Third Party Risk Manager (Bau) - Risk & Governance

Job Title: Third Party Risk Manager (BAU) - Risk & Governance Contract Duration: 6 Months Contract Role Summary We are looking for a Third Party Risk Manager to support BAU operations within the Third Party Risk and Governance function. The role will focus on third-party risk governance, operational resilience, risk assessments, monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and implementation of regulatory and policy-driven initiatives across vendor and outsourcing arrangements. Key Responsibilities Third-Party Risk Governance & Oversight Own and manage the third-party risk management framework across assigned engagements, including outsourcing, technology, data, intra-group, and professional services arrangements. Ensure risk assessments, due diligence, and approvals are completed during onboarding, renewals, and material change events. Establish and maintain KRIs/KPIs and monitoring routines aligned to risk tiering, including periodic attestations, control testing, and resilience exercises. Manage third-party risk issues, incidents, and breaches including triage, root cause analysis, impact assessment, escalation, and lessons learned activities. Prepare and present clear risk reporting for governance forums such as risk committees, outsourcing governance meetings, and operational resilience forums. Change Management & Projects Support and operationalise policy and standards changes within Third Party Risk processes, controls, reporting, and governance frameworks. Support implementation of global and local mandates, initiatives, and regulatory requirements through effective project coordination and stakeholder management. Identify opportunities for process optimisation and control effectiveness improvements, driving practical solutions and measurable outcomes such as reduced ageing metrics, improved data quality, and stronger compliance adherence. Third Party Engagement Independently manage interactions with Engagement Managers and offshore teams to oversee lifecycle mana…