Join a premier global financial institution as a Third Party Risk & Vendor Governance Manager, taking a key role in strengthening third-party risk management, outsourcing governance, and regulatory compliance across its Japan operations.
As the regional subject matter expert, you will oversee the end-to-end Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) lifecycle, covering vendor onboarding, due diligence, ongoing monitoring, issue escalation, and offboarding. You will also play an important role in regulatory engagements and examinations related to outsourcing and third-party risk in Japan.
Working closely with Legal, Compliance, Operational Risk, business teams, and global stakeholders, this position offers significant visibility and ownership within an international financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary Japan specialist for the Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) framework across Japan-based legal entities.
- Manage the complete vendor lifecycle, including onboarding, due diligence, risk assessment, ongoing monitoring, issue escalation, and offboarding.
- Lead and support regulatory engagements, supervisory examinations, and internal audits relating to outsourcing, vendor governance, and third-party risk in Japan.
- Partner with business units, Legal, Compliance, and Operational Risk teams to ensure third-party arrangements meet local regulatory and governance requirements.
- Maintain accurate third-party and vendor inventories while producing regional risk reporting and governance documentation.
- Represent the function in local governance forums and communicate key third-party risks, issues, and remediation activities to relevant stakeholders.
- Support regional training initiatives to strengthen awareness of TPRM policies, regulatory requirements, and vendor risk controls.
- Drive effective governance and continuous improvement across third-party risk processes in alignment with local and global standards.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Experience:
- Strong professional experience in Third Party Risk Management (TPRM), Vendor Governance, Outsourcing Risk, Operational Risk, or related risk and compliance functions.
- Experience within a global financial services institution, Big 4 consulting firm, or professional services environment.
- Deep understanding of the end-to-end third-party risk lifecycle, including onboarding, due diligence, monitoring, escalation, and offboarding.
- Strong knowledge of Japanese regulatory expectations, outsourcing requirements, and third-party governance frameworks.
- Direct experience supporting or leading regulatory engagements and examinations in Japan.
- Experience working across Legal, Compliance, Operational Risk, business, and governance functions.
- Ability to operate independently as a local subject matter expert within an international organization.
Soft Skills:
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to work effectively across business, risk, compliance, and global teams.
- Strong organizational capabilities with the ability to manage multiple governance and regulatory priorities.
- Ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement, and take ownership as a local subject matter expert.
- Strong communication skills for engaging with regulators, senior stakeholders, auditors, and international colleagues.
- Detail-oriented and risk-focused approach with a commitment to maintaining high governance and compliance standards.
Language Requirements:
- Japanese: Native or Fluent level, including professional written and verbal communication.
- English: Fluent level for effective collaboration with regional and global teams.
Preferred Skills & Qualifications
- Experience in Third Party Risk Management or Vendor Governance within a global financial institution.
- Previous experience within Big 4 advisory or another professional services organization.
- Direct experience managing Japanese regulatory examinations or supervisory engagements.
- Strong knowledge of outsourcing governance and regulatory expectations applicable to financial institutions in Japan.
- Experience producing third-party risk reporting and presenting issues within governance committees or forums.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
About the Company
Our client is a distinguished global financial services institution delivering sophisticated corporate, institutional, and investment solutions across international markets.
Operating within a highly regulated global environment, the organization places significant emphasis on operational risk, regulatory compliance, third-party governance, and robust internal controls.
This position provides the opportunity to combine local Japanese regulatory expertise with global risk management standards while working alongside experienced professionals across business, Legal, Compliance, and Operational Risk functions.
Why You'll Love Working Here
- Take ownership of a high-visibility Third Party Risk and Vendor Governance function in Japan.
- Become a key local subject matter expert for TPRM, outsourcing risk, and regulatory governance.
- Work directly with Japanese regulatory requirements while collaborating with regional and global stakeholders.
- Gain broad exposure across Operational Risk, Compliance, Legal, governance, and business functions.
- Lead regulatory engagements and contribute directly to strengthening the firm's risk and control environment.
- Build deeper expertise in sophisticated third-party risk and governance frameworks within a global financial institution.
- Develop a strong platform for progression into broader risk leadership or business-facing governance roles.
- Benefit from excellent workplace flexibility within a supportive and globally connected culture.
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