Global Third-Party Risk & IT Security Leader

Wolters Kluwer; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Wolters Kluwer is seeking a Senior Third-Party IT Risk Manager to lead and modernize its global TPRM program across a complex supplier landscape. You will drive data‑driven risk management, implement AI‑assisted validation, and partner with Legal, Privacy, Procurement, and IT to align with enterprise cyber risk governance.

Responsibilities span program leadership, continuous monitoring, contract review, governance reporting, and building a high‑performing team that delivers timely, defensible

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information security, MIS or similar.
• 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity, technology risk, or information security, including significant ownership of third party or supplier cyber risk management in large, complex enterprises.
• 5+ years of leadership (direct managerial experience or functional delivery leading teams).
• Proven experience designing and leading a global TPRM program across the full third party risk lifecycle.
• Demonstrated success modernizing TPRM by implementing risk based approaches that integrate technical validation, automation, and continuous monitoring.
• Demonstrated success owning decisions and outcomes at a senior level independently without formal authority.
• Strong technical fluency across cloud platforms, APIs, identity, data flows, and integration architectures, with the ability to partner credibly with security architects and technical SMEs.
• Experience overseeing advanced technical assessments for high risk or critical third parties, such as architecture reviews, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and threat modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve Wolters Kluwer’s global Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) program and operating model, ensuring it is scalable, risk based, and aligned with enterprise cyber risk governance.
• Modernize TPITRM by shifting from a primarily questionnaire driven approach to a data driven program that incorporates technical validation, continuous monitoring, AI, and risk quantification.
• Lead, whether functionally or formally – junior team members as a manager level leader across the TPRM function to drive successful outcomes across the entire TPRM unit.
• Implement continuous monitoring capabilities to deliver near real time visibility into third party cyber posture, control performance, and emerging risk indicators.
• Design and deploy innovative approaches—including automation and AI assisted techniques for evidence collection, risk scoring, and exception management.
• Continuously assess emerging tools, data sources, and assurance models to improve risk coverage, reduce assessment friction, and enhance signal quality beyond traditional questionnaires.
• Strong skills in the development, review, and analysis of third party contracts to ensure Company requirements, principles, and assets are sufficiently protected in accordance with internal expectations.
• Strong business acumen and ability to identify technical and functional requirements that do not align or meet Company needs, suggest enhancements, and have them accepted and implemented by the supplier.
• Maintain a centralized, enterprise wide inventory of third party relationships, risk tiers, and risk treatment decisions.
• Provide clear, concise reporting on third party cyber risk posture, trends, and concentration risk to senior leadership.
• Build, lead, and develop a high performing team of third party risk professionals and technical reviewers.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and constructive challenge consistent with Wolters Kluwer values and operating principles.

Skills

Leadership

TPRM program design

Data analytics

AI & automation

Stakeholder management

Contract reviews

Governance

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

Wolters Kluwer is seeking a Senior Third-Party IT Risk Manager to lead and modernize its global TPRM program across a complex supplier landscape. You will drive data‑driven risk management, implement AI‑assisted validation, and partner with Legal, Privacy, Procurement, and IT to align with enterprise cyber risk governance.

Responsibilities span program leadership, continuous monitoring, contract review, governance reporting, and building a high‑performing team that delivers timely, defensible