Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Consultant - Principal

Do you want to boost your career and collaborate with expert, talented colleagues to solve and deliver against our clients' most important challenges? We are growing and are looking for people to join our team. You'll be part of an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment of 300.000 employees. Our dynamic organization allows you to work across functional business pillars, contributing your ideas, experiences, diverse thinking, and a strong mindset. Are you ready?

We are seeking an experienced Principal Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Consultant to lead and shape our Third Party Risk and GRC services within the cyber security consultancy. This is a senior leadership role responsible for driving strategy, managing complex client engagements, and delivering enterprise-scale TPRM and GRC programmes across multiple industries. As a subject matter expert in Third Party Risk Management, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) and vendor risk frameworks, you will design, implement, and operate robust third-party risk management frameworks that align with regulatory, security, and business requirements. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, lead large transformation initiatives, manage teams, and ensure high-quality delivery of risk, compliance, and assurance services. 

Key Responsibilities: 

·       TPRM Proposals & Strategy: Lead the development of TPRM and GRC proposals, defining scope, delivery models, governance structures, and operating models and design enterprise-level Third Party Risk Management strategies aligned with regulatory, operational, and cyber risk requirements. 

·       Client Engagement Leadership: Lead and manage complex client engagements in Third Party Risk Management, vendor risk, and GRC and act as engagement lead and trusted advisor for executive stakeholders (CISO, CRO, Risk, Compliance, Procurement, Legal). In addition to that ensure successful delivery of TPRM services including assessments, frameworks, tooling, and operationalisation.

·       Security Assessment & Audit Leadership: Lead third-party security assessments, audits, and assurance activities and define assessment methodologies, risk scoring models, control frameworks, and reporting structures as well as oversee supplier due diligence, onboarding risk processes, and continuous monitoring programmes.

·       Technical & Methodological Authority: Serve as subject matter expert for TPRM, GRC platforms, and vendor risk methodologies and provide leadership in the use of GRC and TPRM tooling (e.g. OneTrust, Archer, ServiceNow GRC, similar platforms). 

·       Framework Design & Governance: Design and implement scalable Third Party Risk frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models and align TPRM frameworks with industry standards and regulatory requirements (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, SOC2, GDPR, DORA, NIS2).

·       Project, Delivery & Programme Leadership: Act as Project Manager, Delivery Lead, and Programme Lead for large-scale TPRM initiatives and manage multi-stream delivery, dependencies, risks, and stakeholder alignment.

·       Team Leadership & Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a team of consultants (up to 5 direct reports) and build high-performing delivery teams and ensure capability development in TPRM and GRC.

·       Risk & Compliance Management: Identify, assess, and manage third-party risks across cyber, operational, regulatory, and reputational domains and advise clients on risk treatment strategies, remediation plans, and control improvements.

·       Continuous Improvement & Innovation: Drive continuous improvement in TPRM methodologies, delivery models, and service offerings and stay current with regulatory developments, emerging risks, and industry best practices in third-party risk and supply chain security.