Senior Third-Party Risk Leader | Hybrid (Denver)

Transamerica; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Transamerica is seeking a Sr. Third Party Risk Manager to oversee risk exposure from engaging third party service providers across the third party lifecycle, partnering with FBA and SMEs to ensure compliance with policies, controls, laws and regulations.

This hybrid Denver position requires strong analytical, communication, and process-management skills, with a track record in risk, compliance, or vendor management, plus MS Office proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Five years of experience in third party risk management, operational risk, or compliance.
• Thorough understanding in process management and control environments.
• Strong analytical skills to support assessment of risk and appropriate course of action.
• Written/oral communication skills to present information to FBA groups, SMEs, and third party service providers related to risks and courses of action.
• Organizational skills to prioritize risks and actions using a risk based approach.
• Proficiency using MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Ensure risk is being managed for assigned FBA portfolio throughout third party life cycle (planning, due diligence, contract, transition, on-going monitoring, and exit).
• Work closely with FBA senior managers and managers to ensure awareness and understanding of third party risk program requirements and associated risk within their portfolios.
• Develop partnerships with stakeholders across Transamerica, Aegon and affiliates; share best practices to improve processes and gain efficiencies.
• Coordinate with FBA, third party provider and designated SME to develop and facilitate risk management strategy; execute third party control risk assessment to identify control weaknesses; ensure remediation action plans are documented and monitored.
• Ensure required risk management activities and control weaknesses are remediated prior to contract execution with third party provider; ensure risk acceptance is documented and approved by FBA senior management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written/oral communication

Organizational skills

Process management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance

Tools

MS Office

Visio

MS Project

Tableau

MS Access

Job description

Transamerica is seeking a Sr. Third Party Risk Manager to oversee risk exposure from engaging third party service providers across the third party lifecycle, partnering with FBA and SMEs to ensure compliance with policies, controls, laws and regulations.

This hybrid Denver position requires strong analytical, communication, and process-management skills, with a track record in risk, compliance, or vendor management, plus MS Office proficiency.