Senior Vendor & Contract Manager

GSK Solutions; Trenton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GSK Solutions Inc. seeks a Senior Vendor & Contract Manager in Trenton, NJ to lead enterprise-wide vendor compliance, third-party governance, IT audit readiness, and policy lifecycle management.

This role reports to the CIO and requires shaping controls across our technology ecosystem. The successful candidate will drive remediation lifecycles, review SOC 1/SOC 2 Type II reports, and enforce ITGCs and data protection baselines while partnering with Legal and Procurement to ensure robust

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT compliance, TPRM, and audit governance experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Proven track record authoring and operationalizing enterprise IT security, governance, and data compliance policies.
• Deep familiarity evaluating SOC 1/SOC 2 Type II reports, ITGCs, and NIST/ISO control frameworks.
• Strong background presenting risk metrics, compliance status, and audit readouts to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), establishing vendor vetting, risk scoring, and continuous compliance oversight across cloud providers, software vendors, and system integrators.
• Oversee IT audit readiness and execution, evaluating vendor SOC 1/SOC 2 Type II reports, ISO certifications, and independent third-party control attestations.
• Manage finding remediation lifecycles, driving technical root-cause analyses with IT teams and verifying artifact evidence to close audit deficiencies.
• Author, update, and maintain IT security, privacy, and technology governance policies, standards, and SOPs for continued alignment with NIST, state, and federal mandates.
• Enforce IT General Controls (ITGC), access governance, and data protection baselines across internal platforms and external vendor environments.
• Collaborate with Legal and Procurement to review and enforce compliance exhibits, Data Processing/Sharing Agreements, SLAs, and right-to-audit clauses.
• Advise the CIO directly on enterprise compliance posture, delivering executive risk scorecards, audit tracking dashboards, and mitigation strategies.

Skills

IT Compliance

TPRM

Audit Governance

Policy Development

NIST/ISO 27001

SOC 1/SOC 2

Cloud/SaaS

Executive Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Job Title

Senior Vendor & Contract Manager

Location

Trenton, NJ

Duration

6 months+

Interview Type

Web Cam / In-Person

Note

Candidate Must Be Local to New Jersey - (This is a hybrid position - 3 days on-site, and 2 days remote.)

Job Description

Senior Vendor & Audit Contract Manager reporting to the CIO to lead third-party -party risk, IT audit readiness, remediation, and policy lifecycle management, aligning public sector systems with NIST, SOC, and enterprise IT security baselines.

We are seeking a Senior Vendor & Contract Manager reporting directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) to lead enterprise-wide vendor compliance, third-party governance, IT audit readiness, and policy lifecycle management across our technology ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), establishing vendor vetting, risk scoring, and continuous compliance oversight across cloud providers, software vendors, and system integrators.
• Oversee IT audit readiness and execution, evaluating vendor SOC 1/SOC 2 Type II reports, ISO certifications, and independent third-party control attestations.
• Manage finding remediation lifecycles, driving technical root-cause analyses with IT teams and verifying artifact evidence to close internal and external audit deficiencies.
• Author, update, and maintain all public-facing and internal IT security, privacy, and technology governance policies, standards, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure continuous alignment with NIST, state, and federal mandates.
• Enforce IT General Controls (ITGC), access governance, and data protection baselines across internal platforms and external vendor environments.
• Collaborate with Legal and Procurement to review and enforce compliance exhibits, Data Processing/Sharing Agreements, SLAs, and right-to-audit clauses.
• Advise the CIO directly on enterprise compliance posture, delivering executive risk scorecards, audit tracking dashboards, and mitigation strategies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of IT compliance, third-party risk management (TPRM), and audit governance experience within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Proven track record authoring and operationalizing enterprise IT security, governance, and data compliance policies.
• Deep technical familiarity evaluating SOC 1/SOC 2 Type II reports, ITGCs, and NIST/ISO control frameworks.
• Strong background presenting risk metrics, compliance status, and audit readouts directly to executive leadership.

Top Skills & Years of Experience

• IT Compliance, ITGC & Audit Governance in Enterprise Environments
  Required
  8
  Years
• Authoring & Updating Enterprise IT Security, Governance & Regulatory Policies
  Required
  7
  Years
• Audit Finding Remediation, Technical Root-Cause Analysis & Action Plans
  Required
  7
  Years
• Alignment with NIST (SP 800-53 / CSF) and ISO 27001 Security Frameworks
  Required
  7
  Years
• Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) & Cloud/SaaS Vendor Qualification
  Highly desired
  7
  Years
• Evaluating SOC 1 / SOC 2 Type II Reports & Independent Security Attestations
  Highly desired
  7
  Years
• Bachelor's Degree minimum
  Required
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