Project Manager - #2088014

About Albany Beck

Albany Beck is a management consultancy focused on providing specialist talent and transformative solutions to financial services clients. We combine subject matter expertise with innovative delivery models to help clients scale efficiently, while offering meaningful, long-term career opportunities to our people.

At Albany Beck, you’ll be joining an organisation that is passionate about your learning journey and committed to your professional and personal development.

Role Overview

Albany Beck is partnering with a leading financial services organisation to hire a Senior Business Analyst / Project Manager to support a strategic Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) transformation programme.

This role will play a key part in enhancing and maturing the organisation’s TPRM operating model, governance framework, and supporting processes. The successful candidate will work across Risk, Procurement, Compliance, Legal, Technology, and Business teams to drive process improvements, manage delivery activities, and ensure the organisation’s third-party risk capabilities meet evolving regulatory and business requirements.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced change professional who combines strong business analysis skills with project delivery expertise and has experience operating within complex financial services environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead business analysis and project delivery activities across TPRM initiatives
• Assess current-state third-party risk management processes and identify opportunities for enhancement and optimisation
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to gather, analyse, and document business requirements
• Define and document target-state processes, controls, and operating model improvements
• Manage project plans, timelines, risks, issues, and dependencies to ensure successful delivery
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including Risk, Procurement, Legal, Compliance, and Technology stakeholders
• Support the implementation of process, policy, and governance enhancements across the third-party lifecycle
• Drive stakeholder engagement and ensure alignment across business and technology teams
• Develop business cases, status reports, and project governance materials for senior management
• Support regulatory, audit, and compliance-related activities relating to third-party risk management
• Track delivery progress and ensure project outcomes are achieved within agreed timelines
• Contribute to broader risk transformation and operational resilience initiatives where required

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong business analysis and project management experience within financial services
• Experience delivering risk, governance, regulatory, or operational change initiatives
• Demonstrable experience working with Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), supplier risk, vendor management, or outsourcing frameworks
• Strong process mapping, requirements gathering, and documentation skills
• Experience managing senior stakeholders across multiple business functions
• Excellent workshop facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Strong understanding of project governance, RAID management, and delivery methodologies
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 tools, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio

Preferred Experience

• Experience supporting TPRM transformation, remediation, or maturity uplift programmes
• Knowledge of financial services regulatory expectations relating to third-party risk and outsourcing
• Experience with operational resilience, risk management, or non-financial risk frameworks
• Familiarity with third-party risk management platforms and workflow tools
• Experience working across both business and technology teams
• Knowledge of supplier onboarding, due diligence, risk assessment, and ongoing monitoring processes
• Experience operating within large-scale change or transformation programmes
• Professional certifications such as BCS Business Analysis, PRINCE2, Agile, PMP, or equivalent are advantageous