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# Business Continuity Officer (Resilience) at Salmon Group

- **Company:** [Salmon Group](https://feeny.ai/companies/salmon-group)
- **Location:** Taguig, Philippines
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/salmon-group/6013ff8d-f7e3-471d-b48c-b05d057420e0

## Job description

The Business Resilience Officer supports the development, implementation, and oversight of the Bank’s Business Continuity Management and Operational Resilience Program. The role helps ensure compliance with MORB Section 149, BSP business continuity requirements, and BSP Circular No. 1203 on Operational Resilience.

## Key Responsibilities

- Maintain the Bank’s business continuity and operational resilience frameworks, policies, standards, and procedures.
- Coordinate periodic Business Impact Analyses and continuity risk assessments.
- Facilitate the identification of critical operations and their end-to-end dependencies, including people, processes, technology, facilities, information, and third parties.
- Assist business units in establishing recovery objectives and tolerances for disruption.
- Review and challenge business continuity, crisis management, emergency response, and recovery plans.
- Coordinate tabletop exercises, call-tree tests, disaster recovery tests, simulations, and severe-but-plausible scenario exercises.
- Evaluate test results, document identified gaps, and monitor corrective actions to completion.
- Assess whether critical operations can remain within approved disruption tolerances.
- Coordinate with IT on system resilience, disaster recovery, cybersecurity incident response, and recovery readiness.
- Assess the continuity and resilience arrangements of critical service providers and outsourced operations.
- Support the activation of continuity and crisis management plans during actual disruptions.
- Facilitate post-incident reviews and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into policies, plans, and controls.
- Maintain escalation and communication procedures for significant disruptions.
- Support the timely preparation of regulatory incident reports and notifications.
- Conduct training and awareness programs for employees, plan owners, and business continuity coordinators.
- Prepare regular resilience reports, dashboards, and recommendations for senior management and the Board.
- Maintain complete documentation for BSP examinations, internal audits, and independent reviews.
- Monitor regulatory developments and recommend enhancements to maintain compliance.
- Perform other operational-risk and resilience responsibilities assigned by the Chief Risk Officer.

Qualification Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in banking, financial services, or a related industry where BCP is important.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Business continuity management
- Operational resilience or operational risk
- Disaster recovery
- Crisis or incident management
- Banking operations
- Information technology or cybersecurity
- Audit, compliance, or risk management
- Working knowledge of Business Impact Analysis, continuity planning, recovery strategies, and resilience testing.
- Familiarity with BSP regulations, particularly MORB Section 149 and Circular No. 1203.
- Knowledge of ISO 22301 or similar business continuity standards is preferred.
- BCM, operational resilience, risk management, or disaster recovery certification is an advantage.
- Strong analytical, documentation, project coordination, and report-writing skills.
- Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across business units, IT, management, and external service providers.
- Ability to remain composed and work effectively during disruptions and crisis situations.
- Willingness to provide support outside regular working hours during exercises or actual incidents, if warranted only.

## About Salmon Group

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Salmon Group is a Philippine financial technology company that provides responsible consumer lending, digital banking, and credit products through its licensed rural bank and financing companies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B, $179M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
- **Founded**: 2022 (corporate group formed; underlying Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa traces to 1963)
- **Founders**: Derrick Low, Pavel Fedorov, George Chesakov

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial services / Fintech / Digital banking
- **Target customers**: B2C – Filipino consumers seeking accessible credit, installment loans, and banking services; also B2B partnerships with merchants.
- **Mission or purpose**: “To build a future where every Filipino has access to transparent, fast, and flexible financial services that have a human touch.”

## Products & Services
- **Salmon Credit**: Revolving credit line up to PHP 100,000, accessible via a prepaid Mastercard. Can be used for shopping, emergencies, and everyday expenses.
- **Salmon Access Card**: Prepaid card linked to Salmon Credit, accepted worldwide via Mastercard.
- **In-store Installment Loans**: Point-of-sale financing for gadgets, appliances, clothing, and other items at partner merchants (e.g., SM Store, Vans).
- **Cash Loans**: Direct consumer loans offered through the Salmon app and offline channels.
- **Auto-Debit Payments**: Seamless recurring payment service for loan repayments.
- **Rural Bank Services**: Traditional deposit accounts and lending through Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa (Laguna), with deposits up 439% since acquisition.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $179M (last round: $60M, ~May 2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: International Finance Corporation (IFC, World Bank Group), ADQ/Lunate (sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) as regulator, Mastercard as card network, ECPay for payment channels, AllBank for QR Ph payments.
- **Growth Signals**: Deposits at Rural Bank of Sta. Rosa grew 439% since acquisition; launched multiple new products in 2023-2024; expanded merchant network (SM Store, Vans); became a licensed bank in January 2024; received ₱4.4B capital injection from new shareholders.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Licensed bank status**: Salmon Group controls a BSP-regulated rural bank, giving it a regulatory moat and trust advantage over unlicensed lenders.
- **Strong investor backing**: Backed by IFC and a sovereign wealth fund, providing capital and credibility.
- **Omnichannel distribution**: Combines digital app, physical merchant partnerships, and a traditional bank branch network.
- **Customer protection focus**: Adheres to BSP, SEC, IFC, and SPTF/Cerise Customer Protection Pathways frameworks.

## Strategic Focus
- Expand product suite (credit lines, cards, auto-debit) and deepen merchant partnerships.
- Drive financial inclusion in the Philippines by reaching underserved consumers.
- Grow deposit base and lending portfolio through the rural bank subsidiary.
- Continue building AI and data analytics capabilities (e.g., Head of AI Banking appointed).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasizes “dependability,” innovation, and a human touch. Employees describe an agile, open environment where Day One employees shape the company.
- **Work model**: Mostly office-based at the Taguig City headquarters (Four/NEO Building, Bonifacio Global City). Some field roles (collections, housekeeping) are site-specific.
- **Notable perks**: Competitive salaries (e.g., PHP 30k-40k/month for junior roles; PHP 15k-25k for field roles). Popular roles include Credit Investigator (PHP 28k/month) and Collection Agent (PHP 16k/month).
- **Engineering culture**: Strong focus on AI, data analytics, and technology innovation; the CTO and SVP of AI and Data are part of senior management.

## Sources
1. [salmon.group](https://salmon.group/) – Company overview, leadership, press releases
2. [salmon.ph](https://salmon.ph/our-story) – Company story, products, values
3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/salmon) – Funding, stage, headquarters, total raised
4. [ph.indeed.com](https://ph.indeed.com/cmp/Salmon-Group-Ltd-1) – Job listings, salary estimates, industry
5. [ge.linkedin.com](https://ge.linkedin.com/company/salmonphilippines) – Company LinkedIn page (employee insights)

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