Manager, Third-Party Resilience

KPMG LLP; Montvale (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is seeking a Manager, Third-Party Risk to join our Global Operations Group in the United States. The role focuses on coordinating the Global Third-Party Risk Management Framework across the supplier lifecycle, delivering risk-based reviews, and producing dashboards for senior management.

The candidate will collaborate with Procurement, Legal, Information Security, and business units to improve program consistency and risk outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent experience in third-party risk management or related discipline.
• Bachelor's degree or eight years equivalent professional experience; relevant certifications are a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and dashboards/reports using Power BI.
• Strong knowledge of third-party management frameworks, supplier lifecycle processes, and risk assessment methodologies.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives and building relationships across risk, procurement, legal, and information security.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate implementation and ongoing operation of the Global Third-Party Risk Management Framework across the supplier lifecycle.
• Support risk-based reviews of critical suppliers by coordinating assurance activities and tracking remediation to closure.
• Maintain accurate supplier inventories, criticality assessments, and risk data across Global Functions and Member Firms.
• Coordinate supplier assurance and resilience testing, including business continuity and security evidence review.
• Prepare dashboards and management reports with risk insights on supplier performance and emerging third-party risks.
• Partner with Procurement, Risk, Legal, Information Security, and business stakeholders to improve program consistency and outcomes.
• Uphold professional integrity and KPMG's respectful work environment.

Skills

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Dashboards

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft 365

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, Third-Party Risk to join our Global Operations Group which is part of KPMG International.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate implementation and ongoing operation of the Global Third-Party Risk Management Framework, standards, procedures, and governance activities across the supplier lifecycle
• Support risk-based reviews of critical and strategic suppliers by coordinating assurance activities, collecting evidence, documenting findings, and tracking remediation to closure
• Maintain accurate supplier inventories, criticality assessments, service dependencies, ownership information, and risk data across Global Functions and Member Firms
• Coordinate supplier assurance and resilience testing, including review of business continuity, recovery, compliance, security, privacy, and control evidence
• Prepare dashboards, management reports, executive materials, and risk insights covering supplier performance, conformance, dependencies, issues, and emerging third-party risks
• Partner with Procurement, Risk, Legal, Information Security, business stakeholders, and Member Firms to improve program consistency, stakeholder engagement, and third-party risk outcomes
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of recent experience in third-party risk management, supplier governance, operational resilience, business continuity, procurement risk, or related discipline
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or eight years equivalent professional experience; relevant certifications in third-party risk, resilience, business continuity, information security, or project management are a plus
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications and experience developing or interpreting dashboards, reports, and management information using tools such as Power BI
• Demonstrated knowledge of third-party management frameworks, supplier lifecycle processes, risk assessment methodologies, and ongoing monitoring practices
• Experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives and building strong relationships with stakeholders across risk, procurement, legal, information security, and business teams
• Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex supplier risks into actionable business insights
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa