3rd Party Risk Manager – Global Business Services

AstraZeneca; Województwo mazowieckie; Hybrid; PLN 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global pharmaceutical company in Warsaw is looking for a 3rd Party Risk Manager to oversee service delivery and risk management processes. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field, extensive service delivery experience, and strong analytical and communication skills. The position is hybrid, requiring 3 days in the office weekly. Excellent perks include health insurance, a pension plan, and a multisport card.

Benefits

Multisport card

Pension plan

Life insurance

Private medical care

Lunch card

Bright working environment

Qualifications

• Experience in service delivery in a complex corporate environment.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes.
• Self-starter with high levels of drive and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the end-to-end service delivery for risk standards.
• Identify and mitigate enterprise risks like data privacy.
• Ensure effective monitoring and assurance of 3PRM engagements.

Skills

Service delivery

Communication skills

Analytical abilities

Collaboration in a matrix organization

Education

Degree in relevant field

Tools

Excel

Service Now

Job description

3rd Party Risk Manager – Global Business Services

Location: Warsaw

Hybrid Model: 3 days per week from office

The strategic business objective of the AstraZeneca 3 rd party risk framework is to strengthen and standardise 3 rd party risk recognition and management across the AstraZeneca supply chain, protecting the organisations license to operate through the application of a minimum risk standard. Compliance is driven by design, adoption through an evolving user experience , supported by appropriate monitoring, governanc e and controls .

The 3 rd Party Risk Manager will work with business colleagues , the managed service team (executing targeted due diligence) and internal risk experts to drive all risk identification and mitigation activities in relation to the 3 rd Party Risk process (‘3PRM’) ensuring that these are delivered to comply with the 3PRM Standard and SOP. They will ensure the process and framework continue to evolve, aligned with internal risk appetite and external threats. They will support the delivery of improvements to user experience and operational efficiency, and oversee the managed service team, providing guidance on risk treatment where required . In partnership with Finance and IT Helpdesks , and their colleagues in the 3PRM operations team, they will ensure the user support model is operated as designed.

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Overseeing d elivery of end-to-end service to meet risk standard s and business requirements , ensure identification and mitigation of key enterprise risks (e.g. D ata P rivacy, ABAC, SHE, Labour Rights , etc.)

• Drive process visibility, performance and risk insights.

• I dentifying , driving and reporting on process and service improvement opportunities , guided by data and user feedback.

• Partnering with IT in the delivery of platform changes, upgrades and other transformation demands and opportunities.

• Providing exceptional guidance to managed service team in respect of risks identified through the process – improving standard guidance as appropriate .

• Engaging and partnering with global procurement, the process champions network , risk SME communit y to ensure the framework remains relevant and is adopted.

• Partnering with sister teams in Global Business Services to ensure the vendor onboarding process operates smoothly end to end.

• Owning and driving 2 nd line query management (complex queries and guidance), as assigned.

• Supporting engagement, communication with / education of the user community .

• E nsure effective monitoring and assurance of 3PRM engagements happen on a timely and rigorous manner , supporting operational checks , balances and controls .

• Act as a brand ambassador for the 3PRM Transformation across our organisation.

• Support driving and embedding a culture of ethics and integrity

Education & Experience

Essential

• Degree in relevant field

• E xperience in Service delivery and processes in a complex, multinational, corporate environment

• Thorough understanding of Procurement processes

• Strong delivery, influencing/ communication skills

• An ability to work and collaborate effectively in a matrix organization is essential

• A self-starter with high levels of drive, energy, resilience and a desire for professional excellence

• Ability to analyze / prioritse requests or issues/ changes and provide the best possible solution

• Ability to make decisions in pressure situations at a management level

Desired

• Experience with enterprise platforms

• Experience in managing and developing 3rd party business relationships

• Experience working with outsourcing partners

Technical Skills:

Essential

• Moderate to high level of Excel proficiency including, pivot tables and chart s, mail merge.

• Familiarity with Service Now or similar ticket management systems .

Desirable

• Experience of Risk Management processes , Ethics or ESG programmes.

What we offer:

Welcome toWarsaw Site,one of over 400 sites here at AstraZeneca, providing a collaborative environment where everyone feels comfortable and able to be themselves is at the core of AstraZeneca’s priorities, it’s important to us that you bring your full self to work every day.

To help you maintain your best self, here’s a sneak peek into some of the things this site provides for you:

• The best team to support you,
• Multisport card,
• Pension plan,
• Life insurance,
• after-work events,
• private medical care
• lunch card,
• bright and spacious environment,
• sustainable office working environment.

Please note that we are working in a hybrid model of 3 days per week from the office in Warsaw

Date Posted

29-wrz-2025

Closing Date

12-paź-2025

AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.