Vendor Risk Management Specialist

3 weeks ago


New York, New York, United States Bloomberg Full time

The pace of innovation at Bloomberg is relentless, and our teams are always pushing the boundaries of what's possible. As a Vendor Risk Manager, you'll be at the forefront of this innovation, working closely with our departments and subsidiaries to identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with third-party service providers.

We're looking for a seasoned professional with a strong background in Information Security, Operational Resilience, Technology Audit, and/or Risk Management. Your expertise will be instrumental in helping us navigate the complex landscape of vendor risk management, ensuring that our business operations remain secure, resilient, and compliant.

Your key responsibilities will include:

  • Liaising with business and technology teams to understand their use of vendor services and products, and assessing the inherent risks related to information security, privacy, resiliency, concentration, regulatory compliance, subcontracting, location/geography, and other areas.
  • Maintaining the vendor and vendor engagement inventory and risk profiles.
  • Conducting due diligence control assessments, continuously monitoring and reporting on vendor and vendor engagement risks, and coordinating risk mitigation activities with vendors and Bloomberg departments and subsidiaries.
  • Interpreting, training, and enforcing compliance with Bloomberg's Vendor Risk Management Policy, and cultivating and leveraging relationships with CISO, Legal, Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and other control functions to accomplish objectives.
  • Leading key VRM activities and demonstrating understanding of the top and material risks affecting Bloomberg, our supply chains, and our clients.
  • Acting as a subject matter expert on VRM matters, supporting Bloomberg departments for which you are responsible, and providing advisory support to Bloomberg departments on risk.
  • Providing and coordinating input to key compliance, legal, and regulatory initiatives, and demonstrating existing or developing targeted material to deliver actionable risk reporting to Bloomberg departments as needed.
  • Participating in select risk committees/working groups.

We're looking for someone with:

  • A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Business Management, or equivalent industry experience.
  • 7+ years of experience working in the field of Risk Assurance, Risk Management, Internal Audit, or other Compliance-related experience.
  • An understanding of Cloud Computing and how to assess cloud-related risks.
  • Familiarity with international regulations regarding third-party service providers.
  • Familiarity with Industry Frameworks (NIST 800 53, COBIT 5, ISO/IEC 27001/2, HITRUST, PCI DSS, CSA CAIQ and CCM, CIS CSC, NIST).
  • Familiarity with Data Privacy regulations and industry standards (e.g., GDPR, Schrems II, CCPA, HIPAA).
  • Familiarity with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the European Union Artificial Intelligence (EU AI) Act.
  • Familiarity with Vendor Risk Assessment Frameworks/Tools (e.g., SIG, VSAQ).
  • Technical knowledge in multiple risk domain areas such as application, architecture, system, and network security, identity/access management, etc.
  • Knowledge of current Information Security threats, trends, and mitigations.
  • Skilled in risk management, technical risk analysis, and making complex business/risk trade-off recommendations and decisions.
  • Understanding of the impact of financial, technology, and privacy regulations on Fintech products and services.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and influence others.
  • Senior-level written and verbal communication skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and collaboration skills.

We'd love to see:

  • An understanding of supplier agreements, contractual terms, and service level agreements.
  • Experience in developing and deploying operational performance metrics to measure IT security effectiveness and operational resilience.
  • Experience with Cloud-based IT architectures and security products.

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