Third Party Resilience Project Manager

Control Risks•Redmond, WA

7h•$130,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

Control Risks is hiring for an embedded Third-Party Resilience Project Manager to support a Fortune 50 technology client. This role will work closely with the client manager to enhance and manage their Third-Party Resilience program, being able to work closely with external vendors to ensure compliance with the client's third party policies. This position can be remote, but has a preference to being based in Redmond, WA. This position is set for an 18-month contract.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
8-10 years of relevant business continuity/third-party resilience experience.
Thorough understanding of third-party (i.e., vendor, supplier, etc.) risk management, with prior experience in supporting program solutions, risk scoring and aggregation methodologies and designing committee reporting.
Previous experience in helping to develop third-party resilience plans for a wide range of business units.
Understanding of supply chain dynamics and global events which potentially affect the equipment and service suppliers of the business.
Understanding of global risk regulatory requirements with emphasis on US.
Experience working with data visualization tools to create presentations for stakeholders.
Experience driving cross-organizational projects to resolution.
Ability to articulate Business Continuity concepts and methodology.

Nice To Haves

Industry certifications such as CBCP, MBCP, ISO22301 certification.

Responsibilities

Own and manage the global event monitoring and triage workflow using the Resilinc SaaS platform.
Coordinate with Category Managers to execute annual supplier assessments.
Maintain and update the supplier database and associated documentation.
Identify and propose opportunities for program scope expansion in alignment with organizational objectives (OKRs).
Develop business cases for new program areas.
Build and report on metrics that quantify 'protected spend' for leadership.
Recommend and implement process improvements and automation initiatives.
Independently engage and collaborate with Category Managers.
Coordinate cross-functionally with teams such as Supplier Assurance, Global Supply Chain, and Information Security.
Translate complex resilience concepts for non-technical stakeholders.
Present program updates and recommendations to leadership and executive audiences.