Third Party Due Diligence Project Manager

Lenovo • Morrisville, NC

3d • $105,000 - $161,000

About The Position

Lenovo is seeking a proactive and experienced Third-Party Due Diligence Project Manager to lead cross-functional initiatives within its global third-party risk management program. The role focuses on trade compliance and anti-bribery and corruption compliance, and collaborates closely with Legal, Sales, and Export Compliance teams.

The project manager leads strategic program initiatives and enhancements, coordinates complex due diligence reviews involving heightened-risk third parties, and supports timely, policy-aligned decisions. The role also oversees and improves due diligence platform workflows, manages project timelines and deliverables for process improvements, training rollouts, and regulatory updates, and develops reporting tools to monitor activity, trends, and compliance effectiveness.

The position requires keeping current on global compliance trends, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.K. Bribery Act, U.S. export controls (EAR), and international sanctions regimes. The role supports global trade compliance and ethics programs by identifying and escalating third-party risks, and works with internal and external auditors and supports external investigations or assessments as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in law, compliance, international affairs, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 7 years of relevant experience without an advanced degree.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience managing compliance-related projects, preferably in a multinational corporate or legal setting.
• Strong working knowledge of due diligence concepts and regulations related to anti-corruption, export controls, and global sanctions.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize and execute multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Experience with due diligence or risk management tools, legal tech platforms, or process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic initiatives and enhancements to Lenovo’s global third-party due diligence program, focusing on trade and anti-bribery and corruption compliance.
• Coordinate complex due diligence reviews involving heightened-risk third parties or matters requiring cross-functional input, including end-use, end-user, and jurisdictional issues in GPU sales.
• Lead stakeholder engagement on due diligence cases and support timely, informed decisions aligned with internal policies and external regulatory requirements.
• Oversee and improve operational workflows within the due diligence platform, partnering with external vendors as needed.
• Manage timelines and deliverables for due diligence process improvements, training rollouts, and regulatory updates.
• Develop and maintain metrics dashboards and reporting tools to track due diligence activity, trends, and compliance effectiveness.
• Stay current on global compliance trends, particularly the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, U.K. Bribery Act, U.S. export controls (EAR), and international sanctions regimes.
• Support global trade compliance and ethics programs by identifying and escalating third-party risks in high-risk markets or product categories.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors and support external investigations or assessments as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level