Senior Third-Party Risk Officer

Working Model: Hybrid, with onsite working 2–3 days per week
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am–6 pm
Contract type: Full-time, Permanent

Please note: For this position, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future. Candidates must already have the permanent legal right to work in the country they apply to and be able to start and maintain employment without visa support from Convera.

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Senior Third-Party Risk Officer to join our Risk Function. In this role, you will play a key part in strengthening Convera’s Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) framework by overseeing and assessing risks across our global vendor population. You will leverage data-driven insights and risk-based methodologies to conduct due diligence, monitor third-party exposures, challenge risk assessments, and support informed decision-making. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in third-party risk management, vendor oversight, and risk governance, coupled with excellent stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience in operational resilience, ICT risk, outsourcing oversight, and financial services risk management is highly desirable.

You will be responsible for:

• Conducting and coordinating risk assessments across Convera’s vendor population, including due diligence, review of control evidence and clear, evidence-based inherent and residual risk conclusions.
• Providing constructive challenge on control effectiveness and working with stakeholders to agree proportionate remediation, monitor progress and escalate material or overdue issues.
• Supporting the completeness and quality of third-party data and the consistent application of risk segmentation and tiering, with a particular focus on the vendor population.
• Performing periodic and event-driven monitoring using internal information and external risk intelligence to identify incidents, changes in risk, service resilience concerns and emerging issues.
• Analysing third-party risk data and preparing clear reporting on assessment status, key risk indicators, material findings, risk trends and remediation progress.
• Applying the TPRM operating model consistently and supporting practical improvements to methodology, workflow, data quality, reporting, automation and tools.
• Providing practical guidance and subject-matter expertise to stakeholders and supporting audit, assurance, regulatory and wider risk governance activities.
• Collaborating on Operational Resilience, ICT Risk and other relevant risk matters where third-party dependencies are a key consideration.
• This is an opportunity to take a trusted and influential role in a growing global Risk Function and contribute to the continued maturity of Convera’s TPRM capability. You will have the autonomy to apply your judgement across a diverse range of third-party and broader risk matters, turn risk insight into practical action and collaborate with senior stakeholders and teams across the business while helping to protect Convera and its customers.

You should apply if you have:

• Strong practical experience in Third-Party Risk Management, with particular expertise in Vendor Risk Management, preferably within financial services, payments or another regulated environment.
• Experience conducting complex third-party due diligence and risk assessments, reviewing control evidence, and forming clear inherent and residual risk conclusions.
• A good understanding of key third-party risk domains, including information security, operational resilience, data privacy, compliance, financial viability and service performance.
• Experience monitoring third-party risk, remediation actions and material changes, supported by strong analytical skills and clear management reporting.
• Experience working with TPRM processes and tools, with the ability to identify and support practical improvements to methodology, workflow and data quality.
• Sound judgement and the confidence to provide constructive, evidence-based challenge and explain complex risk matters clearly to stakeholders, including senior management.
• A proactive and pragmatic approach, with the ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and collaborate effectively across a global organisation; knowledge of outsourcing and wider operational risk matters would be an advantage.

About Convera

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs.

Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment. 

As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.

We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including: 

• Market competitive monthly gross salary starting from 2,620 EUR (depending on experience and qualifications)
• Opportunity to earn an annual bonus 
• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
• A flexible approach to work (6-10 days per month in the office)
• Generous insurance (health, disability, life) 
• Paid holidays, time-off, and leave policies for life events (maternity, paternity, adoption)
• Work from abroad 60 days per year
• 3 wellness days per year
• Paid volunteering opportunities (5 days per year)

There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.

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