Third Party Risk Specialist

Unum • Portland, ME

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About The Position

This is an entry-level role supporting the operational execution of Unum’s vendor risk lifecycle. This position plays a critical role in onboarding, monitoring, and offboarding third parties by ensuring required due diligence, documentation, and risk data are accurate, complete, and timely. The Specialist serves as a first-line operational contact for business stakeholders, Risk SMEs, and third parties, managing a high volume of inquiries and ServiceNow requests while maintaining vendor inventory integrity and risk reporting. This role is highly process-driven and data-focused, with independent ownership of reporting, inventory management, and follow-up activities. This is an excellent entry point into risk, compliance, or governance for someone seeking a structured but dynamic role that blends operational execution, analytics, and stakeholder communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 0–2 years of experience in compliance, auditing, risk operations, reporting, or related analytical work
• Strong Excel and data management skills
• High attention to detail and organizational discipline
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and high-volume inquiries with urgency
• Strong written communication skills (email-heavy environment)
• Comfort working in structured, policy-driven environments
• Exposure to regulatory compliance, governance, or vendor management
• Experience with ServiceNow or workflow systems
• Familiarity with operational excellence tools (Lean/Six Sigma)
• Experience working cross-functionally with business stakeholder

Responsibilities

• Maintain and manage the comprehensive third-party inventory, ensuring data accuracy and completeness
• Monitor and respond to high-volume TPRM mailbox and ServiceNow requests
• Coordinate vendor onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and offboarding activities
• Determine required due diligence activities based on established risk criteria
• Track assessment completion and follow up with stakeholders and third parties as needed
• Maintain and update risk portal tasks and documentation
• Create, maintain, and present TPRM metrics and reporting to Risk Consultants and leadership
• Track unmitigated risks and support remediation coordination
• Support audit documentation and exit strategy planning
• Collaborate closely with Risk Consultants, Compliance, IT Risk, Operational Risk, and Strategic Sourcing
• Identify process improvement opportunities to enhance review efficiency
• Support the evolution of TPRM policies, procedures, and reporting tools

Benefits

• Award-winning culture
• Inclusion and diversity as a priority
• Performance Based Incentive Plans
• Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability
• Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!)
• Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution
• Mental health support
• Career advancement opportunities
• Student loan repayment options
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work environments

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level