Group Leader, Vendor Risk Management – Denver, Colorado/United States

Do you want to be an integral part in the management risk and a company’s strategic goals? How about unleashing your skills in a global FinTech that is committed to moving money for better? Join Western Union as Group Leader, Vendor Risk Management.

Motivated by our values: purpose driven, globally minded, and trustworthy & respectful

We’re a FinTech that’s using insight from customers and colleagues worldwide to improve financial services for families, small businesses, multinational corporations, and non-profit organizations. We’re a team of over 10,000 people spanning 200 countries and territories. We believe when money moves, better things happen.

Relentless pursuit of better

You'll report to the Head of Enterprise Risk Management and be responsible for leading the development, implementation, ongoing improvement, and coordination of a vendor risk management program. You'll oversee a team of five and lead the efforts in researching and implementing best-in-class vendor risk management practices, tools, and methodologies to improve the understanding and communication of risk. You'll be tasked to develop and train a Business Unit Liaison network to provide visibility and oversight of critical vendors and projects. You'll take ownership of partnerships and relationships with various business units and report on potential vendor risks and opportunities. You'll work with the business to develop and enhance vendor risk mitigation plans and create and provide regular reporting & readouts for risk or senior management committee and board meetings.

For such a critical role, you will need to have a healthy number of years of relevant experience, either in enterprise risk, operational risk, risk control, audit, or similar discipline. This experience will need to be within the financial services industry and has given you exposure in interacting with leaders of all levels, including C-suite. You will need to be a university graduate or equivalent from a related discipline, and a further professional qualification or master's degree would be advantageous. A comprehensive understanding of operations, governance, vendor risk management is a must. You will need to have experience in developing and implementing effective risk assessment and governance programs and have the ability to assess and articulate risk to multiple business functions. Having prior experience working with teams across various locations and the ability to influence leaders to understand risk is essential. Previous experience of agile working methodologies is also desirable.

Join us, and let’s connect the world

Western Union is transforming its business and shaping the financial services sector by driving quality, convenience, and customer service to new levels of excellence. It’s an exciting time for our organization, as the largest cross-border money transfer operator, trusted by millions of consumers around the world. If you’re ready to unleash your potential to help drive change through bottom-up innovation, apply now.

We’re a company on the move, and we want our people to grow and develop. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as a great salary and benefits package.

We are passionate about our diversity. Our commitment is to provide an inclusive culture that celebrates the unique backgrounds and perspectives of our global teams, while reflecting the communities we serve. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, political affiliation, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, or veteran (U.S.) status. The company will provide accommodation to applicants, including those with disabilities, during the recruitment process, in accordance with applicable laws.

Overall on-target earnings $195,000 - $250,000. This amount includes base salary $140,000 - $180,000 and both short-term (20% of base pay) and long-term (20% of base pay) incentives. The overall earnings represent the anticipated low and high end of the Western Union compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary and will be based on several factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. Further information will be provided on the short- and long-term incentive programs which are determined on both individual and company performance. Other rewards and benefits include health insurance, accident and life insurance, unlimited time off policy and access to the best in class learning and development platforms, to name just a few! Our Recruiter will provide further information on Western Union benefits.

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