Associate Director, Third-Party Risk Management

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KPMG is currently seeking an Associate Director, Third-Party Risk to join our Global Operations Group which is part of KPMG International.

Responsibilities:

Lead and continually enhance KPMGI's enterprise-wide Third-Party Risk Management Framework, operating model, standards, policies, controls, and governance structure

Drive consistent third-party management practices across the supplier lifecycle in collaboration with Global Functions, Member Firms, Procurement, Risk, Legal, Information Security, and business stakeholders

Oversee risk-based assurance reviews, conformance assessments, control testing, issue remediation, and ongoing monitoring for critical and strategic suppliers

Maintain visibility of critical supplier relationships and evaluate concentration, geographic, subcontractor, service dependency, and single-point-of-failure risks

Produce executive-level dashboards, risk insights, and strategic recommendations on supplier performance, assurance outcomes, emerging risks, and program maturity

Provide governance, dependency analysis, and risk assessment support during significant supplier disruptions while ensuring lessons learned and improvements are implemented

Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

Minimum ten years of recent experience in third-party management, operational resilience, business continuity, supplier assurance, procurement risk, contract governance, or a related discipline

Master's degree from an accredited college or university or fifteen years equivalent professional experience, with relevant certifications in third-party risk, resilience, information security, supplier management, or project management preferred; minimum of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required

Demonstrate experience building, leading, and maturing enterprise-wide third-party management programs, governance models, standards, policies, and reporting frameworks

Possess strong knowledge of supplier lifecycle management, third-party risk, assurance, conformance, dependency management, and ongoing monitoring practices

Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives and influencing senior stakeholders across functions, cultures, and geographies

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