Careers
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We are always seeking qualified candidates to support our growth. Click the title below to read our current job description(s).
Current Openings
Information Technology Disaster Recovery Senior Consultant-(Full Time)
Come join Asfalis Advisors to make a difference!
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Position: Information Technology Disaster Recovery Senior Consultant
Status: Contract to Permanent (Full Time Employment)
Hours: 32-40 hours per week
Industry: Management Consulting
Location: Charlotte, NC Area or Atlanta, GA Area- Candidate Required
Relocation: No relocation provided
Travel: Potential to travel 20-30 %+
Who we are
Asfalis Advisors is a professional services training and advisory company specializing in crisis management and business resilience. Our purpose is to protect the legacy of leaders globally through business resilience. The way we fulfill our purpose is through helping organizations currently in crisis or supporting organizations to create their systems and infrastructure to prevent them from being caught off guard.
Additionally, we are:
- Purpose-driven
- Focused on adding value
- Unmatched in the level of energy and engagement we bring to crisis management and business resilience
We live our Core Values
Our Core Values are the only non-negotiables in our business.
They are the heartbeat of our culture and the glue that ties us to our employees, customers, and partners. At Asfalis, we live our work and personal lives in a manner that exemplifies our values:
- Be bold, be brilliant, be brief
- Show up
- Treat the Janitor like you treat the CEO and treat the CEO like you treat the janitor
- Know your stuff
- Operate in truth and show integrity
- Make an intentional impact in the community
Who We Are Seeking
Are you? …
- Aligned to Asfalis Core Values
- Passionately seeking to grow your career in preparedness, response, or technology recovery
- Eager to learn, hungry, self-starter who is thorough in your work
- Excited to work with other experts in a growing, dynamic organization with boundless potential
The primary purpose of the IT Disaster Recovery Senior Consultant role is to help Asfalis Advisors clients to:
- Communicate IT and business strategy to technical and non-technical teams in an effective way to support IT disaster recovery.
- Provide leadership in coordinating, assessing, developing and communicating technical recovery environment requirements and contingency plans associated with the clients distributed applications, technology infrastructure and operational functions.
- Enable readiness of the applications and technology infrastructure so in the event of disaster the business functions can be resumed within a defined time frame.
- Coordinate the design, development, maintenance, and exercising (testing) of the overall disaster recovery plans for each critical IT business function and, recovery of the identified data center and infrastructure.
- Assure, in the event of a business interruption disrupting normal business processes or warranting relocation of any business unit, that the proper planning and testing have been accomplished to facilitate a timely restoration of business operations at the Disaster Recovery Center.
Working from established requirements, this role will collaborate with our clients and internal team. The following are the desired outcomes and key results:
Responsibilities
- Work across the IT organization, including the infrastructure, operations, server, and application organizations.
- Focus areas for this role include policy and program management, planning and response, as well as technical training and exercises.
- Act as the primary disaster recovery team lead representative in all technology related DR/BC activities.
- Coordinate the development, documentation, communication, testing, and maintenance of Disaster Recovery (DR) plans, procedures, processes and controls.
- In partnership with the Asfalis IT DR Analyst and Business Continuity team, assist project teams to identify BCM and IT DR requirements and develop appropriate plans and testing approach prior to production.
- Provide leadership and coordination for the entire IT recovery process during testing and real disasters, including the leadership and coordination of recovery teams during the recovery process.
- Perform periodic analysis to ensure IT recovery plans are consistent with expectations and align with corporate business continuity objectives.
- Take a proactive leadership role in IT DR activities concerning data center recovery.
- Plan, organize and coordinate testing of Asfalis Advisors clients’ disaster recovery strategies.
- Lead a team in planning, organizing, and coordinating IT DR exercises and tests.
- Coordinate the development of annual test plans and proactively work with business continuity teams to execute the testing.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Role is Responsible for
- Asfalis core value metric score
- Customer Net Promoter Score (cNPS)
- Team and customer response times
- Deliverable quality metrics
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University in computer science, information systems, information security, or a related IT field.
- 8-10 years of experience in IT Service Continuity program management, IT disaster recovery plan development, maintenance and exercising.
- Proven ability to work within large and complex projects under tight deadlines.
- Understanding of current recovery solutions, high availability architectures, mainframe and SaaS, architectures.
- Must be able to interact with technical, non-technical, and management staff in meaningful discussions with strong oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Understanding of and experience in applying ISO 22301, NIST, ITIL v3, DRI International (DRII) or Business Continuity Institute (BCI) professional practices, and industry specific regulations and regulatory bodies.
- Possess general technology knowledge (mainframe, distributed, network, middleware and storage, data backup technologies)
- Strong analytical, organizational and decision-making skills
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) with an ability to perform data analysis and produce professional presentations and reports.
- Ability to work evenings and/or weekend due to incident response and disaster recover testing.
- Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment daily.
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Preferred Requirements
- 4+ years’ experience dedicated to disaster recovery operations in government, aviation, or transportation.
- Knowledge of standards and best practices related to Business Continuity, Continuity of Operations, IT Disaster Recovery, Cyber Security, Cloud Recovery, or Emergency Management.
- Preferred – Certified training in business continuity and/or disaster recovery solutions and practices a plus (i.e. CBCP, ABCP, CBCI, BCCP, CBRM, CBRITP, etc.)
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Information Technology Disaster Recovery Analyst-(Full Time)
Come join Asfalis Advisors to make a difference!
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Position: Information Technology Disaster Recovery Analyst
Status: Contract to Permanent (Full Time Employment)
Hours: 32-40 hours per week
Industry: Management Consulting
Location: Charlotte, NC Area or Atlanta, GA Area- Candidate Required
Relocation: No relocation provided
Travel: Potential to travel 20-30 %+
Who we are
Asfalis Advisors is a professional services training and advisory company specializing in crisis management and business resilience. Our purpose is to protect the legacy of leaders globally through business resilience. The way we fulfill our purpose is through helping organizations currently in crisis or supporting organizations to create their systems and infrastructure to prevent them from being caught off guard.
Additionally, we are:
- Purpose-driven
- Focused on adding value
- Unmatched in the level of energy and engagement we bring to crisis management and business resilience
We live our Core Values
Our Core Values are the only non-negotiables in our business.
They are the heartbeat of our culture and the glue that ties us to our employees, customers, and partners. At Asfalis, we live our work and personal lives in a manner that exemplifies our values:
- Be bold, be brilliant, be brief
- Show up
- Treat the Janitor like you treat the CEO and treat the CEO like you treat the janitor
- Know your stuff
- Operate in truth and show integrity
- Make an intentional impact in the community
Who We Are Seeking
Are you? …
- Aligned to Asfalis Core Values
- Passionately seeking to grow your career in preparedness, response, or technology recovery
- Eager to learn, hungry, self-starter who is thorough in your work
- Excited to work with other experts in a growing, dynamic organization with boundless potential
The primary purpose of the IT Disaster Recovery Analyst role is to help Asfalis Advisors clients to:
- Implement the IT Service Continuity policy and program.
- Enable IT organizations to prepare for, respond to, and recover from a disaster impacting data centers or other serious disruptions to IT and business operations.
- Develop and implement core strategies for disaster recovery and assist with the coordination and execution of regulated disaster recovery testing.
- Translate technical language to senior level business teams to effectively communicate in plain language, with internal experts and stakeholders.
Working from established requirements, this role will collaborate with our clients and internal team. The following are the desired outcomes and key results:
Responsibilities
- Work across the IT organization, including the infrastructure, operations, server, and application organizations. Focus areas for this role include policy and program management, planning and response, and technical training and exercises.
- Program Management, Governance and Compliance
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- Establish and maintain program and governance including development and implementation of IT disaster recovery policies, procedures, guidelines, and plan templates using industry best practices.
- Develop and produce program key performance indicators, metrics and reports that reflect overall health and viability of IT disaster recovery capabilities.
- Responsible for administration and maintenance of business continuity and disaster recovery planning tools including, but not limited to, automated notification systems and planning software with all associated modules as they relate to risk assessment, business impact analysis, incident response and other BC/DR services.
- Interface and work with Disaster Recovery Service Provider(s) as needed.
- Maintain awareness of current legal/compliance requirements for business continuity and disaster recovery plans and standards; assists in preparation for compliance and audit events around IT DR strategy.
- Work with Business Continuity management to ensure that the disaster recovery (crisis management) and business continuity plans drive disaster recovery (DR) strategy and procedures.
- Planning and Response
- Analyzes BIA and Risk Assessment data, identify and understand implications and changes to disaster recovery requirements. Ensures plan owners make the appropriate changes to their DR plans as required.
- Acts as an internal consultant, provides guidance and expertise in disaster recovery solutions and plan development.
- Partners with IT teams to coordinate ongoing updates to the plans and procedures, ensuring continuity and accessibility of documentation.
- Preparedness – Exercises, Training & Awareness
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- Develop and provide training and training materials for technical recovery solutions.
- Develop and manages plan maintenance, exercise programs and training and awareness programs.
- Assist with the planning, coordination, and execution of disaster recovery exercises.
- Develop post exercise report and assist in developing remediation plans for identified exceptions, working with control owners to ensure all exceptions are remediated in a timely manner.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Role is Responsible for – to include, but not limited to:
- Asfalis core value metric score
- Customer Net Promoter Score (cNPS)
- Team and customer response times
- Deliverable quality metrics
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University in computer science, information systems, information security, or a related IT field.
- 5-7 years of experience in IT Service Continuity program management, IT disaster recovery plan development, maintenance and exercising.
- Proven ability to work within large and complex projects under tight deadlines.
- Understanding of current recovery solutions, high availability architectures, mainframe and SaaS, architectures.
- Must be able to interact with technical, non-technical, and management staff in meaningful discussions with strong oral and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Understanding of and experience in applying ISO 22301, NIST, ITIL v3, DRI International (DRII) or Business Continuity Institute (BCI) professional practices, and industry specific regulations and regulatory bodies.
- Possess general technology knowledge (mainframe, distributed, network, middleware and storage, data backup technologies)
- Strong analytical, organizational and decision-making skills
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) with an ability to perform data analysis and produce professional presentations and reports.
- Ability to work evenings and/or weekend due to incident response and disaster recover testing.
- Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment daily.
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University in computer science, information systems, information security, or a related IT field.
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Preferred Requirements
- 4+ years’ experience dedicated to disaster recovery operations in government, aviation, or transportation.
- Knowledge of standards and best practices related to Business Continuity, Continuity of Operations or Emergency Management.
- Preferred – Certified training in business continuity and/or disaster recovery solutions and practices a plus (i.e. CBCP, ABCP, CBCI, BCCP, CBRM, CBRITP, etc.)
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Vice President of Operations-(Full Time)
Come join Asfalis Advisors to make a difference!
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Position: Vice President of Operations
Status: Full Time Employment
Industry: Management Consulting
Location: Charlotte, NC
Relocation: No relocation provided
Travel: Potential to travel 50-75 %+
Who we are
Asfalis Advisors is a professional services training and advisory company specializing in crisis management and business resilience. Our purpose is to help organizations uncover their blindspots and protect the legacy of leaders globally. The way we fulfill our purpose is through living our core values and supporting organizations to create systems and infrastructure to prevent them from being caught off guard. Additionally, we are:
- Purpose-driven
- Focused on adding value
- Unmatched in the level of energy and engagement we bring to crisis management and business resilience
We live our Core Values
Our Core Values are the only non-negotiables in our business.
They are the heartbeat of our culture and the glue that ties us to our employees, customers, and partners. At Asfalis, we live our work and personal lives in a manner that exemplifies our values:
- Be bold, be brilliant, be brief
- Show up
- Treat the Janitor like you treat the CEO and treat the CEO like you treat the janitor
- Know your stuff
- Operate in truth and show integrity
- Make an intentional impact in the community
Purpose of the role
The primary purpose of the Vice President of Operations role is to:
- Lead, manage, coach, develop, and drive accountability for employees.
- Bring the vision of the CEO and company strategy to life and drive the day to day operations of Asfalis.
- Develop and deliver products and services in partnership with Asfalis executive level customers on all of their business issues and our offerings to co-create effective and profitable solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead the implementation of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) within the organization, and ensure that EOS processes and tools are being consistently applied across all departments and teams.
- Strengthen profitable business activities with key clients through effective client relationship building, account team leadership and impactful collaboration with colleagues.
- Set standards for and manage account team performance to manage client expectations and enhance satisfaction.
- Lead and expand existing portfolio of client relationships with business leaders to increase opportunities to further impact the client’s business success. Ensure project members are sufficiently enabled to meet client expectations.
- Lead opportunities that span multiple service lines and/or geographies. Seen as the key architect of strategies for business development, managing other resources to accomplish this.
- Maintain an appropriate mix of repeat and new business, proactively leveraging relationships to gain entry into new and grow existing accounts. Position Asfalis in the marketplace through contributions to offerings and generating market awareness.
- Lead research, analysis and interpretation on client and industry business issues, performance, client competitor performance etc. with a view to identifying possible opportunities. Partner with colleagues and clients to develop thought leadership and/or research. Leverage insights to define, recommend and /or co-create strategic solutions for clients.
- Manage relationships with top thought leaders in their field globally, developing networks of influence that greatly increase opportunities for Asfalis and move the organization to the forefront of leadership in the field.
- Speak at national or international forums in area(s) of expertise, enhancing the Asfalis brand. Lead and/or contribute to thought leadership and /or research. Plans for resource needs and implements strategies to ensure Asfalis resources are used effectively to meet client needs.
- Manages colleagues of all levels/expertise areas and from different offices/countries to deliver client work. Actively seek opportunities to support the development of colleagues through many and various means.
- Develop a strong internal brand and international network and participate as a cooperative and proactive team member.
- Possess exceptional depth and breadth across all Asfalis Advisors offerings, view business issues from multiple expertise angles and leverage deep expertise to offer commercial propositions and solutions that integrate across the business and involve inter-practice approaches not obvious to others.
- Continue to deepen and broaden consulting skills, business understanding and expertise to enable an expanded viewpoint on issues impacting our clients.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Role is Responsible for
- Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)
- Customer Lifetime Value (CLV)
- Customer Net Promoter Score (cNPS)
- Gross Profit Margin (Profit and Loss Statement)
Minimum Requirements
- 5 years of senior leadership experience across public and private sector organizations.
- Previous experience in senior leadership developing physical security, enterprise risk, emergency management, business continuity, and crisis management programs and teams.
- Master’s degree or above in business, industry, or leadership related field.
- Experience using computers and technology systems for a variety of tasks and managing projects.
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Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience leading and implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
- Previous experience working in a small business or a strong desire to work in a small business
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Engagement Manager (Full Time)
Come join Asfalis Advisors to make a difference!
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Position: Engagement Manager
Status: Full Time – W2 Employment
Industry: Management Consulting
Start: 2023
Location: USA – Remote. Charlotte, NC – based candidate preferred
Relocation: No relocation provided
Travel: Potential to travel 25%+
Who we are
Asfalis Advisors is a professional services training and advisory company specializing in crisis management and business resilience. Our purpose is to protect the legacy of leaders globally through business resilience. The way we fulfill our purpose is through helping organizations currently in crisis or supporting organizations to create their systems and infrastructure to prevent them from being caught off guard. Additionally, we are:
- Purpose driven
- Focused on adding value
- Unmatched in the level of energy and engagement we bring to crisis management and business resilience
We live our Core Values
Our Core Values are the only non-negotiables in our business. They are the heartbeat of our culture and it’s the glue that ties us to our employees, customers, and partners. At Asfalis, we live our work and personal lives in a manner that exemplifies our values:
- Be bold, be brilliant, be brief
- Show up
- Treat the Janitor like you treat the CEO
- Know your stuff
- Operate in truth and show integrity
- Make an intentional impact in the community
Who We Are Seeking … Are You …?
- Eager to learn, hungry, self-starter who is thorough in your work
- Excited to work with other experts in a growing, dynamic organization with boundless potential
- Aligned to Asfalis Core Values
- Passionate about the emergency management, crisis management, or business resilience field
Purpose of the role
Asfalis is seeking an experienced Engagement Manager to lead, manage, and drive accountability of projects across the portfolio. The Engagement Managers primary role is to plan, organize and lead security, business resilience, and emergency management teams to deliver internal and customer facing engagements, on time, within budget and in accordance with scope.
Working from established requirements, this role will collaborate with our clients and internal team. The following are the desired outcomes and key results:
Responsibilities
- Initiate engagements with clearly defined purpose, scope, and objectives
- Establish relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Develop integrated project plans outlining milestones and deliverables
- Determine the time, cost, risk, and quality metrics for each project task
- Lead the team in working through change management
- Provide quality assurance for deliverables and products
- Monitor project progress and budgets
- Support new and existing business development
- Collaborate with stakeholders to shepherd approvals
- Archive project files for future reference and use
- Establish and manage an operational dashboard for control deadlines, budgets, quality, customer satisfaction, and team performance
Minimum Requirements
- 5 years of project management experience
- Bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in business or related field
- Proven senior leadership stakeholder management skills presenting complex technical concepts in easily understandable text and graphics, with quality facilitation experience
- Proven experience leading, managing, and driving accountability across projects teams
- Experience using computers and technology systems for a variety of tasks and managing projects
- Ability to build relationships through all levels of leadership across internal teams, vendors, and customers.
- Understand your value and your voice and consistently deliver with a commitment to excellence.
- Ability to be a self-starter with minimal direction, take ownership of responsibilities, and drive accountability
- Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project
- PMP certification or other similar project management certifications
- Ability to travel to support internal company needs and customer engagements
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience as a project manager within emergency management, business resilience, or security industries
- Agile PM
- Certified Scrum Master
- Proficiency with Visio
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Business Resilience and Emergency Management Senior Consultant-Full Time
Join Asfalis Advisors to make a difference!
Position: Business Resilience and Emergency Management Senior Consultant
Status: Full Time Employment (FTE)
Industry: Management Consulting
Start: 2023
Location: Charlotte, NC or Atlanta, GA – Candidate Required
Relocation: TBD
Travel: Potential to travel 40%+
Who we are
Asfalis Advisors is a professional services training and advisory company specializing in crisis management and business resilience. Our purpose is to protect the legacy of leaders globally through business resilience. The way we fulfill our purpose is through helping organizations currently in crisis or supporting organizations to create their systems and infrastructure to prevent them from being caught off guard.
Additionally, we are:
- Purpose driven
- Focused on adding value
- Unmatched in the level of energy and engagement we bring to crisis management and business resilience
We live our Core Values
Our Core Values are the only non-negotiables in our business. They are the heartbeat of our culture and it’s the glue that ties us to our employees, customers, and partners. At Asfalis, we live our work and personal lives in a manner that exemplifies our values:
- Be bold, be brilliant, be brief
- Show up
- Treat the Janitor like you treat the CEO
- Know your stuff
- Operate in truth and show integrity
- Make an intentional impact in the community
Who We Are Seeking
Are you? …
- Aligned to Asfalis Core Values
- Passionately seeking to grow your career in preparedness, response, or recovery
- Eager to learn, hungry, self-starter who is thorough in your work
- Excited to work with other experts in a growing, dynamic organization with boundless potential
The primary purpose of the Business Resilience and Emergency Management Senior Consultant role is to:
- Lead and drive Asfalis Advisor’s Emergency Management, Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Resilience program services for customers.
- Act as a lead to drive the product and services design, development, and delivery of all deliverables with customers.
- Lead, manage, drive accountability, and provide guidance and direction to the engagement team for work products.
Responsibilities
- Ability to approach concepts both strategically and tactically and quickly transition between strategic and tactical approaches consistently.
- Provides subject area expertise, guidance, expert technical analyses, and experience in specific technical areas (Emergency Management, Physical Security, Business Continuity, and Crisis Management) to support management, organizational and strategic business decisions for customers.
- Responsible for driving all aspects of service and product delivery during the development, implementation, testing, and on-going maintenance with customers.
- Lead the technical and strategic development of documents, including plans, playbooks, reports, user manuals, briefings, presentations, and sales business proposals.
- Ensure products meet applicable requirements, compliance, and industry regulations (NIMS, HSEEP, ISO, OSHA, NFP, etc.) for publication ready deliverables.
- Lead effective meetings and other environments to assist in collaborative results for Asfalis and customers.
- Lead teams in accomplishing tasks and train support staff in the technical aspects of assigned work.
- Support development of marketing or thought leadership to include case studies, articles, conference speaker, webinars, panels, podcasts, etc.
- Support and lead development of sales documents to include capabilities briefings, proposals, discovery meetings, etc.
- Assist in internal needs of the business around administrative and operational needs.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Role is Responsible for – to include, but not limited to:
- Asfalis core value metric score
- Customer Net Promoter Score (cNPS)
- Team and customer response times
- Deliverable quality metrics
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University in homeland security and emergency management, public affairs, public health, or related field.
- 5-8 years of emergency preparedness, emergency response, business continuity, security, and crisis management (or related field) planning experience.
- Direct experience working with senior leadership teams and presenting complex technical concepts in easily understandable text and pictures or graphics.
- Effective communication skills with proven experience facilitating and training senior leadership teams in government and private sectors.
- Experience leading and driving the design, development, and publication of emergency management or business continuity plans for public and private organizations.
- Proven ability to work within complex projects under tight deadlines.
- Excellent organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Certifications desired– CBCP, MBCP, PMP, CEM, or other related industry certifications.
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- Industry experience in healthcare, aviation, critical infrastructure, retail, or higher education.
- Previous experience working with a startup company or a strong desire to work with an emerging business.
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Program Management Office (PMO) Director-(Full Time)
Come join Asfalis Advisors to make a difference!
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Position: Program Management Office (PMO) Director
Status: Full Time Employment
Hours: 40+ hours per week
Industry: Management Consulting
Location: USA – Remote.
Relocation: No relocation provided
Travel: Potential to travel 25%+
Who we are
Asfalis Advisors is a professional services training and advisory company specializing in crisis management and business resilience. Our purpose is to help organizations uncover their blindspots and protect the legacy of leaders globally. The way we fulfill our purpose is through living our core values and supporting organizations to create systems and infrastructure to prevent them from being caught off guard. Additionally, we are:
- Purpose-driven
- Focused on adding value
- Unmatched in the level of energy and engagement we bring to crisis management and business resilience
We live our Core Values
Our Core Values are the only non-negotiables in our business.
They are the heartbeat of our culture and the glue that ties us to our employees, customers, and partners. At Asfalis, we live our work and personal lives in a manner that exemplifies our values:
- Be bold, be brilliant, be brief
- Show up
- Treat the Janitor like you treat the CEO and treat the CEO like you treat the janitor
- Know your stuff
- Operate in truth and show integrity
- Make an intentional impact in the community
Purpose of the role
The PMO Director is responsible for leading an overall portfolio of projects by establishing and leading the governance, strategic alignment, delivery processes, resource management, and facilitating communication for the portfolio. This role leads a team to deliver the value of full-cycle project management across the organization.
Responsibilities
Methods, processes, and tools: Choose and adapt PM methodologies and approaches to best suit the needs of everyone involved at Asfalis. Select, implement, and manageappropriate tools for the different roles in project and portfolio management.
Managing a multi-project environment / Resource management is the PMO’s primary function. It includes maintaining a good overview of all the projects and ensuring that all the necessary data is always up to date.
- Prepare multi-project reports, plans
- Identify Time, Budget, or Quality deviations and taking countermeasures
- Control the flow of information in case of escalation
- Provide cross functional collaboration and partnership
- Control cross-project dependencies
- Ensure data quality
- Develop resource allocation and conflict resolution
- Maintain engagement with bench consultants
Training and coaching: Support Project Managers and process participants through training.
- Coach in daily project work
- Maintain a knowledge base
Project implementation/services: Provide operational support in projects by managing a project, executing defined subtasks, or providing project assistance.
- Moderate of meetings
- Provide temporary assistance on projects
Strategic support: Align project work with Asfalis corporate strategy by classifying, selecting, and prioritizing (and, if necessary, terminating) projects.
- Build trust and support with top management, including quarterly and annual planning
- Develop cost-benefit analysis and prioritization of projects and ideas
- Drive strategic alignment of projects and ideas
Minimum Requirements
- PMP or PgM certification required
- 8-10 years of related Project or Program Management experience
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
- 3 years of experience leading delivery teams
- Strong leadership and problem-solving skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Emergency Management, Security, Resilience or related field
- Agile PM
- Charlotte, NC – based candidate preferred
- Master’s degree in business
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Project Coordinator
Come join Asfalis Advisors to make a difference!
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Position: Project Coordinator
Status: Contract to Permanent
Hours: 15-20 hours per week
Industry: Management Consulting
Start: 2023
Location: USA – Remote. Charlotte, NC – based candidate preferred
Relocation: No relocation provided
Travel: Potential to travel 15%+
Who we are
Asfalis Advisors is a professional services training and advisory company specializing in crisis management and business resilience. Our purpose is to protect the legacy of leaders globally through business resilience. The way we fulfill our purpose is through helping organizations currently in crisis or supporting organizations to create their systems and infrastructure to prevent them from being caught off guard. Additionally, we are:
- Purpose driven
- Focused on adding value
- Unmatched in the level of energy and engagement we bring to crisis management and business resilience
We live our Core Values
Our Core Values are the only non-negotiables in our business. They are the heartbeat of our culture and it’s the glue that ties us to our employees, customers, and partners. At Asfalis, we live our work and personal lives in a manner that exemplifies our values:
- Be bold, be brilliant, be brief
- Show up
- Treat the Janitor like you treat the CEO
- Know your stuff
- Operate in truth and show integrity
- Make an intentional impact in the community
Who We Are Seeking … Are You …?
- Eager to learn, hungry, self-starter who is thorough in your work
- Excited to work with other experts in a growing, dynamic organization with boundless potential
- Aligned to Asfalis Core Values
- Passionate about the emergency management, crisis management, or business resilience field
Purpose of the role
Asfalis is seeking an experienced Project Coordinator to plan, organize and lead homeland security and emergency management teams to complete internal and customer-facing projects, on time, within budget, and in accordance with scope.
Working from established requirements, this role will collaborate with our clients and internal team. The following are the desired outcomes and key results:
Responsibilities
- Initiate and implement projects with clearly defined purpose, scope, and objectives
- Establish relationships with key internal and external stakeholders
- Develop integrated project plans outlining milestones and deliverables
- Manage the time, cost, risk, and quality metrics for each task
- Ensuring proper Change management where applicable
- Ensure quality standards and requirements for deliverables and products
- Monitor and control project progress and budget
- Support new and existing business development
- Establish and manage an operational dashboard for control deadlines, budgets, quality, customer satisfaction, and team performance\
- Coordinate project management activities, resources, equipment, and information
- Assign tasks to internal teams and assist with schedule management
- Make sure that clients’ needs are met as projects evolve
- Analyze risks and opportunities
- Monitor project progress and handle/escalate issues
- Act as the point of contact and communicate project status
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans, and reports
Minimum Requirements
- Proven work experience as a Project Coordinator or similar role
- Experience in project management, from conception to delivery
- Strong client-facing and teamwork skills
- Solid organizational skills, including multitasking, budgeting, and time-management
- Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field
- Proven stakeholder management skills
- Proven experience leading teams
- Experience using computers/technology for a variety of tasks
- Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project
- Ability to travel to support internal company needs and customer engagements
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous experience as a project leader in Emergency Management
- Project Management Certification, PMI PMP
Desired Skills, Traits, and Competencies
- Ability to build relationships
- Commitment to excellence
- Understand your value and your voice
- Self-starter
- Effective communicator
- Take ownership
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Business Resilience and Emergency Management Support Coordinator
Join Asfalis Advisors to make a difference!
Position: Business Resilience and Emergency Management Support Coordinator
Status: Contract to Permanent
Hours: 10-20 hours per week
Industry: Management Consulting
Start: TBD
Location: USA – Remote. Charlotte, NC – based candidate preferred
Relocation: No relocation provided
Travel: Potential to travel 25%+
Salary: Based on experience
Who we are
Asfalis Advisors is a professional services training and advisory company specializing in crisis management and business resilience. Our purpose is to help organizations uncover their blind spots and protect the legacy of leaders globally. The way we fulfill our purpose is through living our core values.
Additionally, we are:
- Purpose driven
- Focused on adding value
- Unmatched in the level of energy and engagement we bring to crisis management and business resilience
We live our Core Values
Our Core Values are the only non-negotiables in our business. They are the heartbeat of our culture and it’s the glue that ties us to our employees, customers, and partners. At Asfalis, we live our work and personal lives in a manner that exemplifies our values:
- Be bold, be brilliant, be brief
- Show up
- Treat the Janitor like you treat the CEO
- Know your stuff
- Operate in truth and show integrity
- Make an intentional impact in the community
Who We Are Seeking
Are you? …
- Passionately seeking to grow your career in preparedness, response, or recovery
- Eager to learn, hungry, self-starter who is thorough in your work
- Excited to work with other experts in a growing, dynamic organization with boundless potential
- Aligned to Asfalis Core Values
Purpose of the role
Assist and support Asfalis Advisors’ Emergency Management, Business Continuity, Crisis Management and Resilience program services with customers and the engagement team. The Support Coordinator role directly supports the direction and guidance of the work product and deliverables driven by Asfalis Technical Leads.
Working from established requirements, this role will collaborate with our clients and internal team. The following are the desired outcomes and key results:
Responsibilities
- Provides subject area support, guidance, technical analyses, and experience in specific technical areas (Emergency Management, Physical Security, Business Continuity, and Crisis Management) to support management, and Technical Leads.
- Assist and support in all aspects of service and product delivery during the development, implementation, testing, and on-going maintenance with customers.
- Develop technical documents, including plans, playbooks, reports, user manuals, briefings, presentations, and business proposals.
- Ensure that final documents meet applicable requirements, compliance, and industry regulations (NIMS, HSEEP, ISO, OSHA, NFP, etc.) for publication ready products.
- Participate in meetings and other environments to assist in collaborative results for Asfalis and clients.
- Assist and support Asfalis teams in accomplishing tasks.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited University.
- 3-5 years of emergency preparedness, emergency response, business continuity, security, and crisis management (or related field) planning or response experience.
- Experience designing, developing, and publishing emergency management, crisis management, security or business continuity plans for public and private organizations.
- Proven ability to work within complex projects under tight deadlines.
- Excellent organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Preferred Requirements
- Direct experience working with senior leadership teams and presenting complex technical concepts in easily understandable text and pictures or graphics.
- Knowledge of standards and best practices related to Emergency Management, Security, Business Continuity and Crisis Management.
- Industry experience in healthcare, aviation, retail, or higher education.
- Previous experience working with a startup company.
- Certifications desired– CBCP, MBCP, PMP, CEM, or other related industry certifications.
Desired Skills, Traits, and Competencies
- Ability to build relationships
- Commitment to excellence
- Understand your value and your voice
- Self-starter
- Effective communicator
- Take ownership
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Executive Assistant
Come join Asfalis Advisors to make a difference!
To apply for this role, include a resume and cover letter to humanresources@asfalisadvisors.com.
Position: Executive Assistant
Status: Full Time: 40 Hours/Week
Industry: Management Consulting
Location: Hybrid, Charlotte, NC – based candidate preferred
Relocation: No relocation provided
Travel: Potential to travel 10%+
Who we are
Asfalis Advisors is a professional services training and advisory company specializing in crisis management and business resilience. Our purpose is to help organizations uncover their blind spots and protect the legacy of leaders globally. The way we fulfill our purpose is by living our core values. Additionally, we are:
- Purpose driven
- Focused on adding value
- Unmatched in the level of energy and engagement we bring to crisis management and business resilience
We live our Core Values
Our Core Values are the only non-negotiables in our business. They are the heartbeat of our culture and it’s the glue that ties us to our employees, customers, and partners. At Asfalis, we live our work and personal lives in a manner that exemplifies our values:
- Be bold, be brilliant, be brief
- Show up
- Treat the Janitor like you treat the CEO
- Know your stuff
- Operate in truth and show integrity
- Make an intentional impact in the community
Who We Are Seeking … Are You …?
- Aligned to Asfalis Core Values
- Eager to learn, hungry, self-starter who is thorough in your work
- Excited to work with other experts in a growing, dynamic organization with boundless potential
- Passionate about working with entrepreneurs and building a business from the group up
- Organized, flexible, solutions-oriented with excellent communication and customer service skills
Purpose of the role
Asfalis is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to directly support the Leadership Team by managing the back office, communicating on behalf of the Chief Executive Officer, and assessing, implementing, and monitoring human resources functions.
The following are the objectives of this role:
- Support the CEO primarily and provide additional support to executive team members, as directed, to ensure that company goals and objectives are accomplished and that operations run efficiently
- Maintain and refine internal processes that support high-ranking executives companywide, and coordinate internal and external resources to expedite workflows
- Manage communication with employees by liaising with internal and external executives on various projects and tasks
- Plan and orchestrate work to ensure that senior executives’ priorities are met, organizational goals are achieved, and best practices are upheld
Responsibilities include:
- Manage professional and personal scheduling for CEO, including agendas, mail, email, phone calls, client management, and other company logistics
- Assist the CEO in preparing for meetings, agendas and follow up task
- Coordinate complex scheduling and calendar management, as well as content and flow of information to senior executives
- Manage senior executives’ travel logistics and activities, including accommodations, transportation, and meals
- Provide administrative and office support, such as typing, dictation, spreadsheet creation, faxing, and maintenance of filing system and contacts database
- Organize team communications and plan events, both internal and off-site
- Support new and existing business development activities via email and appointment scheduling
Minimum Requirements
- Associates or Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
- Ability to sustain a level of professionalism among the team and clientele, and ability to build relationships with stakeholders
- Strong organizational, project management, communication, problem-solving skills, and impeccable multi-tasking abilities
- Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Project
- Ability to travel locally to support internal company needs and customer engagements
Preferred Qualifications
- 3+ years of related experience supporting C-level executives
- Previous experience working with a startup company
- Professional discretion and confidentiality with the ability to exercise good judgement in a diversity of situations
- Ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities
Desired Skills, Traits, and Competencies
- Ability to build relationships
- Commitment to excellence
- Understand your value and your voice
- Self-starter