Third Party Risk Analyst

Salary/ Benefits
In order to attract the very best talent on the market a generous remuneration package is on offer of £25,500-28,500 depending on experience plus a range of fantastic benefits.

The Client
VANRATH are pleased to be working with an industry leading professional services firm who are recruiting for a high calibre candidate to fill the position of Third Party Risk Analyst.

The Ideal Person

• 2-3 years' experience working within Third Party Risk Management.
• Knowledge of information risk and compliance principles. Broad understanding of security technology and related risk and compliance issues.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with various stakeholders and adapt communication style appropriately.
• Ability to adapt to new or changing processes quickly whilst planning and prioritising own workload to meet deadlines and targets.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Understanding of business and commercial metrics.

The Role

• Liaise with key stakeholders to gather information on relevant third parties, determining scope of assessment.
• Perform segmentation to effectively organise and manage third party populations, prioritising vendors based on criticality and risk posed to the organisation.
• Conduct outreach and due diligence assessments for new and existing vendors.
• Review completed assessments and third party evidence. Assess adherence to contractual agreements, industry standards and laws and regulations.
• Apply knowledge of Information Security, Data Privacy and Compliance principles, and Third Party Risk Management processes.
• Evaluating Control Environments and conducting design effectiveness testing over policies and procedures.
• Identify areas of risk and non-compliance. Evaluate impact of risk on the organisation e.g. if a risk was exploited, what would be the financial or reputational impact.
• Negotiate the remediation of the identified risks with the organisations.
• Create risk reports, reporting identified risks to senior stakeholders. Support remediation of risk, manage and track identified risks until closure.
• Monitor and maintain personal Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensure targets and deadlines are met.
• Collaborate with colleagues across your wider team to drive ideas and solutions. Work to align processes and procedures, driving consistency across Technology Risk.
• Assist with the development and implementation of project documentation and guidance.
• Support others through coaching and share key knowledge. Conduct shadowing sessions and perform peer review.

For further information on this vacancy, or any other Cyber Security, Networks or IT Sales roles in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Jordan Madden on 07871030483 in the strictest confidence.