Senior Third Party Risk Manager

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Risk Management - General

About Us

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there.

Who We Are

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life .

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them.

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms.

What We Do

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate , which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs.

Transamerica employs nearly 7 ,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide. * For more information, visit transamerica.com .

Job Description Summary
Responsible for working with the Functional Business Area (FBA) and key subject matter experts to manage the risk exposure from engaging third party service providers to deliver products and services to Transamerica, Aegon, and affiliates. This includes the identification, analysis, reporting, and control of risks that are posed by these relationships throughout the third party life cycle to ensure compliance with internal policies and controls, laws, and regulations. Support the development, deployment, and execution of the third party risk management framework.

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Ensure risk is being managed for assigned FBA portfolio throughout third party life cycle (planning, due diligence, contract, transition, on-going monitoring, and exit).

• Work closely with FBA senior managers and managers to ensure awareness and understanding of third party risk program requirements and associated risk within their portfolios.

• Develop partnerships with stakeholders across Transamerica, Aegon and affiliates. Share best practices to improve processes and gain efficiencies.

• Coordinate with FBA, third party provider and designated subject matter experts (SME) to develop and facilitate risk management strategy; execute third party control risk assessment to identify control weaknesses. Ensure remediation action plans are properly documented, and monitor action plans through resolution. Escalate to appropriate third party risk management as appropriate.

• Ensure required risk management activities and control weaknesses are remediated prior to contract execution with third party provider or appropriate risk acceptance is documented and approved by FBA senior management. Ensure appropriate systems are updated, remediation action plans to address control weaknesses are documents and approved by appropriate stakeholders.

• Act as a SME to educate the FBA on program requirements. Lead the development of performance management scorecards and monitor results, and other key risk management artifacts such as exit strategies.

• Keep up-to-date on industry best practices to support continuous process improvement.

• Provide training to FBA business owners of relationships.

• Provide portfolio and risk analysis to third party risk management. Monitor and report industry trends for emerging risks. Ensure systems/databases are updated with business intelligence required to manage, report, and mitigate risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or related field, or equivalent experience

• Five years of experience in third party risk management, operational risk, or compliance

• Thorough understanding in process management and control environments

• Strong analytical skills to support assessment of risk and appropriate course of action

• Written/oral communication skills to present information to FBA groups, SMEs, and third party service providers related to risks and courses of action.

• Organizational skills to prioritize risks and actions using a risk based approach

• Proficiency using MS Office

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Third Party Risk Professional or International Association Outsourcing Professionals

• Certified Regulatory Vendor Program Manager or other recognized industry certification

• Visio, MS Project, Tableau, MS Access

Working Conditions

• This is a hybrid position requiring three days (Tuesday-Thursday) in office per week in Denver.

• Relocation assistance will not be provided for this position

Compensation

The salary for this position generally ranges between  $85,000 - $100,000 annually .  Please note that the salary range is a good faith estimate for this position and actual starting pay is determined by several factors including  qualifications, experience, geography, work location designation (in-office, hybrid, remote) and operational needs. Salary may vary above and below the stated amounts, as permitted by applicable law.

Additionally, this position is typically eligible for an Annual Bonus of 12.5% based on the Company Bonus Plan/Individual Performance and is at the Company’s discretion.

Disclaimer

Beware of fake job offers!

We’ve been alerted to scammers impersonating Transamerica recruiters, particularly for remote positions. Please note:

• We will never request personal information such as ID or payment for equipment upfront.

• Official offers are sent via DocuSign following a verbal offer—not through text or email.

This job description is not a contract of employment nor for any specific job responsibilities. The Company may change, add to, remove, or revoke the terms of this job description at its discretion. Managers may assign other duties and responsibilities as needed. In the event an employee or applicant requests or requires an accommodation to perform job functions, the applicable HR Business Partner should be contacted to evaluate the accommodation request.

What We Offer

For eligible employees, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both the personal and financial well-being of our employees.

Compensation Benefits

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Competitive Pay

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Bonus for Eligible Employees

Benefits Package

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Pension Plan

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401k Match

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Tuition Reimbursement

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Disability Insurance

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Medical Insurance

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Dental Insurance

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Vision Insurance

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Employee Discounts

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Career Training & Development Opportunities

Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits

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Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service