Senior Analyst, Vendor Third Party Risk

Company Description

Make an impact at a global and dynamic investment organization

When you join CPP Investments, you are joining one of the world’s most admired and respected institutional investors. As a professional investment management organization, CPP Investments invests the funds of the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) to help ensure its financial sustainability for generations of working and retired Canadians.

CPP Investments invests across regions and asset classes to build a globally diversified portfolio. It holds assets in public equity, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, and fixed income, and the CPP Fund is projected to reach $3.6 trillion in assets by 2050. The organization is headquartered in Toronto with offices in Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, New York City, San Francisco, São Paulo, and Sydney.

CPP Investments successfully attracts, selects, and retains talented individuals from top-tier institutions worldwide. Join our team for access to:

• Stimulating work in a fast-paced and intellectually challenging environment
• Accelerated exposure and responsibility
• Global career development opportunities
• Diverse and inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
• A hybrid-flexible work environment with an emphasis on in-person collaboration
• A culture rooted in principles of integrity, partnership, and high performance
• An organization with an important social purpose that positively impacts lives

Job Description

Reporting to the Director, Procurement, the Senior Analyst, Third Party Risk is responsible for supporting the execution of the Third-Party Risk management program at CPP Investments. The Senior Analyst will lead the vendor risk assessment and due diligence process through collaboration with risk subject matter experts. The Senior Analyst will also provide guidance and support to business owners, procurement and risk subject matter experts through the identification of trends and vendor incidents.

Team Summary

The Procurement team at CPP Investments is a forward-thinking group within Technology & Operations, enabling the enterprise through effective sourcing support and robust third-party risk management. We help the organization drive value and mitigate risk by managing vendor engagements, running sourcing events, and overseeing third-party due diligence and ongoing monitoring. Our work is enabled by platforms like Oracle and ProcessUnity, and we’re continuously enhancing our capabilities through innovations like AI-assisted intake tools and chatbot-ready content. If you’re passionate about improving how organizations assess and manage third-party risk, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact at the enterprise level.

Responsibilities:

• Support the execution of CPP Investments Third-Party risk management program
• Continue to enhance standardized third-party risk management processes and lead the vendor risk assessment and due diligence process
• Support stakeholders (Business Units, Risk SMEs, etc.) by providing guidance related to any TPRM program methodology
• Manage and monitor for accuracy the information risk questionnaires of third-party vendors, which would
• Collaborate with risk subject matter experts to strengthen and continually improve CPP Investments control framework
• Assist with third-party due diligence process ensuring processes are followed which may include liaising with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure vendor risk questionnaires and assessments are completed
• Identify issues and monitor trends, to support ongoing vendor management As required, support the execution of the wider Risk & Controls work program, including internal audits, enterprise risk assessment processes and other consulting / project work.
• Track and report on the status and results of third-party risk assessments, oversee remediations resulting from risk assessment activities including ongoing monitoring, audits and remediation actions; Review aggregate third party issues and incident tracker
• Provide guidance and support to business owners on third party risk management best practices and standards
• Support reporting requirements to key risk stakeholders
• Support execution of ongoing monitoring program conducted by Business Units

Qualifications

• Experience managing third party risk assessment and due diligence processes within Process Unity or an equivalent platform
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, risk management, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in third party risk management, vendor management, or audit
• Knowledge of third-party risk management frameworks, methodologies, and tools and relevant regulatory guidelines
• Ability to analyze and interpret complex data and information
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
• Certification in third party risk management, such as Canadian Risk Management Designation (CRM) would be beneficial but not required
• Ability to work under pressure, resolve problems and make decisions quickly and effectively, using a strong sense of self confidence.

Additional Information

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At CPP Investments, we are committed to diversity and equitable access to employment opportunities based on ability.

We thank all applicants for their interest but will only contact candidates selected to advance in the hiring process. 

Our Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity:

In addition to being dedicated to building a workforce that reflects diverse talent, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible experience. If you require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms, etc.), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer:

CPP Investments does not accept resumes from employment placement agencies, head-hunters or recruitment suppliers that are not in a formal contractual arrangement with us. Our recruitment supplier arrangements are restricted to specific hiring needs and do not include this or other web-site job postings. Any resume or other information received from a supplier not approved by CPP Investments to provide resumes to this posting or web-site will be considered unsolicited and will not be considered.  CPP Investments will not pay any referral, placement or other fee for the supply of such unsolicited resumes or information.