Onsite NYC: Head of Third-Party Risk

Legora; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lunch provided daily

Global collaboration

Comprehensive benefits

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

Legora builds AI software for legal work and is seeking a leader to own the third-party risk program within Security. This on-site role in NYC requires coordinating assessments, defining standards, and driving mitigations with engineering and legal teams.

You will manage supplier risk, contingency planning, and continuous improvements to assessment workflows, including automation and evidence collection. Join a high-impact team delivering trusted AI solutions to legal professionals.

Qualifications

• Experience building or substantially improving a third-party risk program in SaaS/cloud environments.
• Hands-on supplier assessment experience, including interpreting assurance reports and writing clear recommendations.
• Ability to discuss data flows, permissions, integrations, and service dependencies with engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the third-party risk program within Security and set assessment standards.
• Assess suppliers, examine evidence, and identify gaps with technical teams.
• Turn findings into actionable mitigations and assign owners with deadlines.
• Prepare contingency, recovery, and exit plans for critical providers.
• Manage ongoing risk reviews, renewals, and offboarding across suppliers.

Skills

Third-party risk program

Supplier assessment

Automation in assessments

Data flows & dependencies

Engineering collaboration

Tools

GRC tools

Vendor risk software

Job description

Legora builds AI software for legal work and is seeking a leader to own the third-party risk program within Security. This on-site role in NYC requires coordinating assessments, defining standards, and driving mitigations with engineering and legal teams.

You will manage supplier risk, contingency planning, and continuous improvements to assessment workflows, including automation and evidence collection. Join a high-impact team delivering trusted AI solutions to legal professionals.