A leading CBI-regulated financial services organisation is hiring a Senior Manager to take ownership of its Critical Supplier & Outsourcing framework.
This is a high-impact senior role at the heart of Third-Party Risk, Outsourcing, Operational Resilience and Regulatory Compliance.
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
- Employment: Full-Time, Permanent
- Working Model: Office-based during training, hybrid thereafter
- Package: Excellent salary, bonus and benefits
- Reporting to: Head of Strategy & Governance, Operations & IT
The Opportunity
You will lead the continued development of the organisation's critical supplier and outsourcing framework, partnering with senior stakeholders across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Procurement.
This is a role with visibility, ownership and influence — ideal for someone who can combine regulatory expertise with practical third-party risk management.
Key Responsibilities
Outsourcing Framework
- Own and enhance the end-to-end critical supplier and outsourcing framework.
- Maintain the Register of Outsourced Functions and Critical/Important Functions (CIFs).
- Lead supplier governance from due diligence and onboarding through monitoring and exit.
- Ensure critical supplier contracts meet regulatory, SLA, audit, sub-outsourcing, data protection and business continuity requirements.
Regulatory & CBI
- Act as a subject matter expert on the CBI Cross Industry Guidance on Outsourcing and operational resilience expectations.
- Ensure outsourcing arrangements meet Irish and EU regulatory requirements.
- Manage regulatory submissions, notifications and supporting documentation.
- Support CBI inspections, internal audits and thematic reviews.
- Monitor regulatory developments and translate them into practical business requirements.
Third-Party Risk
- Lead risk-based due diligence across critical and important suppliers.
- Assess financial, operational resilience, cyber, information security and concentration risks.
- Develop and maintain supplier risk-tiering methodologies.
- Monitor supplier performance against SLAs, KPIs and risk indicators.
- Oversee supplier incidents, disruptions and failure events.
- Assess sub-outsourcing and supply-chain concentration risk.
Governance & Stakeholders
- Prepare Board and Committee reporting on outsourcing and supplier risk.
- Provide expert challenge through outsourcing governance forums.
- Advise business units on new and renewing outsourcing arrangements.
- Build strong relationships across Operations, Technology, Risk, Compliance, Legal and Procurement.
- Drive delivery and framework improvements without direct line authority.
What We're Looking For
Essential
- 6+ years' experience in outsourcing, third-party risk, operational risk, supplier risk or a related financial services function.
- Hands-on experience managing or enhancing a critical supplier or outsourcing framework in a regulated environment.
- Strong knowledge of the CBI Cross Industry Guidance on Outsourcing.
- Good understanding of outsourcing, third-party risk and operational resilience requirements.
- Experience overseeing ICT and cloud service providers in a regulated environment.
- Strong supplier due diligence, risk assessment and governance experience.
- Excellent regulatory documentation and Board-level reporting capability.
- Strong senior stakeholder management and programme delivery skills.
Desirable
- Experience with DORA and ICT third-party risk management.
- Irish financial services experience across banking, insurance, MiFID or payments.
- Corporate banking, asset management or fund administration experience will also be considered.
- Knowledge of EBA Outsourcing Guidelines and ESMA requirements.
- CBI supervisory, thematic review or regulatory inspection experience.
- Experience with concentration risk assessment.
- Exposure to third-party risk or operational resilience platforms.
- Relevant qualifications such as IRM, QFA, CFA, CTPRP or CTPRA.
Package & Working Arrangements
- Excellent salary
- Competitive bonus
- Excellent benefits package
- Dublin-based
- Office-based during training
- Hybrid working thereafter
- Full-Time, Permanent
- High-visibility senior leadership role
Interested?
If you're an experienced Third-Party Risk, Outsourcing, Supplier Risk or Operational Resilience professional looking for a senior opportunity with real ownership and visibility, we'd like to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion about the role, contact Richard Minchin at the Lex Consultancy team.
All enquiries will be treated in the strictest confidence.