Global Third-Party Risk & Resilience Lead

KPMG International; Toronto; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG in Canada is seeking a professional to support the Global Third-Party Risk Management Program. The role focuses on governance coordination, supplier assurance, dependency tracking, reporting, and remediation follow-up in a complex global network.

The candidate will coordinate risk-based reviews, maintain supplier data, and prepare management insights. Strong collaboration with risk, procurement, legal, and information security teams is essential to improve outcomes and resilience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in third-party risk management, supplier governance, or related discipline.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; relevant certifications in third-party risk, resilience, business continuity, information security, or project management are a plus.
• Demonstrated knowledge of third-party management frameworks, supplier lifecycle processes, risk assessment methodologies, and ongoing monitoring practices.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives and building relationships with risk, procurement, legal, information security, and business teams.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex supplier risks into actionable business insights.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 and dashboards/reports using tools such as Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate implementation and ongoing operation of the Global Third-Party Risk Management Framework across the supplier lifecycle.
• Support risk-based reviews of critical and strategic suppliers by coordinating assurance activities, collecting evidence, documenting findings, and tracking remediation to closure.
• Maintain accurate supplier inventories, criticality assessments, service dependencies, ownership information, and risk data across Global Functions and Member Firms.
• Coordinate supplier assurance and resilience testing, including review of business continuity, recovery, compliance, security, privacy, and control evidence.
• Prepare dashboards, management reports, executive materials, and risk insights covering supplier performance, conformance, dependencies, issues, and emerging third-party risks.
• Partner with Procurement, Risk, Legal, Information Security, business stakeholders, and Member Firms to improve program consistency, stakeholder engagement, and third-party risk outcomes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Reporting

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Job description

KPMG in Canada is seeking a professional to support the Global Third-Party Risk Management Program. The role focuses on governance coordination, supplier assurance, dependency tracking, reporting, and remediation follow-up in a complex global network.

The candidate will coordinate risk-based reviews, maintain supplier data, and prepare management insights. Strong collaboration with risk, procurement, legal, and information security teams is essential to improve outcomes and resilience.