Vendor Risk Management - Assistant Manager

About KPMG in India

KPMG entities in India are professional services firm(s). These Indian member firms are affiliated with KPMG International Limited. KPMG was established in India in August 1993. Our professionals leverage the global network of firms, and are conversant with local laws, regulations, markets and competition. KPMG has offices across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Vadodara and Vijayawada.

KPMG entities in India offer services to national and international clients in India across sectors. We strive to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focused and technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct and facilitate for the Business Unit, to ensure all divisional suppliers with services in scope for Risk Management Vendor tool for Investment management such as Aladdin, Bloomberg, Reuters etc. are logged and updated in Firm risk assessment platforms.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in the design and implementation of tooling to support the Non-Financial Risk team and assist in the development of procedures and documentation
• Assist with the review of vendors for the divisions third-party preselection process and onboarding of services into Firm tooling.
• Oversee and enforce divisional compliance with Firm third-party requirements as Third-Party Single Point of Contact. This is inclusive of issue tracking and remedial efforts, providing feedback for ongoing improvement, and supporting other related initiatives.
• Assist in the implementation and coordination of divisional third-party strategy in conjunction with business including developing procedures and processes.
• Assist with providing Program training provided to new Service Owners and the change control process for changes to third-party program processes/procedures, systems and reporting or IM data.
• Coordinate with the Firm Due Diligence Groups and Control Groups to confirm that appropriate due diligence, risk assessments and any corresponding remedial actions are complete.
• Develop and provide reporting to provide visibility into status of active Third-Party Services as well of services undergoing onboarding or termination.
• Assist with coordination of significant Third Party-related incidents as required.
• Partner with our broader NFR team to align on stakeholder communication, resolve conflicts and manage risk, issue, and dependency escalations.

Required Skills & Competencies

• 35 years' experience in business, risk management, data governance, or data quality within financial services
• Strong understanding of investment products DATA across Equities, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset, Alternatives, and Private Markets.
• Bachelors degree or higher in Business, Data, Technology, or related fields
• Strong analytical skills; solid knowledge of data flows, lineage, controls, and data quality frameworks
• Skilled in Excel for data analysis; Power BI or similar tools preferred
• Experience designing and monitoring metrics, dashboards, and scorecards for data quality/risk
• Third-party supplier management or related risk experience is a plus
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities and risks
• Curious, focused on root cause analysis and continuous improvement; constructively question assumptions and supports effective collaboration.
• Exercises sound judgment in identifying, escalating, and resolving risks/issues promptly
• Project management skills and proficiency in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) advantageous

Education

• PGDM -Finance/ MBA /FRM /CFA
• B Com, BAF

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