You will be responsible for executing & managing assigned client engagement/s at an executive & relationship level within the practice. You can expect to work with external & internal client/s personnel to contribute on operational risk projects.
The primary responsibilities of this role include –
- Vendor Risk Assessment: Evaluate new supplier engagements using established screening methods to determine applicable risk functions.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with Sourcing, Business Partners, Vendors, and risk function SMEs to resolve issues and ensure timely pre- and post-contract due diligence.
- Process Management: Support intake, documentation screening, and coordination with contract administration; manage due diligence close-out and act as liaison with Legal and spoke departments.
- Risk Monitoring & Reporting: Maintain vendor profiles and risk registers; prepare risk reports, dashboards, and monthly performance packs highlighting trends and metrics.
- Vendor Screening: Conduct external checks (financial health, negative news, compliance indicators).
- Governance & Documentation: Ensure policies, SOPs, and workflows are clearly defined, updated, and documented.
- Leadership & Team Development: Assign work, mentor associates, provide feedback, and manage stakeholder relationships.
- Performance Management: Meet SLA targets, prepare performance dashboards, and deliver process-related reports.
- Customer Service: Provide timely and accurate support to all stakeholders.
- Graduate from a reputed university with 6 to 8 + years of total work experience
- Understanding and working experience of Vendor Risk Compliance process
- Understanding of the domain needs of the process and its key drivers
- Data analytical skills
- Proficient in working on Excel and data representation skills
- Proficient in creating and updating dashboards
- Proficient in communication, negotiation and constructive resolution of conflicts
- Good networking capability and client-facing skills
- Experience in working on contracts related projects
- Identifying, categorizing, abstracting and presenting key information in the specified format
- Reviewing different agreements for adherence to defined client position, standardizing agreements & mapping deviations
- Administration of contract databases/repositories using contract management software or client-provided tools
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills