Third-Party Risk Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Third-Party Risk Manager
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Contract Length: 6 months
Pay Rate: $70-$76 an hour

Our client is seeking a Third-Party Risk Manager to provide oversight and challenge of vendor, outsourcing, and third-party risk activities within a banking environment. This role partners with business, procurement, legal, compliance, technology, and risk teams to ensure effective risk identification, control assessment, governance, issue management, and regulatory compliance.

Job Purpose
The position is for an Operational Risk Officer within RISK Americas, focused on supporting and strengthening third party risk management oversight across CIB. The role provides independent Operational Risk check and challenge over the 1LOD Third Party program, including governance, risk identification, control assessment, issue management, reporting, and escalation activities.

The role partners closely with CIB Central teams, business stakeholders, procurement, legal, compliance, technology, and other control functions to support third party risk initiatives, promote consistent application of framework requirements, and ensure that material risks, control gaps, and remediation activities are identified, challenged, tracked, and escalated appropriately.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee third-party and outsourcing risk management programs.
• Review and challenge vendor risk assessments, due diligence, controls, monitoring, and remediation activities.
• Evaluate control effectiveness, identify risk gaps, and escalate issues as needed.
• Support governance reporting, risk metrics, committee materials, and regulatory deliverables.
• Partner with stakeholders on risk framework enhancements, audit responses, and process improvements.
• Monitor remediation plans and ensure timely resolution of identified risks and control deficiencies.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in Third-Party Risk Management, Vendor Risk Management, or Operational Risk.
• Knowledge of outsourcing governance, risk and control frameworks, and the Three Lines of Defense model.
• Experience conducting risk assessments, control reviews, issue management, and governance reporting.
• Understanding of banking regulations, audits, and third-party risk oversight.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

 
Preferred Industry Background: Banking, Financial Services, Risk Management, Audit, Compliance, or Regulatory Environments.

Key Skills: Third-Party Risk Management, Vendor Risk, Operational Risk, Outsourcing Governance, Risk Assessments, Controls Testing, Remediation, Governance Reporting, Audit, Compliance.

Why Should I Apply?
This role offers an opportunity to contribute to a critical risk management function within a leading financial institution, supporting the oversight of third party risks across a global platform. If you have a background in operational and third party risk management, this position provides a strategic environment to leverage your expertise.

About CEI:
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