Third Party Management, Junior Director

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is partnering with a leading global financial institution to recruit an experienced Senior Third Party Management professional for a permanent role based in Dublin. The role leads governance, framework enhancement, and end-to-end risk oversight of third-party, outsourced, and intragroup arrangements across regulated jurisdictions.

Key activities include enhancing policy frameworks, overseeing risk processes, maintaining inventories, and coordinating audits and due diligence

Qualifications

• Experience across third-party management, outsourcing governance, supplier risk, operational risk, or controls.
• In-depth expertise in outsourcing regulatory expectations, risk registers, and governance frameworks.
• Qualifications include a degree in business, finance, law, risk, or related disciplines; certifications in risk, audit, compliance, or procurement are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance frameworks for third-party and outsourcing policies, standards, and methodologies.
• Oversee end-to-end lifecycle risk processes including pre-contract risk assessments, due diligence, monitoring, issue remediation, renewals, and exits.
• Maintain outsourcing inventories and registers; deliver risk reporting and concentration analyses for senior management and regulators.
• Coordinate internal/external audits, inspections, and client due diligence reviews related to third-party risk controls.
• Advise senior stakeholders across Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Information Security; mentor junior staff and promote a strong controls culture.

Skills

Third-party management

Outsourcing governance

Supplier risk

Operational risk

Regulatory frameworks

Education

Degree in business/finance/law/risk

Job description

Morgan McKinley is delighted to partner with a leading global financial institution currently seeking an experienced professional for a Senior Third Party Management position. This is a permanent role based in Dublin.
The successful candidate will take on a pivotal leadership position within the controls function, driving the governance, framework enhancement, and end-to-end risk oversight of third-party, outsourced, and intragroup arrangements across multiple regulated jurisdictions.
Primary Functions:

• Governance Framework: Lead the ongoing enhancement and execution of the global third-party and outsourcing policy framework, standards, and methodologies.
• Lifecycle Risk Oversight: Oversee end-to-end supplier risk processes, including pre-contract risk assessments, due diligence, ongoing performance/SLA monitoring, issue remediation, contract renewals, and exit strategies.
• Registers & Committee Reporting: Maintain comprehensive outsourcing inventories and registers, delivering high-impact management information, concentration exposure analyses, and risk reporting for executive committees, boards, and regulatory submissions.
• Regulatory Assurance & Client Due Diligence: Act as a key escalation point and coordinator for internal/external audits, supervisory inspections, and client due diligence reviews regarding third-party risk controls.
• Stakeholder Advisory & Leadership: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business owners across Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Information Security, while mentoring junior team members and championing a robust controls culture.

What We Are Seeking:

• Professional Background: Relevant experience across third-party management, outsourcing governance, supplier risk, operational risk, or controls.
• Functional Proficiency: In-depth expertise in outsourcing regulatory expectations, risk registers, and governance frameworks, with proven experience presenting to senior leadership, boards, and regulatory bodies.
• Qualifications: A relevant degree in business, finance, law, risk, or related disciplines. Relevant professional certifications in risk, audit, compliance, or procurement are highly advantageous.