Strategic Program Manager, Third-Party Risk & Governance

Google; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Third-Party Governance and Oversight Program Manager to shape the strategic roadmap for third-party risk management and drive the cross-functional coordination needed for a unified risk ecosystem. You will partner with Engineering, Legal, Security, and Procurement to align teams behind end-to-end risk processes.

You will influence a broad spectrum of stakeholders and translate risk into actionable insights for executive leadership, with a focus on enterprise governance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in compliance, risk management, investigation, auditing, legal, or consulting.
• Experience in program management.
• Experience with third-party risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop overall 3PGO strategy and engagement to successfully land a unified third-party risk management framework across the company, driving aligned risk mitigation across all specialized risk domains and business units.
• Lead cross-functional working groups partnering with specialized risk domains, engineering, legal, compliance, and procurement to advance 3PGO initiatives and maintain momentum on core governance goals.
• Research, propose, and implement industry-leading third-party risk management and compliance standards, frameworks, and governance practices to continually mature the overall 3PGO operating model.
• Author strategic dashboards, risk metrics, and briefing materials for monthly executive steering committees and executive leadership reviews.
• Manage day-to-day program oversight, continuous monitoring, and cross-functional remediation plans to track and resolve high-priority third-party risks, exceptions, and non-compliance issues.

Skills

Program management

Risk management

Compliance

Third-party risk

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Google is seeking a Third-Party Governance and Oversight Program Manager to shape the strategic roadmap for third-party risk management and drive the cross-functional coordination needed for a unified risk ecosystem. You will partner with Engineering, Legal, Security, and Procurement to align teams behind end-to-end risk processes.

You will influence a broad spectrum of stakeholders and translate risk into actionable insights for executive leadership, with a focus on enterprise governance and