned and benchmarking to enhance resiliency posture • Mentor and guide junior staff, fostering skill development and succession planning within the disaster recovery function