Vendor Manager - Strategy & Operations - Insurance Experience Essential - Permanent Opportunity
Our global Insurance client are looking for a Third Party Vendor Manager to join their central operations division - this position will be responsible for the management of relationships with vendors related to a large-scale Business Strategy and Operations initiative.
Role Responsibilities Overview:
- Working with the Operations, Risk, Procurement, IT, Legal, Risk and Compliance, ESG and other business functions to participate in due diligence exercises on external suppliers from a Business Continuity or Operational Resilience perspective.
- Ensuring key third-party service providers are managed both strategically and operationally in line with service levels agreed.
- Support the onboarding of third parties on a risk based approach and in line with the Third Party Risk Management policy.
- Developing, implementing and embedding an effective and efficient process to support the continuous monitoring of performance of SLAs with escalation as appropriate.
- To raise the profile of third party vendor management and work with the business to support understanding.
- Help drive forward good Conduct for the business to deliver the best outcomes for customers.
Requirements (Esential)
- Experience managing third-party vendors, both strategically and operationally.
- Experience and a good understanding of the Insurance domain.
- Experience monitoring and managing SLAs.
- Excellent report writing skills with experience preparing presentations for senior management.
- Ability to tactfully question, support and challenge the business at all levels and present balanced opinions, findings and recommendations.
Requirements (Desirable)
- Experience understanding of third-party risk management, information & cyber security, operational resilience and business continuity risks and controls.
Eames Consulting is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
