Manager,ThirdPartyRiskManagement

## **ROLE SUMMARY** Our Global Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) team provides comprehensive blueprints for cybersecurity excellence by embedding governance, risk management, and compliance into every layer. The team is responsible for ensuring risk-based decision-making is used and that security, privacy, and regulatory compliance is integrated seamlessly with Pfizer’s organization. We are seeking a Manager, Third Party Risk Management, who provides direction for how the organization evaluates and oversees its external vendors. This role maintains the framework that guides third party risk decisions, ensures vendor relationships follow organizational requirements, and supports consistent oversight across all engagements. It keeps the organization focused on understanding vendor risks, applying a structured approach to assessments, and maintaining reliable documentation that supports continuity and compliance. ## **ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES** * Define and maintain third‑party risk management policies and procedures that outline how vendors are assessed, classified, and monitored. * Oversee the execution of the TPRM program. * Review inherent risk evaluations and due‑diligence assessments to confirm that relevant security, privacy, compliance, and operational risks are properly identified and documented. * Review high‑risk assessments, ensuring findings are well‑articulated, evidence‑based, and aligned with internal standards. * Lead governance for risk treatment decisions, including remediation plans, compensating controls, and formal risk acceptances/exceptions. * Ensure vendor records, assessments, contracts, and risk findings are accurate, complete, and maintained in accordance with TPRM expectations and regulatory requirements. * Coordinate communication with vendors to request clarifications, gather required evidence, and follow up on remediation activities. Prepare clear, concise reporting for leadership that summarizes third‑party risk posture, program perfo