Program Lead: Third-Party Diligence Transformation

Skill; United States; On-site; USD 135,532 - 150,613; Part time

Job summary

Aquent is seeking a Senior Program Manager - Process Transformation to lead the design, alignment, and pilot implementation of a future-state third-party diligence and vendor onboarding operating model for a large enterprise environment.

This role will coordinate across Legal, Procurement, Information Security, Privacy, Compliance, Data Governance, Vendor Management, and business stakeholders to transform how third-party engagements are reviewed, approved, contracted, and governed.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of program management, process transformation, operating model design, or business transformation experience.
• Demonstrated success leading large-scale cross-functional initiatives in large, complex organizations.
• Experience facilitating executive-level governance forums.
• Strong stakeholder management and consensus-building skills across matrixed organizations.
• Experience designing and implementing business processes that span multiple functional areas.
• Proven ability to drive projects forward without direct authority over participating teams.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and executive presentation skills.
• Strong organizational, planning, risk management, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Preferred: Experience with third-party risk management (TPRM), vendor onboarding, supplier governance, or related functions.
• Preferred: PMP, PgMP, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci, or similar certification.

Responsibilities

• Serve as overall program lead for the transformation initiative.
• Develop and manage the program roadmap, workplan, milestones, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder communications.
• Facilitate executive steering committee meetings, governance forums, and cross-functional working sessions.
• Drive alignment among Legal, Procurement, Security, Privacy, Compliance, Data Governance, Vendor Management, and business stakeholders.
• Document current-state and future-state processes, governance structures, and operating models.
• Manage competing stakeholder priorities and drive decisions through appropriate governance channels.
• Prepare executive-ready presentations, status updates, recommendations, and decision materials.
• Coordinate pilot activities and track outcomes against success criteria.
• Ensure project deliverables are completed on schedule and meet agreed business objectives.

Skills

Program management

Process transformation

Operating model design

Cross-functional governance

Stakeholder management

Executive presentation

Risk management

Job description

Aquent is seeking a Senior Program Manager - Process Transformation to lead the design, alignment, and pilot implementation of a future-state third-party diligence and vendor onboarding operating model for a large enterprise environment.

This role will coordinate across Legal, Procurement, Information Security, Privacy, Compliance, Data Governance, Vendor Management, and business stakeholders to transform how third-party engagements are reviewed, approved, contracted, and governed.