GRC Vendor Risk Analyst
Community Financial System, Inc. · Syracuse, NY · 1 mo ago
FinanceFull-time
About the role
Support CFSI's third-party risk management program by administering the vendor due diligence portal, responding to inquiries and completing questionnaires provided by our customers and prospects regarding our information security controls, conducting information security due diligence assessments of new and existing vendors, and partnering with Enterprise Risk Management to strengthen the overall third-party risk framework. This role also supports AI Governance activities related to third-party AI solution evaluations, ongoing monitoring of approved relationships, and governance processes involving internally developed AI and agent solutions, in alignment with guidance established by the AI Governance Committee.
Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain the third-party due diligence portal, ensuring current content, standard responses, supporting documentation, and security artifacts remain aligned with internal policies and controls.
- Coordinate, complete, and track information security questionnaires from customers, partners, auditors, and other authorized third parties.
- Partner with stakeholders across various business lines to gather responses and supporting evidence.
- Perform information security due diligence reviews of new and existing vendors through review of SOC reports, questionnaires, policies, penetration test summaries, business continuity materials, and other documentation to assess security posture, control environments, data protection practices, regulatory considerations, and overall risk.
- Identify, document, and communicate information security risks, control gaps, due diligence findings, and remediation recommendations to support management and governance decision-making.
- Support AI Governance activities related to third-party AI solution evaluations, ongoing monitoring of approved use cases, and governance processes involving internally developed AI and agent solutions, in alignment with guidance established by the AI Governance Committee.
- Support enhancements to third-party risk processes, standards, reporting, workflows, templates, metrics, and ongoing monitoring activities.
- Support identity and access management governance, review, and related coordination activities as assigned.
- Track remediation items, follow-up actions, and review outcomes to support timely resolution.
- Maintain organized assessment records, questionnaires, exceptions, and supporting documentation in accordance with policy and regulatory expectations.
- Support audits, examinations, and internal reviews related to vendor management, information security due diligence, and AI Governance oversight.
- Perform other Information Security, third-party risk, and related governance duties as assigned by management.