Third-Party Risk Manager

Robert Half are supporting a global S&P 500 consulting firm to bring in an interim contractor as an Associate to support delivery across a major financial services client on Third-Party Risk Management and critical supplier oversight initiatives. The engagement sits within a mature TPRM and operational resilience environment, focused on strengthening the quality, consistency and audit readiness of critical vendor risk assessments. The programme already has a defined set of critical suppliers and established processes in place, and the focus will be on validating, improving and strengthening existing assessments rather than building a new framework. We are looking for a senior supplier risk or third-party risk specialist who understands how to assess vendor financial stability, disruption risk and operational impact across critical suppliers in regulated environments.

Assignment Details

Rate : c. £ 500–£600 per day via PAYE plus 12.07% holiday pay

Contract : Initial 10 month engagement with potential extension to 12 months

Location : City of London – 4 DAYS PER WEEK ON SITE (company policy)

Start : 1st week in April

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business units to identify and validate critical suppliers across engagements, geographies and business lines
• Conduct third-party risk assessments , analysing the potential impact of supplier disruption
• Collect vendor financial data through internal platforms, external data sources or directly from vendors
• Perform quantitative financial analysis assessing supplier financial stability
• Carry out qualitative assessments using financial statements, audit reports and supporting documentation
• Produce executive summaries outlining supplier risk exposure and assessment outcomes
• Review and improve existing supplier risk assessments , ensuring consistency, accuracy and audit readiness
• Support audit and regulatory assurance activities by ensuring supplier risk documentation and data quality meet governance standards

Key Experience Required

• Experience within Third-Party Risk Management, Vendor Risk or Supplier Risk
• Experience assessing critical suppliers within financial services or regulated environments
• Strong understanding of vendor financial risk and financial stability analysis
• Experience working with TPRM platforms such as ProcessUnity, Archer, ServiceNow or similar
• Ability to produce clear executive-level risk summaries
• Exposure to operational resilience, supplier risk governance or regulatory frameworks
• Experience supporting audit readiness or regulatory review processes

Interview Process

• Initial interview with the global consulting firm
• Likely follow-up interview with the end client delivery team
• Compliance checks: if successful, the final stage of the process will require 2 recent professional references, financial background checks and criminal record checks.