Risk Manager, Third Party Risk Management

The application window is expected to close on: 10/29/2026

Members of the Finance organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions.

Must reside in the Raleigh or Atlanta areas for consideration

Meet the Team Global Procurement Services (GPS) is responsible for the enterprise-wide procurement of all Cisco indirect goods, services, and labor. GPS is a key partner to all regional, global and strategic Cisco businesses and performs sourcing, contracting, supplier management, and buying activities. The successful candidate will partner with key internal collaborators in GPS and across the enterprise to drive and ensure our supplier risk is reduced and protect Cisco financially as well as our brand.

The team is responsible for providing information that will enable our collaborators to make risk-aware decisions through more hard-working risk management programs and methodologies—driving business performance and better outcomes.

Your Impact As a member of the GPS Value Protection team, you will partner with key internal collaborators in GPS and across the enterprise to drive and ensure our third-party risk is reduced and  this Role, you will:

Serve as the subject matter advisor for third party (supplier) risk with high levels of influence on evolving GPS’s approach to supplier risk Build, implement, supervise and assess risk frameworks to adapt to changing risk environments, both at supplier onboarding and during the supplier life cycle

Conduct vendor risk assessments and tier supplier by inherent and residual risk.

Build and implement remediation plans where risk is identified

Implement effective metrics to drive overall risk scoring and target setting for risk reductions

Advise our collaborators on making risk-aware decisions through more thoughtful risk management programs and methodologies—driving business performance and better outcomes.

Consult with collaborators regarding standard methodologies related to third party risk

You'll help to implement and operate our end-to-end supplier risk program. You are a person who:

Is a critical thinker who strives to tackle sophisticated problems and is capable of driving long-lasting change

Naturally establishes links and quickly gains the trust of others

Enjoys a fast pace and encourages ambiguity

Has a strong desire to craft and lead the success of Cisco’s supplier risk program

Works independently with only minimal direct supervision and can lead cross-functional teams to complete projects and major initiatives using judgment, experience, and leadership skills

Minimum Qualifications 5+ years of experience leading third party risk management programs required

Bachelors in related field required

Advanced degree in related field preferred

Experience in global roles, prioritizing multiple stakeholder, and influencing diverse audiences at all levels

Experience in implementing critical initiatives in a sophisticated global environment

Ability to be essential and use strong judgment and discretion in guiding collaborators on standard methodologies

Preferred experience in finance or data analytics and operational improvement experience (agile, six sigma, etc)
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Experience using Ariba/Smart Buy/SAP risk modules

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