Manager - Third Party Risk Management (Risk & Sector Governance)

Synapxe; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A health technology company located in Queenstown, New Zealand, is seeking a candidate for the role of Third-Party Risk Management specialist. The candidate will enhance risk management policies, establish a third-party inventory, and provide guidance on vendor governance. Required qualifications include a tertiary degree and at least 5 years of experience in third-party oversight. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years focused expertise in third-party oversight and risk management.
• Experience with third-party vendors is preferred.
• Excellent communication and people management skills.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the current TPRM policy and governance processes.
• Establish a central TPM inventory and TPRM infrastructure.
• Provide TPRM guidance and promote awareness on third-party risk management.

Skills

Third-party oversight

Vendor governance

Risk management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

Overview

Reporting to the Assistant Director of the Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), the candidate will support the TPRM Lead in TPRM policy, framework, programme and risk oversight. The candidate will work with Synapxe Procurement, particularly the TPM-Enhance Programme (TPM-EP), an initiative to improve the effectiveness of third party and vendor management and governance.

Role & Responsibilities

• Work with Procurement & TPEM lead to enhance the current Synapxe-wide TPRM policy, framework, and governance including processes and tools.
• Support with Procurement to establish a central TPM inventory and necessary TPRM infrastructure including risk associated with onboarding and ongoing monitoring of third parties from a risk-domain perspective.
• Design and deliver RSG TPRM reporting including risk exposure to internal and external threats, compliance and residual risk to Synapxe.
• Incorporate GIA TPVM advisory audit (2024) recommendation.
• Support the TPRM governance model that provides ongoing monitoring and oversight of the risks posed by third parties.
• Work with Procurement to identify and escalate key items of concern regarding new and existing third parties, including potential concentration risks and chain-sourcing risk exposure.
• Provide TPRM guidance & promote awareness on third party risk management.

Requirements

• Tertiary qualification. Minimum 5 years focused expertise in third-party oversight, vendor governance, risk management, operational risks.
• Third party vendor experience preferred with good third-party risk technical knowledge.
• Good people management, internal consulting and partnering skills.
• Able to conceptualise and operationalise policies into practices.
• Tenacity, energy and resilience.
• Critical thinker, self-motivated, excellent communicator and a team player.
• Quick thinking, solutions-oriented mind-set, strong project management and facilitation capabilities to build cross functional partnerships to drive results.
• Proactive, open to new challenges, innovative, resourceful and is able to work independently.
• Strong stakeholder management, and presentation skills.

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