About the Role
A leading global alternative investment platform is seeking a Third Party Risk Specialist to support and enhance its enterprise-wide vendor risk management program. This individual will play a key role in overseeing third-party risk processes across a complex, multi-strategy investment environment, partnering closely with teams across Compliance, Legal, Information Security, Procurement, and Operations. The firm offers exposure to a highly sophisticated institutional platform with investment strategies spanning public and private markets, quantitative investing, venture capital, and private equity.
Responsibilities
Perform third-party vendor security assessment activities including evaluation of vendor controls, practices, process enhancements, and independent audit service reports via a vendor risk system.
Communicates directly with third party vendors to obtain artifacts and answers to iCapital diligence questions (DDQs).
Recommend mitigating and compensating controls for vendor security programs.
Communicate and track remediation plans with third-party vendors, business and technology partners.
Escalate outstanding risk items to management.
Maintain and present metrics on the vendor risk program to management.
Assist the Assurance team with client DDQs as vendor risk and client assurance are related programs.
Requirements
- 5 years experience in a technology role with 2-3 years in a vendor risk role
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, technology or an information security-related field
- Experience with Upguard or other vendor GRC tools is a plus
- Experience with RiskRecon or other security risk measurements tools is a plus
- Understanding of ISO-27001 or NIST 800 based security program standards
- Knowledge of relevant legal requirements, regulatory requirements, and privacy laws
- Knowledge of security risks pertaining to cloud (i.e. IaaS, SaaS, AaaS)
- Quick learner with desire to continuously learn
- Excellent communication skills including strong English writing skills
- Detail oriented, ensuring that all requirements are met and documented
About the Company
Innovating at the intersection of technology and investment opportunity, iCapital streamlines the integration of alternative investment strategies into client portfolios. For asset managers seeking to capture private wealth assets and advisors looking to diversify through private market investing, iCapital provides the means to grow and scale efficiently.
At the forefront of the digital transformation in alternative investing, iCapital’s secure platform delivers a complete portfolio of management capabilities for education, transactions, data flows, analytics, and client support throughout the investment lifecycle. With $880 billion of global volume activity on platform, inclusive of $220 billion in global alternative assets, the iCapital operating system automates and streamlines the complex process of private market investing and seamlessly integrates with clients’ existing infrastructure platform and tools.
iCapital employs more than 1,750 people globally and has 16 offices worldwide, including New York, Greenwich, Zurich, Lisbon, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, and Toronto. iCapital has consistently been recognized for its outstanding innovation, fintech industry leadership, and performance, including CNBC World Top Fintech Companies for 2024, and Forbes Fintech 50 for seven consecutive years since 2018.