Senior Vendor Risk & Compliance Lead

Univest Financial Corporation; Souderton (Montgomery County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Short Term Disability

Holiday Time Off

Life Insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness programs

Discounts on loan products

Professional development trainings

Job summary

Univest is seeking a Third-Party Risk Management Manager to lead the enterprise TPRM program and ensure vendor compliance with security, privacy, and resiliency standards.

You will partner with business leaders, risk teams, and external vendors, performing due diligence and ongoing monitoring while guiding junior staff and aligning with procurement, IT, and legal policies. Hybrid work arrangement available in a financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, risk management, information security, or related field.
• 5-7 years’ progressive direct experience in third-party risk management or similar risk oversight role, preferably in financial services.
• Demonstrated experience implementing and administering an enterprise TPRM program.
• Experience with Ncontracts or similar vendor management software.
• Ability to supervise junior staff.
• Strong time management, organizational, evaluative, communication, and critical thinking skills.
• Relevant professional certification such as CTPRP, CTPRA, CBVM, CRVPM, or comparable preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced MS Office skills.

Responsibilities

• Own and administer the enterprise TPRM program, including policies, procedures, vendor tiering, and vendor lifecycle.
• Collaborate with third parties, business owners, executive sponsors, and compliance, legal, and risk management functions to fulfill TPRM requirements; align with procurement, information security, privacy, AI, and business continuity policies.
• Perform due diligence on providers by reviewing financial statements, insurance, regulatory and compliance reports, and SOC reports.
• Conduct ongoing monitoring of providers to ensure risk remains within TPRM standards.
• Manage and maintain all vendor documentation and risk assessments in the system.
• Monitor changes in laws, regulations and guidance to enhance the TPRM program.
• Publish monthly status reports on program activities.
• Serve as TPRM contact for regulatory examinations and audits.
• Guide TPRM team with feedback and quality reviews; ensure policy compliance.
• Assist CRO/CCO with policy revisions.
• Ensure compliance with Univest Code of Conduct.
• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

Skills

TPRM program management

Vendor risk assessment

Stakeholder collaboration

Regulatory awareness

Microsoft Office

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in business or related field

Tools

Ncontracts

Vendor management software

Job description

Univest is seeking a Third-Party Risk Management Manager to lead the enterprise TPRM program and ensure vendor compliance with security, privacy, and resiliency standards.

You will partner with business leaders, risk teams, and external vendors, performing due diligence and ongoing monitoring while guiding junior staff and aligning with procurement, IT, and legal policies. Hybrid work arrangement available in a financial services environment.