Job Title: Mid-Level Third-Party / Vendor Risk Analyst
Location: McLean, VA
Employment Type: W2 Contract
Duration: 1 month
About the Opportunity:
ZipStaff is hiring a Mid-Level Third-Party / Vendor Risk Analyst for our client, a leading U.S. housing finance institution. You will help reduce enterprise third-party risk by analyzing governance requirements, monitoring third-party risk domains, and turning enterprise data into clear reporting for stakeholders and leadership. The interview process is two 30-minute virtual video rounds.
What You'll Do:
- Analyze governance requirements independently to propose solutions and identify impacts, risks and issues.
- Establish and maintain strong functional relationships with enterprise partners and stakeholders.
- Analyze enterprise data to extract relevant information and summarize results.
- Aggregate enterprise data for periodic, ad hoc and metric reporting, and support validation of quarterly dashboard materials.
- Monitor changes in third-party risk domains and associated residual risk.
- Review enterprise third-party performance assessments.
- Support enterprise watchlist processes and data aggregation.
- Advocate for improving existing processes with intellectual curiosity and tenacity.
Required Qualifications:
- 2-4 years of third-party risk management experience.
- Hands-on experience with enterprise risk, risk assessments and stakeholder management.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (XLOOKUP/IF formulas, pivot tables, graphs), plus Tableau, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Word and Adobe.
- Experience creating PowerPoint presentations.
- Experience with OneTrust or a similar platform.
- Strong organization, multitasking and critical thinking, with a sense of urgency and eagerness to learn.
Additional Skills:
- Ability to take initiative, prioritize projects and multitask effectively.
- Capable of identifying and resolving problems independently.
- Data analysis, data aggregation and interpretation to surface clear storylines; interest in AI adoption.
- Concise, persuasive business writing for a leadership audience.
- Strong verbal and written communication and a collaborative team approach.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance.
- Dental Insurance.
- Vision Insurance.
- 401(k) + 401(k) matching.
- Paid time off.
- Referral Program.
About ZipStaff:
ZipStaff connects skilled technology professionals with leading organizations across the United States, matching top talent with impactful contract and full-time opportunities.
To apply, submit your resume through this posting. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a ZipStaff recruiter.