Design Lead – Third Party Risk Management (TPRM)
Contract | Hybrid | London
We are seeking an experienced Design Lead – Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) to support a major Policy & Procedures workstream within a global financial services environment.
This is a high-impact contract opportunity for a senior professional with deep expertise in TPRM frameworks, policy and procedure design, operating model enhancement, and regulatory change delivery.
Working across business, risk, operations, and technology teams, you will lead the design and implementation approach for TPRM process and control enhancements, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and enterprise governance standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate end-to-end design activities across the Policy & Procedures workstream.
- Provide subject matter expertise across Third Party Risk Management frameworks, controls, and governance.
- Drive the design and enhancement of TPRM policies, standards, procedures, and operating models.
- Develop and document business requirements supporting technology, operational, and process implementation.
- Partner with Technology, Operations, Risk, and Product teams to deliver scalable and effective solutions.
- Ensure all process and control designs align with regulatory obligations, industry standards, and governance expectations.
- Facilitate workshops, stakeholder discussions, and cross-functional decision-making forums.
- Review and challenge existing processes and controls to identify gaps, remediation actions, and improvement opportunities.
- Support the development of target-state process flows, governance models, and control frameworks.
- Produce high-quality design documentation, governance materials, and executive-level presentations.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong expertise in:
- Third Party Risk Management (TPRM)
- Risk governance and control frameworks
- Policy and procedure design
- Process and operating model design
- Proven experience delivering TPRM transformation and design initiatives within global financial services organisations.
- Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and industry standards, including:
- BCBS guidance
- PRA SS2/21
- HKMA SA-2
- Operational Resilience and Third Party Risk regulatory expectations
- Experience developing business requirements for technology and operational implementations.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across business and technology functions.
- Experience facilitating workshops and driving cross-functional collaboration.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
Highly Advantageous
- Experience supporting large-scale regulatory remediation or transformation programmes.
- Background within banking or highly regulated financial services environments.
- Familiarity with Operational Resilience, supplier resilience, and governance uplift initiatives.
- Experience operating within global, matrix-managed organisations.
Personal Attributes
- Strategic thinker with a strong delivery focus.
- Collaborative and solutions-oriented.
- Strong leadership presence and facilitation skills.
- Comfortable navigating complexity and ambiguity.
- Able to translate complex regulatory and operational requirements into practical, implementable solutions.
If you have strong TPRM design experience within financial services and are looking for your next London-based contract opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.