Manager Third Party Risk

Airwallex

As a Manager, Third Party Risk based in Amsterdam, you will play a mission-critical role in overseeing the end-to-end lifecycle of third-party risk management (TPRM) across Airwallex. You will hold primary accountability for ensuring compliance with DORA, the EBA outsourcing guidelines, and local NL/UK outsourcing rules, while also contributing to the uplift and execution of Airwallex s global TPRM framework. Working closely with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Procurement, and business leaders worldwide, you will help embed a risk-based, automated, and scalable approach across onboarding, contract review, performance monitoring, and vendor exit ensuring Airwallex strengthens operational resilience, regulatory compliance, and innovation globally.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full TPRM lifecycle onboarding, due diligence, contract/SLA review, performance monitoring, and vendor exit across EMEA, while contributing to global consistency and best practice.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify, evaluate, and mitigate regulatory, operational, financial, and reputational risks for suppliers across multiple regions.
• Ensure compliance with DORA, EBA outsourcing guidelines, and local NL/UK rules, while supporting global alignment of frameworks, policies, and the Group s Register of Information for ICT providers.
• Monitor supplier performance, SLAs, and risk metrics; escalate issues and enforce remediation plans; ensure contracts include adequate security, audit, incident, exit, and recovery provisions.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Infosec, Procurement, and business owners globally to strengthen third-party and subcontractor governance.
• Support continuous enhancement of TPRM policies, automation, and reporting through platforms such as AuditBoard; maintain audit-ready documentation and test process resilience.
• Provide management, risk committees, and governance forums with actionable reporting on risk trends, remediation status, and emerging third-party risk themes both regionally and globally.