Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Consultant / Contract / Remote

Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Consultant / Contract / Remote

Our SaaS client in the construction industry is looking for a Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Consultant. This is a contract position through the end of the year, and is not expected to extend. This is a 100% remote position within the United States. Description: Our client is a fast-growing, high-velocity SaaS company seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Consultant for an immediate engagement. In this role, you will be a key contributor to our Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) organization, taking immediate ownership of a critical backlog of vendor risk assessments. We need a consultant who leverages cutting-edge AI tools to accelerate the assessment lifecycle, applying critical analysis to balance our business velocity with our defined risk appetite. Contract Duration: 6 months through the end of the year. Required Skills & Experience • Experience: 5+ years of direct experience conducting complex, end-to-end third-party risk assessments, preferably in a fast-paced SaaS, tech, or regulated environment. • AI Tool Fluency: Direct, practical experience leveraging LLMs (Cursor, Claude, Gemini) to optimize workflows, analyze long-form documents, and accelerate evidence collection. • Technical Knowledge: Deep understanding of information security/data protection frameworks (SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST CSF) and global regulations (GDPR, CCPA, and the EU AI Act). • Platform Proficiency: Hands-on, intermediate-to-advanced experience with OneTrust, including navigating workflows and managing assessment data. • Critical Analysis & Soft Skills: Exceptional problem-solving abilities. You don't just check compliance boxes; you look at actual architectural risks and can clearly articulate business impacts to stakeholders at all levels. • Independent Execution: A proven ability to hit the ground running on day one, take total ownership of your queue, and prioritize effectively in a dynamic, high-velocity environment. Preferred Qualifications: • Relevant certifications such as CRISC, CISA, CISSP, CISM, or CTPRP. • Familiarity with data analysis and visualization tools like Power BI to support data-driven risk reporting. What You Will Be Doing: You will be embedded into our client's GRC team, executing the end-to-end TPRM process with a focus on speed, data integrity, and pragmatic risk management: • Execute the TPRM Process: Conduct comprehensive, end-to-end risk assessments on third parties. Analyze security controls, SOC 2 Type II reports, ISO certifications, and compliance documentation, gathering necessary details directly from vendors. • Drive AI-Powered Efficiency: Leverage Claude and other advanced AI tools to rapidly parse, summarize, and extract key findings from vendor compliance artifacts, significantly reducing time-to-assessment while highlighting material risks. • Identify Critical Systems & Assets: Partner with internal technical and business teams to map sensitive data, determine inherent risk, and identify complex processor/ sub-processor relationships. • Prioritize by Risk Appetite: Categorize third parties (tiering) to guide reassessment depth. Evaluate gaps through the lens of our risk appetite, ensuring we secure our supply chain without unnecessarily blocking business velocity. • Support Contracting: Partner with our legal and procurement teams to ensure critical security and data protection requirements are accurately captured in vendor contracts. • Maintain Accurate Records (OneTrust): Document all assessment activities, findings, and mitigation efforts with high data integrity inside our TPRM platform (OneTrust). • Provide Operational Support: Guide internal business owners and external third parties smoothly through the TPRM pipeline, answering technical questions and resolving bottlenecks.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family
• Dental & Orthodontia Benefits
• Vision Benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options
• Paid Sick Time Leave
• Legal and Identity Protection Plans
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefit
• 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP's Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Specialization: GRC – Governance Risk and Compliance