Head of Third-Party Risk Management

• 20 October 2026
• 100%
• Indefinite term
• Lugano

EFG International is looking for an expert in third-party risk management. Join a dynamic and stimulating environment.

Tasks ##

• Lead the implementation of the third-party risk management framework.
• Ensure the uniform application of TPRM policies across the group.
• Maintain supervision of the third-party portfolio to identify critical risks.

Skills ##

• Degree in finance, risk management or related discipline required.
• Strong risk management and governance skills.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills.

General information

Department: Group Risk - Third-party risk management and outsourcing
Work percentage: 100%
Location: Zurich or Geneva

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Our company

EFG International is a global private banking group, offering private banking and asset management services. We serve clients in more than 40 locations around the world. EFG International offers a stimulating and dynamic work environment and strives to be an employer of choice. EFG is committed to providing an equitable and inclusive work environment based on the principle of mutual respect. Joining our team means living in a supportive environment, where your contributions are valued and recognized. We firmly believe that the diversity of our teams gives us a competitive advantage by fostering better decision-making and greater innovation.

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Our purpose and mission

Empowering entrepreneurial minds to create value - today and for the future. We are a private bank, offering personalized solutions on a global scale to private and institutional clients. Our sustainable success relies on our talent and on how we collaborate with our clients and our communities to create sustainable value.

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Job description

We are looking for an experienced professional in third-party risk management (TPRM) to join our Group TPRM and Outsourcing function. In this senior role, you will be responsible for overseeing and driving the effective implementation, execution, and continuous improvement of EFG's third-party risk management framework across all relevant business divisions, legal entities, and geographic areas.

Reporting to the TPRM and Outsourcing Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership over the TPRM portfolio (including intra-group agreements) and lifecycle, ensuring the consistent application of policies, standards, governance requirements, and risk management practices across the group. You will have specific responsibility for the governance of TPRM tools and systems, centralized tracking of issues and actions, portfolio oversight, as well as monitoring the effectiveness of controls and remediation activities.

Acting as a key interface between the TPRM Group, business and control functions, technology, procurement, operational risk, compliance, information security, and other relevant stakeholders, you will ensure that third-party risks are correctly identified, assessed, monitored, escalated, and managed throughout the third-party lifecycle, in accordance with the Group's risk appetite, regulatory obligations, and strategic objectives.

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Main responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Group's TPRM framework across the entire third-party lifecycle, from initial risk classification and due diligence to onboarding, continuous monitoring, periodic reassessment, and termination.
• Ensure the consistent application of TPRM policies, standards, methodologies, procedures, and minimum control requirements across the group through key business divisions, legal entities, and geographic areas, including intra-group agreements.
• Maintain group-wide supervision of the third-party portfolio, providing clear visibility of critical and material third parties in outsourcing and ICT, inherent and residual risk exposures, as well as key risk concentrations.
• Design, develop, and maintain management information, dashboards, KPIs, and KRIs enabling effective monitoring of portfolio health, lifecycle compliance, remediation progress, and control effectiveness for management and risk committees.
• Establish and oversee a robust centralized process for the recording, tracking, and closure of TPRM-related issues, findings, control deficiencies, and remediation actions arising from risk assessments, control testing, audits, regulatory reviews, and incidents.
• Ensure the functional governance of the Group's TPRM tools and support systems, including configuration, workflows, risk assessment methodologies, approval authorities, access controls, data standards, and reporting capabilities, in close collaboration with IT and data management.
• Coordinate responses to internal audits, external audits, regulatory reviews, and other independent assurance activities related to TPRM, ensuring quality and timely submissions as well as a clear demonstration of the framework's effectiveness and auditability.
• Act as a senior coordination point between TPRM and Outsourcing and key stakeholders such as Procurement, Operational Risk, Compliance, Information Security, Technology, Legal, Business Continuity, and regional/local TPRM teams to promote the implementat