Hiring: Director, Corporate Crisis & Risk Readiness Company: Bentley Systems Location: Exton, PA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:44:04 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Project Management, Risk Management About the job Experience: •6-8 years of relevant experience in crisis management, corporate resilience, enterprise risk, business continuity, or related, including experience managing crisis response, tabletop exercises, business continuity planning, and/or enterprise risk mitigation. •8 years of relevant experience in crisis management, corporate resilience, enterprise risk, business continuity, or related, including experience managing crisis response, tabletop exercises, business continuity planning, and/or enterprise risk mitigation. •2 years of experience working in risk and/or crisis response at a technology company. •At least 2 years of experience working in risk and/or crisis response at a technology company. Required Skills: •Bentley is looking for a Director, Corporate Crisis & Risk Readiness to own oversight and execution of Bentley’s corporate crisis and enterprise risk management practices. •This is a role for a senior crisis and risk professional who understands the unique and evolving challenges facing global public technology companies, and can translate key risks and threats to artifacts, guidance, and exercises that position Bentley to effectively safeguard our company, colleagues, and communities. •Lead Bentley’s corporate crisis readiness and enterprise risk practices considering strategic business priorities and regulatory and governance requirements to safeguard company, colleagues, and communities. •Identify, build, and maintain corporate crisis enablement tools and resources to equip executives and functional teams to make the best decisions in the most high-pressure situations. •Interface directly with business and functional owners to identify enterprise risks and to develop practical action plans that reduce likelihood, impact, or response complexity of these scenarios. Ensure risks are informed and addressed by corporate crisis playbook materials. •Design, build, and facilitate multi-tier crisis simulations that test leadership judgment, decision-making, governance, communications, escalation, and cross-functional coordination to build muscle memory and confidence. Identify and oversee mitigation efforts to ensure response readiness in the event of a real corporate crisis. •Identify, build, and maintain crisis signal scanning and response tools such as AI agents and alert platforms to ensure Bentley can respond to prevent or mitigate crisis based on early warning signals. •Partner closely with teams in Legal, Compliance, IT, Finance, HR, Marketing, Facilities, and Investor Relations to identify, implement, and support best practice outcomes in the risk and crisis areas. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in business, risk management, public relations, legal studies, security, business continuity, or a related field, or relevant training and/or experience. •Demonstrated ability to translate strategic concepts in corporate crisis and risk into operational materials such as playbooks, frameworks, templates, decision tools, escalation models, governance processes, etc. •Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage multiple workstreams, vendors, timelines, deliverables, and stakeholders. •Strong systems thinking: comfort connecting dots and identifying implications to support effective decision-making considering market/regulatory dynamics, media and investor behavior, customer drivers, and other stakeholder priorities. •Strong business judgment and ability to balance risk management with commercial objectives. •Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex issues into clear, practical, executive-ready materials. •Proven ability to remain objective under pressure, and experience supporting others in navigating sensitive issues logically. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!