SENIOR EXPERT (M/F/D) IN THIRD-PARTY RISK MANAGEMENT AS A SERVICE | BARCELONA, ES

Senior Expert (m/f/d) in Third-Party Risk Management as a Service Resilience is a company's capacity to absorb stress, recover critical functionalities, and thrive in altered circumstances.
It is especially important today because the business environment is becoming more dynamic and unpredictable, while we are facing various disruptions from extreme weather events, power outages, political turbulences to virus outbreaks.
Allianz Services within Allianz Technology offers a service aligned with the global Protection & Resilience Service Line to ensure that Allianz Group can respond effectively and efficiently to changes and sudden disruptions, protecting business operations (IT and Non-IT), personnel, and physical assets.
Allianz Services plays a key role in implementing the core professional, procedural, and organizational requirements set by the Group Protection & Resilience team to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to these changes and disruptions.
Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) is a critical component of our Protection & Resilience efforts.
Developed through joint efforts among various Allianz entities, with Barcelona playing a crucial role.
The TPRM framework will be particularly guided by the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
We are building a TPRM team in Barcelona responsible for offering, delivering, and managing the TPRM lifecycle as a service to all Allianz Operational Entities.
In doing so, we are looking for several positions with relevant experience in Outsourcing or TPRM, although other related experiences (i.
., ICT Security, Contract Management, ERM) may also be considered.
You will • Serve as the point of contact within the delivery center for complex risk queries, support, and guidance.
• Cover all new risk domains and ensure up-to-date and effective support.
• Manage and oversee the efficient and effective implementation of the AZ Third Party Risk Management Policy across AZ Group and assigned entities.
• Perform TPRM/Outsourcing Maturity Assessment, including alignment with Risk, Data Privacy, Legal, and Security.
• Contribute to and follow up on internal and external audits regarding Third Party Risk Management.
• Prepare Third Party Vendor management-related reports/dashboards and report to senior management.
• Ensure the TPRM/outsourcing inventory of all third-party/outsourcing agreements and key supporting documentation of the TPRM/outsourcing process (e.
., Risk Assessment, Business Plan, Due Diligence, BoM approvals) is managed and adequately in place.
• Plan and facilitate the completion of all Risk and Control Assessments (RCA) for TPMR Service Providers across the TPRM / Outsourcing Lifecycle; own the System of Governance control for the TPRM/Outsourcing Function.
• Manage the Quality Assurance process over third-party RCA, control documentation, and testing results; ensure adequate reporting.
• Contribute to the publication of the annual TPRM/Outsourcing Assurance Reports for AZ Technology senior management and its customers.
Your skills • 4-6 years of professional experience ideally in Third-Party Risk Management or outsourcing, Contact Management Vendor Management or Procurement.
Experience in different areas of risk management will also be considered.
operational risk, IT risk, project risk, outsourcing/vendor risk, business risk.
• University degree in Engineering, Legal, Business, Economics, or similar fields required.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Be able to adapt to change and to manage goals in hypothetic situations with unclear formal structure.
• Proactive initiative to perform research and find solutions/recommendations to issues or problems.
• Ability to develop and execute plans to deliver quality results on time.
• Team player with the ability to work individually and in virtual international teams, share information, and support colleagues; international experience is a plus.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, effective under pressure, and open to new learning opportunities.
• Strong communication and conflict management skills.
• Proven ability to work with multiple stakeholders across functional groups.
• Advanced skills in MS Office (especially Excel and Power Point); knowledge of ORGS/Open Pages, ServiceNow is a plus.
Your benefits.
• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl.
up to 25 days per year working from abroad • We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location) • From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.
About Allianz Technology Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group.
With more than employees located in 51 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.
We oversee the full digitalization spectrum - from one of the industry's largest IT infrastructure projects that includes data centers, networking and security, to application platforms that span from workplace services to digital interaction.
In short, we deliver full-scale, end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.
D&I statement Allianz Technology is proud to be an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity in the working environment.
We are interested in your strengths and experience.
We welcome all applications from all people regardless of gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity and cultural background, age, nationality, religion, disability, or philosophy of life.
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