Third Party Risk Management Manager

At Jack Henry, we deliver technology solutions that are digitally transforming and empowering community banks and credit unions to provide enhanced and streamlined user experiences to their customers and members. Our best-in-class products are just the start as we lay the groundwork for the future of digital banking and payments. We hope you'll join us. We can't do it without you.

This manager serves as a key advisor of Jack Henry’s Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) program, providing leadership, strategic oversight and subject matter expertise to ensure alignment with regulatory expectations and fintech industry best practices. They lead risk assessments for complex third-party relationships and perform final governance review and approval of risk assessments conducted by other analysts. By staying ahead of industry trends and evolving regulatory requirements, they shape the strategic direction of the TPRM program, recommend enhancements, and drive continuous improvement. Their responsibilities include leading a team of four analysts, drafting and maintaining policies, standards, and procedures, while collaborating with stakeholders to deliver effective third-party risk outcomes. Acting as a trusted resource, they help safeguard Jack Henry’s operations by ensuring third-party risks are managed proactively and transparently across the enterprise.

This is a remote position and candidates must live within approximately a 70-mile radius of our office locations in Allen, TX; Lenexa, KS; Springfield, MO; or Charlotte, NC.

The target salary range for this position is $97,800 – $140,000, based on experience and location.

What you'll be responsible for:

• Contribute to the development, execution, and ongoing management of the organization’s Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) strategy.
• Partner with senior leadership to evaluate and enhance third-party risk processes, leveraging industry experience and regulatory expectations to identify control gaps, strengthen vendor oversight, and assess, monitor, and report on risks arising from third-party relationships.
• Collaborate with business units, procurement, legal, compliance, information security, and other control functions to identify, assess, and report third-party risks, providing a comprehensive and consistent view of vendor-related risk across the organization.
• Support the timely completion of third-party risk deliverables, including due diligence reviews, issue management, remediation tracking, and implementation of program improvements.
• Evaluate risks associated with the use of third parties, including fintech partners, cloud service providers, and other vendors, against regulatory guidance and industry best practices (e.g., FFIEC, OCC, SOC reports, data security expectations).
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for Third-Party Risk Management, supporting highly complex business areas and providing advisory guidance to enterprise risk, operational risk, and other governance teams as needed.
• May perform other job duties as assigned.

What you'll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Must have a minimum of 10 years combination of experience in any of the following: risk management and or analyst, audit and or compliance.
• Must have people leadership experience.
• Must have third party management, vendor or procurement experience.
• Detail-oriented with strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 5% to attend Jack Henry meetings, trainings, and/or professional conferences.

What would be nice for you to have:

• Financial services and or fintech industry experience.
• Archer GRC experience.
• Experience in policy development.
• Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP)
• Certified Enterprise Risk Professional (CERP), Certified Risk Manager (CRM), Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional (GRCP) or similar risk management certification.

If you got this far, we hope you're feeling excited about this opportunity. Even if you don't feel you meet every single requirement on this positing, we still encourage you to apply. We're eager to meet motivated people who align with Jack Henry's mission and can contribute to our company in a variety of ways.

Why Jack Henry?

At Jack Henry, we pride ourselves through our motto of, "Do the right thing, do whatever it takes, and have fun." We recognize the value of our associates and believe much of our company's strength and success depends on their well-being.

We demonstrate our commitment by offering outstanding benefit programs to ensure the physical, mental & financial well-being of our people is always met.

Culture of Commitment

Ask our associates why they love Jack Henry, and many will tell you it is because our culture is exceptional. We do great things together. Rising to meet challenges and seeking opportunities is part of who we are as an organization. Our culture has helped us stay strong through challenging times and we credit our dedicated associates for our su