Sr Consultant, Third Party Risk Management

If you’re passionate about innovation and love working in an environment where you can constantly improve and adopt new technologies to drive business results, then Nationwide’s Information Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide®, “on your side” goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we’re looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

We’re hiring a Senior Consultant, Third Party Risk Management in Columbus, OH (hybrid, 2 days in office).

In this role, you’ll take the lead in shaping supplier risk strategies, building governance frameworks, and strengthening compliance across the enterprise. You’ll partner with sourcing, business units, and risk leaders to evaluate third-party risk, influence key decisions, and drive initiatives that protect and grow the business.

If you bring deep experience in third-party risk management and the ability to lead cross-functional efforts, we’d love to connect.

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Job Description Summary

Implements and administers the enterprise's supplier risk management program and processes. Provides ongoing consultation involving high complexity projects in the areas of risk management, risk modeling, analysis, insights, and reporting. Serve as advisor/partner to the Procurement teams and the business to enable risk mitigation strategies. Serves as a subject matter expert for Enterprise Supplier Risk Management (ESRM) Policy, associated processes and related initiatives.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Supports the development, implementation, and administration of the ESRM program and governance processes, including procedures, analysis, and coordinating supplier risk efforts with internal partners.

• Monitors and reports on supplier risks at the supplier, risk type, and aggregate levels.

• Supports the implementation and maintenance of supplier risk information and reporting, including defining standard supplier risk metrics/measures, trend analysis, and developing reporting and analysis standards and requirements.

• Reviews and analyzes internal data in relation, and in comparison, to business strategies, market research, and other external benchmarking to provide strategic insight, consideration of opportunities, and alignment of the supplier risk framework to the enterprise goals.

• Supports due diligence activities associated with identified supplier risk and tracks ongoing monitoring efforts in alignment with the framework.

• Supports implementation efforts including documentation, training, and communications. Reviews and recommends revisions to the framework with risk assurance partners and senior management input. Monitors framework is in use and effectively adopted.

• Assist efforts related to discovery and response to regulatory and external requests. Guide business unit partners in understanding and responding to risk audits and assessments.

May performs other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to Director, Supplier Risk & Control Services. Individual Contributor; serves in project lead capacity.

Typical Skills and Experiences: 

Education: Undergraduate degree with studies in finance, accounting, procurement, or supply chain management is preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Supplier risk management or risk assessment certifications is desirable.

Experience: Typically 10 or more years of business experience in risk assessment, risk assurance, or supplier risk management; or equivalent professional experience closely related.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Highly specialized knowledge of risk management or supply chain management. Strong analytical skills to resolve highly complex risk management problems. Excellent project management skills. Technical expertise to analyze and synthesize data for reporting purposes. Ability to execute activities associated with the implementation of risk management processes. Dynamic individual with demonstrated interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, including presentation and training skills. Ability to display confidence and establish credibility. Advanced project management, analytical, and business acumen skills. Process improvement mentality. Skills in mathematical, financial or statistical concepts to support various aspects of planning and analysis.

Other criteria, including leaders