Manager, Third Party Risk Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the implementation of the bank’s comprehensive third-party risk management program, which includes risk-tiered due diligence, onboarding risk evaluations, continuous monitoring, and offboarding processes across all vendor tiers.

• Lead and nurture the Third-Party Risk Management team by establishing priorities, offering coaching, and guaranteeing consistent, high-quality risk evaluations and oversight activities.

• Act as the primary escalation point for complex or elevated third-party risk issues, delivering risk-based recommendations and ensuring that concerns are properly documented, tracked, and addressed.

• Maintain and improve third-party risk management frameworks, risk tiering methodologies, assessment templates, and governance processes to support a scalable, risk-based program.

• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Affiliate Risk, and business stakeholders to ensure uniform application of third-party risk standards throughout the vendor lifecycle.

• Lead efforts for regulatory examination preparedness and assist with inquiries from the OCC, FDIC, internal audits, and external audits related to third-party risk management.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

• 6+ years of experience in third-party risk management, compliance, audit, operational risk, or a similar risk discipline within the banking or financial services sector.

• Proven experience in leading a third-party risk management program, encompassing risk evaluations, due diligence reviews, ongoing monitoring, and issue management across a multi-vendor portfolio.

• Familiarity with OCC, FDIC, and interagency guidance pertaining to third-party relationships and risk management, including the 2023 Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships: Risk Management.

• Experience in assessing and managing risks related to various types of third-party relationships, including suppliers, lending partners, affiliates, and technology service providers.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation, inclusive of base salary, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly.

• Retirement benefits to assist with future planning, featuring a 401(k) or Group Retirement Savings Plan with a company match of $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually (USD in the US, CAD in Canada).

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offering discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees (US only).

• Comprehensive health coverage designed to support you and your family, including medical, dental, vision, and wellness resources for the US and supplemental health coverage for Canada.

• Contributions to Health Savings Accounts from Upstart for eligible plans (US only).

• Income protection benefits, which include life insurance and disability coverage for enhanced financial security.

• Paid time off, sick leave, and company holidays, adhering to local standards.

• Paid family and parental leave to assist with caregiving and significant life events (duration varies by country).

• Family-focused benefits to support fertility, parenthood, and caregiving needs.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing mental health support and life-centered resources.

• Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service (US Only).

• Annual wellness allowance to promote your physical and emotional well-being and personal development, reflecting what matters most to you.

• Annual productivity allowance to invest in essential tools and resources needed for optimal performance, regardless of work location.

• Opportunities for connection and community through team events, all-company updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs).

• Onsite perks, such as catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our offices in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!).