Snr Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) Consultant

Our Company
Changing the world through digital experiences is what Adobe’s all about. We give everyone—from emerging artists to global brands—everything they need to design and deliver exceptional digital experiences! We’re passionate about empowering people to create beautiful and powerful images, videos, and apps, and transform how companies interact with customers across every screen. 
We’re on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Opportunity
Adobe’s Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) team is looking for a Senior Risk Consultant to drive initiatives around TPRM with regard to Adobe's global vendor base. The role will partner closely with team members across cross-functional risk verticals and source-to-pay teams. The role will be responsible for delivering projects directly aligned with Adobe’s strategic TPRM objectives while ensuring that risk processes perform at scale and rapidly adapt to an evolving risk landscape at the company. The position will be instrumental in redefining the way risk is handled across the company’s global supply base & beyond.

What you'll Do
Support and drive big bet initiatives, including risk monitoring & oversight, risk acceptance & acceptance treatment plans, Coordinate strategy on TPRM tooling, including integration of procurement,  IRM and GRC tools for implementation support.
Provide TPRM SME support to procurement projects
Work closely with leadership and become a part of a diverse team, to support the management of Adobe’s Third-Party Risk Management program.
Deploy multi-functional risk data management and operational improvement initiatives.
Using a risk-based sampling approach, perform an evidence-based review of vendor responses to validate the completeness and accuracy of vendor risk questionnaires.
Deploy process controls to continuously supervise and mitigate process or data gaps.
Partner with many cross functional teams across the globe within Legal, finance and operations.
Ensure timely completion mitigation activities by vendors and business owners.
Perform ad-hoc project-based work, including reporting and analyses as the need arises.

What you need to succeed

Business Insight and Analysis:
Strong familiarity with TPRM and governance concepts
Insights into TPRM industry standard methodologies to augment functional operating models
Ability to serve as a change agent for the TPRM function across the organization
Ability to analyze large datasets and uncover insights that lead to process improvements
Ability to prioritize and structure business optimization projects

Problem Solving Skills:

Demonstrate ‘critical thinking’: i.e to analyze complex deal issues, make decisions and problem solve without requiring ongoing direction setting.
Passionate about rapid value creation through quick wins and long-term balanced value creation.
A strong change manager with the tenacity to follow through to closure

Communication Skills:
Being a good communicator is crucial to the role as we look to paint exciting visuals for overall project designs and operating models to influence partners and leadership.

Experience Level:
3-5 years of dynamic experience in risk based roles with a focus on third-party risk.
Strong understanding of the TPRM lifecycle
Experience conducting compliance or risk assessments, including ongoing monitoring of risk mitigation plans
Experience evaluating various certification and attestation reports (e.g.: SOC2)
In-depth understanding of risk principles, concepts, and standard processes, including risk assessment methodologies and reporting processes
Experience working with GRC tools & technologies
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent a must
Proficient in MS Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, Teams (preferred))
Preferred but not essential – Experience with ETL/data-prep tools like Alteryx, SnapLogic, etc.

At Adobe, for sales roles starting salaries are expressed as total target compensation (TTC = base + commission), and short-term incentives are in the form of sales commission plans.  Non-sales roles starting salaries are expressed as base salary and short-term incentives are in the form of the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP).

In addition, certain roles may be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of a new hire equity award.

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California:

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Massachusetts:

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