Senior Third-Party Engagement Manager (Hybrid)

BC Forward; Pennington (NJ); Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Growth opportunities

Inclusive culture

Job summary

BCforward in Pennington, NJ is seeking an IT professional to join as Third Party Engagement Manager (Global Technology). The role requires strong experience in third-party risk management, vendor governance, and enterprise risk/control frameworks to standardize oversight and drive performance across a portfolio of similar services.

You will own risk management activities across the lifecycle, coordinate governance routines, monitor vendor performance, and ensure compliance with enterprise

Qualifications

• Experience in third-party risk management, operational risk, or technology risk.
• Strong understanding of enterprise risk and control frameworks.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and governance oversight.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Third Party Engagement Manager for a portfolio of third parties delivering the same or similar service.
• Provide centralized ownership and oversight across multiple vendors to ensure consistent governance, control execution, and accountability.
• Own third-party risk management activities across the lifecycle, including approval of risk assessments, attestations, and key third-party decisions.
• Identify, evaluate, and elevate third-party risks, issues, and audit findings.
• Monitor vendor performance and ensure accountability for delivery against contractual and enterprise expectations and obligations.
• Drive remediation of performance gaps and ensure appropriate issue resolution and follow-up.
• Oversee third-party relationships across the full lifecycle and ensure compliance with enterprise policies, standards, and control requirements.
• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholders, risk partners, and governance routines.
• Drive consistency and standardization in execution across similar third-party engagements.
• Establish and enforce standardized engagement, risk management, and performance frameworks across all third parties within the service portfolio.

Skills

Third-party risk management

Vendor governance

Enterprise risk frameworks

Portfolio management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Decision making

Tools

SharePoint

MicroStrategy

Job description

BCforward in Pennington, NJ is seeking an IT professional to join as Third Party Engagement Manager (Global Technology). The role requires strong experience in third-party risk management, vendor governance, and enterprise risk/control frameworks to standardize oversight and drive performance across a portfolio of similar services.

You will own risk management activities across the lifecycle, coordinate governance routines, monitor vendor performance, and ensure compliance with enterprise