Third Party Risk Management Operations - Assistant Vice President

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Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) is part of the Business Critical Services function (alongside Procurement & Vendor Management) and is responsible for identifying and managing the risk associated with the use of third parties (suppliers) across a broad range of risk areas (Data, Cyber, Resilience, Fraud etc). This is an ever evolving area, adapting to new regulations, external threats and opportunities to expand and change internally.

As a result the TPRM team is structured into two key areas – RUN and CHANGE – the CHANGE side looks at the new regulations and any remediation activity to develop approaches which can then be moved into BAU which is managed by the RUN side which operates the framework on a day to day basis

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS

N/A

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE 

This role supports the RUN side of TPRM working with business requestors, risk teams, BCS colleagues and other stakeholders to facilitate the assessment and completion of requests submitted into the TPRM system

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with business requestors across EMEA region to review new requests, provide guidance, assess accuracy and challenge where necessary
• Own throughput of requests, both for external third parties and intragroup relationships, within the EMEA TPRM process and framework
• Expedite review with key stakeholders such as Cyber Security & Data Privacy
• Support and, where necessary, escalate the completion of due diligence questionnaires and follow up questions with suppliers
• Support the VP TPRM Operations Manager and Head of TPRM in collaborating across regions
• Ensure risk assessments are completed in a timely manner and are accurate
• Identify opportunities for efficiency and optimization
• Work with offshore teams to manage transactions and drive process efficiencies
• Undertake projects under the direction of the VP – TPRM Operations Manager to address issues within the TPRM process
• Participate in activities to support the upgrade and ongoing development of the TPRM system and process.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Maintain robust procedural controls to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements
• Act in a consultative capacity providing advice and guidance to stakeholders
• Focus on developing own knowledge and staying up to date with best practices & technologies
• Maintain and continually improve the Third Party Risk Management framework
• Act as a champion to ensure TPRM policies and procedures are correctly adopted and applied
• Develop and maintain own understanding of best practices in TPRM and current regulatory requirements
• Communicate and disseminate TPRM knowledge to build a center of expertise
• Provide oversight and challenge to the 1st line defense for supplier on-boarding requests and supplier performance reviews
• Responsible for working autonomously to resolve operational issues as they arise and to achieve a satisfactory conclusion. This includes the requirement to escalate operational incidents on a timely fashion including where necessary the implementation of preventative measures to avoid reoccurrence
• Responsible for supporting change, managing the communication of the strategy in a positive manner and enabling its’ implementation

WORK EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Demonstrable experience in all areas of responsibility stated above, with a clear focus on TPRM 

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Functional / Technical Competencies:

• Demonstrable knowledge of Third Party Risk Management
• Significant experience of building relationships with stakeholders
• Able to demonstrate maintenance of robust procedural controls to ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements

PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent communication skills
• Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
• A proactive, motivated approach
• The ability to operate with urgency and prioritise work accordingly
• Strong decision making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
• A structured and logical approach to work
• Strong problem solving skills
• A creative and innovative approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills

This Advert will close 2nd February 2026

We are open to considering flexible working requests in line with organisational requirements.

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We make our recruitment decisions in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with our commitment to identifying the right skills for the right role and our obligations under the law.