Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkSelect how often (in days) to receive an alert: Create AlertWe are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.Office: London (Hybrid 50% required)The TPRM Manager will be responsible for strengthening third-party vendor risk management across the organisation, responding to the needs of the business and facilitating vendor due diligence and ongoing control management through engagement with internal stakeholders and vendors. Reporting into the Head of Procurement, this role will involve supporting the development and implementation of a TPRM framework and underlying technology platform, with a subsequent focus on ensuring compliance with the TPRM framework, ongoing monitoring and remediation of vendor adherence to TPRM requirements and supporting the vendor on-boarding process.The role holder will be expected to get up to speed with the current vendor landscape, identify suitable vendor segmentation and support the team in client DDQ responses, risk assessment and onboarding of vendors, with demonstrable process'' and practises incorporating Information Security requirements and risks associated with vendor products and services aligning to ISO27001 version 2022 requirements. The role will work closely with the relevant Information Security, Risk, Legal and Audit department members to ensure the agreed Framework, process and principles are applied and evidenced.The dedicated TPRM role is new to the organisation and would be suitable for a collaborative individual with the drive to build out and develop both the role and processes in a greenfield environment.Duties, Responsibilities and Person Specification

Drive development and adoption of the TPRM framework and support the organisation in executing risk assessments.Perform due diligence of potential and incumbent vendors and monitoring ongoing compliance against TPRM framework.Ensure regulatory compliance and adherence to client obligations across the third-party vendor lifecycle.Monitor sub-outsourcing and manage remediation activities.Provide responses to internal and external audit requests and client DDQs.Work with business relationship owners to provide support and guidance in on-going vendor risk management.Deliver education and guidance to improve business-wide TPRM understanding and capability.Support sourcing and vendor optimisation initiativesPrepare reports for reporting line and governance and risk forums, as requiredEducation, Skills and Experience

Experience of third-party risk experience gained from a TPRM, supplier/vendor management, or category management background or within a similar centralised team responsible for third party risk management.Experienceworkinginaprocurement,supplier/vendormanagementorriskfunctionwithinamultinationalorganisation.Experienceinreviewingvendorcontractualagreements,includingSecurityschedules.Excellentstakeholderengagementandcommunicationskills.AgoodknowledgeofstandardbusinessriskpracticesandanexcellentunderstandingofMicrosoftExcel.Amethodical,thoroughattentiontodetailwithanousforassessingriskandvendorperformance.Experienceofworkingwithvarioustypesofsoftwarelicensingvendorsincludingpubliccloudserviceproviders.ExperienceworkingwithTPRMsoftwareplatforms.Experienceinthelegalsectorwouldbebeneficial,butnotessential.University degree in Computer Science, Accounting or other relevant discipline or relevant Third-Party Risk experience.Decisive and confident in one’s own ability and recommendationsStrong written, oral and presentation communication skills.Excellent inter-personal skills and ability to present ideas and proposals in user-friendly languageHighly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.Able to effectively prioritise tasks in a high-pressure environment.Experience working in a geographically dispersed team-oriented, collaborative environment.#LI-Hybrid#LI-LQ1Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.

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