How to hire a business continuity management director

How to hire a business continuity management director, step by step

Here's a step-by-step business continuity management director hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a business continuity management director job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new business continuity management director
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The business continuity management director hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A business continuity management director's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, business continuity management directors from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of business continuity management director salaries for various roles:

   Type of Business Continuity Management Director	Description	Hourly rate
   Business Continuity Management Director		$38-90
   Disaster Recovery Analyst	A disaster recovery analyst supports a company's disaster recovery team in planning and implementing continuity and recovery plans to protect data and networks from security breaches or other kinds of disasters. They primarily focus on conducting research and analyses, performing audits and risk assessments, gathering and analyzing data from different departments, and developing training and learning materials for staff... Show more	$20-42
   Director Of Business Operations	The position of a director of business operations involves the direction and coordination of an organization. It is the main responsibility of the directors of operations to oversee the profitability and overall growth of their organization... Show more	$32-87

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Project Management
   • Business Continuity
   • Infrastructure
   • Process Improvement
   • Crisis Management
   • Risk Management
   • Risk Assessments
   • Financial Management
   • Business Operations
   • Business Impact Analysis
   • Strategic Plan
   • KPIs
   • Renewable Energy
   • SR

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage Hyperion application end user support.
   • Develop and lead projects to enhance Hyperion applications in order to deliver on evolving finance requirements.
   • Lead emergency operation procedures for mobility business continuity plans during regional/national disaster events, and declare emergencies to support business customers.
   • Insure ongoing relationships with external vendors in support of DR initiatives.
   • Develop vendor management strategy and joint venture agreements to create new and integrate product offerings for BCM toolkits and BCMaas capabilities.
   • Manage a portfolio of inpatient and outpatient products market to major academic medical centers, community hospitals and nursing homes.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your business continuity management director job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A business continuity management director can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, business continuity management directors' average salary in nebraska is 45% less than in maine.
   • Seniority. Entry-level business continuity management directors 58% less than senior-level business continuity management directors.
   • Certifications. A business continuity management director with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a business continuity management director's salary.

   Average business continuity management director salary

   $123,287yearly

   $59.27 hourly rate

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   Entry-level business continuity management director salary

   $80,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average business continuity management director salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New Jersey	$135,601	$65
   2	Maryland	$123,617	$59
   3	California	$122,870	$59
   4	Illinois	$118,605	$57
   5	Indiana	$117,936	$57
   6	Texas	$115,756	$56
   7	Ohio	$115,673	$56
   8	West Virginia	$115,008	$55
   9	Massachusetts	$112,654	$54
   10	Pennsylvania	$112,403	$54
   11	Florida	$111,224	$53
   12	South Carolina	$110,402	$53
   13	Connecticut	$110,241	$53
   14	Washington	$109,915	$53
   15	Georgia	$109,742	$53
   16	Virginia	$107,842	$52
   17	New York	$104,711	$50
   18	North Carolina	$104,202	$50
   19	North Dakota	$98,374	$47
   20	Colorado	$95,751	$46

   Average business continuity management director salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Microsoft	$152,442	$73.29	26
   2	Kaiser Permanente	$143,505	$68.99	74
   3	VF	$143,406	$68.95
   4	Ballard Spahr	$140,291	$67.45	1
   5	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	$131,510	$63.23	1,478
   6	Applied Materials	$130,018	$62.51	17
   7	Maxim Integrated	$127,779	$61.43
   8	Baylor Scott & White Health	$124,323	$59.77	54
   9	CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield	$123,646	$59.45	8
   10	Honeywell	$116,055	$55.80	19
   11	FlightSafety International	$114,996	$55.29	12
   12	Tal Healthcare	$114,373	$54.99	1
   13	Icma-rc	$113,556	$54.59	3
   14	Northrop Grumman	$113,133	$54.39	87
   15	Kemper	$111,488	$53.60	13
   16	Bridgestone	$109,879	$52.83	4
   17	Visa	$108,659	$52.24	22
   18	S&P Global	$106,503	$51.20	51
   19	University of Massachusetts Medical School	$103,325	$49.68
   20	National Jewish Health	$99,134	$47.66	1

4. Writing a business continuity management director job description

   A good business continuity management director job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a business continuity management director job description:

   Business continuity management director job description example

   Under the direction of the Deputy Managing Director, Business Relationship Management, the Director, Business Relationship Management functions as a liaison between IT and business unit leaders and stakeholders. The Director Business Relationship Management is responsible for leading teams of business analysts and related roles to translate business unit and their clients' requirements into effective IT solutions and to participate in the deployment of these solutions. The Director, Business Relationship Management shapes demand for IT services by maintaining an awareness of Commonwealth Medicine's (CWM) most valuable and achievable business opportunities and supporting business unit leaders in developing a prioritized list of IT-enabled business capabilities.
   Responsibilities Acts as a single point of contact with Business Unit leaders and client engagement leads.
   Responsible for the design and implementation of new CMW IT solutions and services in support of client engagements or internal process optimization.
   Directs the delivery of innovative tool sets and technologies in support of CWM's mission.
   Participates in and supports the sales and business development process to ensure IT solutions and capabilities are aligned with client needs.
   Provides IT cost transparency for operational and project-related IT services in support of business understanding of the ongoing financial impacts of their IT investment decisions.
   Maintains direct understanding of the link between solution cost and cost drivers to support cost transparency.
   Leads the development of business unit IT product roadmaps.
   Conducts post-implementation reviews to analyze contributors and detractors to business value. Qualifications REQUIRED EDUCATION
   Bachelor's degree or equivalent
   
   REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE
   8 years' experience delivering IT services, preferably within a professional services or consulting organization
   5 years of demonstrated progressively responsible experience in the leadership and implementation of information technology solutions.
   Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of a wide range of information systems technologies.
   Exceptional senior management skills in human resources, financial management and administrative policy development.
   Innovation, flexibility and creativity.
   A thorough understanding, experience and commitment to customer service.
   Ability to travel to off- site locations.
   
   PREFERRED WORK EXPERIENCE
   Strong strategic and operational planning skills, anticipates problems and proactively engages appropriate stakeholders in implementing customer centered solutions
   Demonstrated ability to build consensus (internal and external) for the integration and implementation of information technology strategies
   Ability to provide innovative IT solutions within quality, cost and timing requirements of internal customers
   Experience in fast turnaround of IT solutions and deployments to meet changing business demands and enables pursuit of strategic business opportunities
   Demonstrated success in implementation of large scale, complex IT deployments within required timeframes of internal customers
   Demonstrated success in recruitment, selection and development of a diverse range of high performing IT professionals

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5. Post your job

   To find the right business continuity management director for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with business continuity management directors they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit business continuity management directors who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

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6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with business continuity management director candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new business continuity management director

   Once you've found the business continuity management director candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new business continuity management director. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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