Risk Manager (Third Party Risk Management)

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About the Role

This role serves as an Operational Risk Manager , specializing in Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), providing expert guidance on risks and controls across domains like due diligence, regulatory compliance, data privacy, and business continuity.

This position also requires a proactive professional to transform raw data into actionable business intelligence . Primary responsibilities include managing core reporting cycles, performing complex data extraction, and developing visualization tools (i.e. Power BI Dashboard). Beyond standard operational tasks, this role provides critical support for high-priority strategic initiatives and departmental projects.

  • Policy & Governance: Support the implementation and maintenance of the Operational Risk and TPRM governance frameworks to ensure robust policy compliance.
  • Risk Oversight: Review, challenge, and report on the organization’s operational risk profile, ensuring alignment with third-party risk appetite.
  • Incident Monitoring: Monitor material incidents, key risk indicators (KRIs), and control weaknesses to proactively mitigate emerging operational and vendor risks.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with First Line (1LoD) SMEs and Third Line (Internal Audit) functions to ensure comprehensive management of the third-party ecosystem.
  • Materiality Assessment: Facilitate and challenge Materiality Assessments to ensure data quality and completeness in the classification of critical third-party engagements.
  • Strategic Risk Review: Evaluate new initiatives, products, and projects from a risk perspective to safeguard the firm’s strategic objectives and supply chain integrity.
  • Data Integrity: Extract, clean, and validate complex datasets from internal systems to maintain high levels of data integrity for risk reporting.
Requirements
  • Minimum 7 years’ of Risk Management or relevant experience gained in insurance company or financial institution. Experience in Transformation Project management, Third Party management and/or Sourcing is an added advantage .
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Pivot Table, VLOOKUP , Power BI)
  • Working knowledge of SAP/ Ariba systems is highly desirable
  • Highly effective communication skills with demonstrated experience in engaging diverse stakeholder group
  • Proficient in driving stakeholders buy-in and influence practice change
  • Attention to detail, self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills; capable to communicate effectively with all levels of an organization
  • A team player with ability to navigate a matrix-style environment independently whilst prioritizing competing deadlines
  • Professional Third Party Risk Management qualification and/or a membership of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply - MCIPS is desirable but not essential
  • Proficient in spoken and written English
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