Vendor Risk Management

Description

Acara Solutions is seeking a Vendor Risk Management Professional to work with our client headquartered in Boston, MA.

Job Type: 3-Month Contract, possibility to extend

Schedule: Part time, 20-25 hour/week

Location: Remote

The ideal candidate will be manager level and have experience with vendor onboarding and vendor risk management. They should be able to apply judgement to vendor attributes to understand vendor's inherent levels of risk and the steps to take to mitigate that risk based on a predefined framework.

- Support tickets submitted by stakeholders for new vendor onboarding requests. Ensure that each new vendor is assessed for criticality and risk, that appropriate reviewers are applied to support mitigation of risk, and that a complete risk assessment summary is drafted prior to onboarding the new vendor.

- Work with other reviewers/approvers within the new vendor onboarding approval flow to address questions, prioritize tickets, and ensure new vendors are onboarded in line with respective SLAs.

- Support other ad-hoc needs in the vendor onboarding, vendor risk management function.

Job Requirements

Required Skills / Qualifications:

Preferred Skills / Qualifications:

Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.