Vendor Risk Governance Lead (Hybrid)

Manulife; California City (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Manulife seeks a Manager, Vendor Governance Management (Risk) to lead a team responsible for the vendor governance lifecycle, including risk assessments, due diligence, monitoring and remediation across policy and regulatory requirements.

The role requires coordinating with Privacy, IT, Compliance, Legal, Sourcing, and Procurement to obtain input and resolve complex cases. You will drive action, build capability, and report on risk across multiple business units in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business, risk management, finance, procurement, information systems, or a related discipline; postgraduate study is an advantage.
• Typically 8+ years of progressive experience in third-party risk, vendor governance, or related field with leadership.
• Experience managing risk assessments and remediation across multiple units, markets, or jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day governance and delivery of vendor risk assessments, including inherent risk screening, due diligence, reassessments, renewals, and event-driven reviews.
• Coordinate with Privacy, Information Security, Compliance, Legal, Sourcing, Procurement, and business owners for timely input and complex case resolution.
• Lead governance of corrective action plans with clear ownership, target dates, and closure validation.
• Oversee third-party risk incidents and emerging-risk monitoring with impact assessment and remediation.
• Prepare concise executive insights for monthly and quarterly reviews and regulatory inquiries.

Skills

Risk governance

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Undergraduate degree in business, risk management, finance, procurement, information systems, or related discipline

Postgraduate study advantageous

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Power Automate

SharePoint

Vendor-management platforms

Job description

Manulife seeks a Manager, Vendor Governance Management (Risk) to lead a team responsible for the vendor governance lifecycle, including risk assessments, due diligence, monitoring and remediation across policy and regulatory requirements.

The role requires coordinating with Privacy, IT, Compliance, Legal, Sourcing, and Procurement to obtain input and resolve complex cases. You will drive action, build capability, and report on risk across multiple business units in a hybrid work environment.