דרושים Global Vendor Relationship Management Specialist ב-Us Bank ב-פולין

This position serves as a trusted advisor to the business, driving risk-based decision-making while ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations, policy requirements, and service-level objectives. With direct responsibility for partnering with Product Service Owners (PSOs) in assigned Business Lines (BL), BL Chief Risk Officers (CRO) staff,Risk/Compliance/Audit(RCA) Managers, Procurement Partners, Law Division, Technology and Information Security teams to manage the end-to-end execution of third-party risk management lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Risk Oversight
  Provide leadership in identifying, assessing, and mitigating third-party risks across the enterprise, with a focus on critical services, operational resilience, information security, compliance, and concentration risk. Drive alignment with enterprise risk appetite and regulatory expectations.
• Program Governance & Lifecycle Management
  Oversee the execution and continuous improvement of third-party lifecycle processes—including due diligence, risk assessments, monitoring, issue remediation, and exit strategies—ensuring consistency with internal policies and control frameworks.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
  Act as a strategic advisor and escalation point for business line leaders, risk SMEs, legal, compliance, and procurement. Facilitate informed decision-making and ensure appropriate risk treatment strategies are applied across third-party engagements.
• Performance & Service Level Oversight
  Lead the governance of third-party performance against defined SLAs and KPIs. Drive accountability for remediation of underperformance and ensure alignment with business continuity and resiliency objectives.
• Regulatory & Policy Alignment
  Maintain subject matter expertise on evolving regulatory requirements (e.g., OCC, FRB, DORA) and internal policies. Ensure the TPRM program remains compliant and audit-ready and proactively address regulatory changes.
• Portfolio & Relationship Management
  Provide oversight of third-party portfolios across business lines, ensuring effective segmentation, risk assessments, and alignment with strategic objectives. Foster strong relationships with key third-party contacts and internal stakeholders to support service delivery and risk mitigation.
• Process Optimization & Continuous Improvement
  Champion enhancements to TPRM tools, processes, and reporting capabilities. Promote a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, leveraging data and insights to inform strategic decisions.
• Risk Reporting & Governance Support
  Support business line CROs and risk committees with timely, accurate reporting on third-party risk posture, emerging issues, and remediation progress. Ensure transparency and accountability across the TPRM ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, Business, Finance, or related field (advanced certifications such as CTPRP, CRVPM preferred).
• Demonstrated leadership in program or team management.
• 6+ years of experience in third-party risk, vendor management, or enterprise risk functions.
• Deep understanding of third-party risk domains (e.g., cybersecurity, compliance, operational resilience).
• Proven ability to influence across functions and levels, including senior leadership.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with TPRM platforms (e.g., Archer, ServiceNow) and contract lifecycle tools.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive, risk-aware mindset.

The individual who fills this role will be responsible for the following activities:

• Work with BL risk and operations managers to gain an understanding of end-to-end payment processes, and applications used to facilitate payments.
• Partner with SLoD risk managers and BLs to develop and facilitate payment process-based risk and control assessments.
• Research rules, regulations, laws, and guidance applicable to specific payment processes to identify relevant authority and develop enterprise-level payments policies establishing requirements for managing operational payment processing risks.
• Oversee business line gap assessments against payments policy requirements and remediation actions to close identified gaps.
• Work with source system and 2LoD risk owners to develop aggregated, enterprise-wide payments risk reporting to executive management and regulatory agencies.
• Perform root cause analysis of payments-related issues and recommend actions for closing identified control gaps.
• Oversee business line actions to remediate regulatory and internal audit issues.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• Ten or more years of experience in a relevant risk management environment.
• Experience in, or understanding of, developing and implementing policy; risk reporting and trend analysis; risk and control assessment; gap assessment; and root cause analysis.

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Experience in operational risk management and managing payment processing risks in a financial environment.
• Awareness and understanding of rules, regulations, and laws applicable to various payment systems and networks (e.g., Real-Time Payments, ACH, Wire, SWIFT, Zelle, etc.) and related operational procedures.
• Ability to work independently, and within a team, to manage workstreams and processes with minimal oversight.
• Experience collaborating and communicating with senior management.
• Experience communicating with regulatory agencies and responding to regulatory and internal audit requests.
• Ability to translate payment processing risk and remediation information into business terminology.
• Proficient computer skills, especially Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Visio and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Archer or similar governance, risk, and compliance tool.
• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills.
• Experience mapping business processes.