Job Description
Position Overview:
The Global Risk & Analysis department within Investment Management is seeking a consultant to support Third Party work. This position will assist with the governance and oversight of third-party relationships, handling both the onboarding and continuous monitoring of third-party services throughout their lifecycle. Ideal candidates should have experience with or understanding of third-party risk processes and risk assessments.
Key responsibilities:
- Direct and facilitate for the Business Unit, to ensure, all divisional suppliers with services in scope for Third Party Risk Management are logged and updated in Firm risk assessment platforms.
- Collaborate with stakeholders in the design and implementation of tooling to support the Non-Financial Risk team and assist in the development of procedures and documentation.
- Assist with the review of vendors for the divisions third-party preselection process and onboarding of services into Firm tooling.
- Oversee and enforce divisional compliance with Firm third-party requirements as Third-Party Single Point of Contact. This is inclusive of issue tracking and remedial efforts, providing feedback for ongoing improvement, and supporting other related initiatives.
- Assist in the implementation and coordination of divisional third-party strategy in conjunction with business including developing procedures and processes.
- Assist with providing Program training provided to new Service Owners and the change control process for changes to third-party program processes/procedures, systems and reporting or data.
- Coordinate with the Firm Due Diligence Groups and Control Groups to confirm that appropriate due diligence, risk assessments and any corresponding remedial actions are complete.
- Develop and provide reporting to provide visibility into status of active Third-Party Services as well of services undergoing onboarding or termination.
- Assist with coordination of significant Third Party-related incidents as required.
- Partner with our broader NFR team to align on stakeholder communication, resolve conflicts and manage risk, issue, and dependency escalations.
Key Skills and requirements:
- 3–5 years' experience in business, risk management, data governance, or data quality within financial services
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, Data, Technology, or related fields
- Strong analytical skills; solid knowledge of data flows, lineage, controls, and data quality frameworks
- Skilled in Excel for data analysis; Power BI or similar tools preferred
- Experience designing and monitoring metrics, dashboards, and scorecards for data quality/risk
- Third-party supplier management or related risk experience is a plus
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities and risks
- Curious, focused on root cause analysis and continuous improvement; constructively questions assumptions and supports effective collaboration.
- Exercises sound judgment in identifying, escalating, and resolving risks/issues promptly
- Project management skills and proficiency in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) advantageous