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Job Summary
The Risk Management Senior Manager for Procurement develops strategy for risk mitigation related to suppliers, internal partners/vendors, global procedures and REIT exposures.  The role will ensure technology systems are designed and developed to automate risk processes.  The leader will have close interactions with business stakeholders and our legal team on contract provisions and adherence to policies.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Procurement Global Risk Governance Process and Systems 

• Defines and executes a three line of defense (3LOD) strategy; responsible for overall domain strategy

• Defines program KPI’s and KRI’s and ensures team performance

• Manages a matrix team of Risk Domain Owners (RDO) across Equinix

• Responsible for overall process and controls design within our TPRM Supplier System of Record (SoR), Equinix’s “Know Your Supplier” program

• Ensures high quality team outcomes when reviewed & challenged by Second Line of Defense (SLOD) and Third Line of Defense (TLOD)

• Key interface with SLOD Risk Domain Owners (RDO’s), Procurement and BU Management and Third Parties

• Serves as the Risk Domain Owner (Security, Env Health and Safety, Anti Bribery and Corruption) for supplier Commercial Risk (Financial, Reputational, Legal, Regulatory)

• Drives process and controls efforts, against company policies, for First Line of Defense (FLOD) and Second Line of Defense (SLOD) TPRM specific

• Investigates and acts on the deactivation of a supplier for risk related purposes

• Serve as escalation point for incidents and other significant issues involving Third Parties under management

• Presents to relevant Risk/Sr. Management Committees as needed

• Chairs the Know Your Supplier Executive Steering Committee

• Drives the TPRM management process across Equinix, ensures timely and accurate updating of Procurement Risk Registers across all risk domains and TPRM management process across Equinix

• Maintains current working knowledge of Regulatory Guidance

• Ensures employees maintain required training requirements

Qualifications

• 10+ years Third Party Risk Management experience.

• Bachelor's degree in business, risk management or related field

• Analytical mindset, able to manage risks both at the micro and macro levels

• Ability to identify issues and work them to closure, including remediation and escalation where appropriate

• Strong communication skills and ability to create effective executive presentations

• Discretion and diplomacy when dealing with sensitive issues

• Organizational skill and ability to prioritize

• Build and maintain relationships at director and above levels

• Extensive program management experience within process driven environments

• Experience working across a diverse set of stakeholders with positive results

• Proven years Third Party Risk Management experience

• Experience managing complex and dynamic Third-Party relationships

• Third Party Risk Management Certification (CTPRP, CTPRA or similar)

• Experience with Security Incident Management

• Procurement experience

• Managing complex relationships

• Proven years project management or Lean Six Sigma White/Green/Blackbelt

• Experience with MS Office, Prevalent and Teams

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.