Delivery Lead – Third-Party Risk Process Redesign (VP)

Consult; Knutsford; Remote; GBP 148,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte is seeking a VP-level Delivery Lead for Third-Party Risk Process Redesign in Knutsford. The role focuses on reviewing current-state processes and designing enhanced future-state capabilities across supplier exit planning, single/sole source risk, exit testing and nth-party oversight within a regulated financial services client.

The candidate will align processes to industry best practice and regulatory expectations, then support pilot execution, implementation planning and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Third-Party Risk Management in regulated sectors.
• Ability to review, design and enhance TPRM processes and operating models.
• Experience with supplier lifecycle optimization while maintaining compliance.
• Strong stakeholder management across risk domains.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead review, design and implementation of TPRM processes across a large financial services organisation.
• Align processes to industry best practice and regulatory expectations.
• Support pilot execution, implementation planning and enterprise-wide rollout.
• Identify gaps and develop remediation plans for sustainable operating model improvements.

Skills

Third-Party Risk

Supplier governance

Outsourcing

Regulated environment

Governance frameworks

Stakeholder management

Regulatory knowledge

Risk assessment

Analytical skills

Communication

Job description

Role: Delivery Lead – Third-Party Risk Process Redesign (VP)

Location: Knutsford

Start Date: October 2026

End Date: 12-month contract

Daily Rate: Inside IR35

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This is an exciting opportunity to join Deloitte Operations for an engagement with one of our clients.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced VP-level Third-Party Risk specialist to support the review, redesign and implementation of key third-party risk management processes across a large, complex and highly regulated financial services organisation.

The role will focus on assessing current-state processes and designing enhanced future-state capabilities across key risk domains including supplier exit planning, single/sole source risk, exit testing, material subcontractor (nth-party) oversight and third-party assurance.

The successful candidate will be responsible for aligning processes to industry best practice, emerging regulatory expectations and strategic business objectives, before supporting pilot execution, implementation planning and enterprise-wide rollout.

Experience & Skills Required

• · Strong thought leadership and practical experience in Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), supplier governance, outsourcing or operational risk within a regulated environment, ideally financial services.
• · Proven ability to review, design and enhance TPRM processes, frameworks and operating models to improve risk management effectiveness, governance and user experience.
• · Experience simplifying and optimising supplier lifecycle processes while maintaining regulatory compliance.
• · Strong understanding of third-party, fourth-party and nth-party risk, including supplier dependencies, concentration risk and single points of failure.
• · Experience developing and embedding governance frameworks, escalation protocols, decision-making models and accountability structures that support effective risk ownership and oversight.
• · Strong knowledge of regulatory and industry expectations relating to outsourcing, operational resilience and third-party risk management.
• · Experience identifying process, control and data gaps and translating findings into practical remediation plans and sustainable operating model improvements.
• · Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across multiple Risk domains and Business Units to drive change and embed new ways of working.
• · Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex regulatory and risk requirements into practical business outcomes.

Desirable Experience

• · Experience delivering TPRM transformation or large-scale control enhancement programmes.
• · Experience supporting initiatives relating to concentration risk, vendor lock in risk, supplier dependencies or nth-party risk management.
• · Experience reviewing and enhancing supplier controls, governance processes and escalation mechanisms.
• · Knowledge of TPRM tooling, workflow automation and data-driven risk management solutions.
• · Experience leveraging AI, automation or advanced analytics to simplify processes, improve risk insight and reduce manual effort.