City National Bank

Provides banking, investment, and trust services

Vendor Onboarding Specialist

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Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree or equivalent is required.
At least 4 years of third-party risk management experience in the financial services industry, including conducting risk assessments and reporting on Key Risk Indicators.
At least 3 years of experience identifying risks and controls, appropriately scoping assessments, and performing assurance testing.
At least 2 years of experience working with a Governance, Risk and Compliance system, including continuous improvement for the system and process.
Comprehensive knowledge of third-party risk management processes and methodologies.
Comprehensive knowledge of the third-party risk management lifecycle, including planning, due diligence, contracts, ongoing monitoring, and termination.
Experience with third-party risk management or Governance, Risk and Compliance systems.
Experience with contracts, including master service agreements, statements of work, and license agreements.
Strong project management skills, including organizing, planning, reporting, documenting, driving tasks to closure, and related activities.
Strong analytical skills, including working with data and drawing conclusions.
Oral and written communication skills, ability to communicate with all levels of management, and experience producing detailed and executive-level documentation.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

Facilitate onboarding of third-party risk requests, including conducting initial analysis to determine whether a risk assessment is required and coordinating Vendor Risk Specialists and Strategic Sourcing to support internal stakeholders through onboarding.
Act as a business-unit liaison to understand strategic priority alignment with suppliers and potential new services or engagements.
Coordinate with internal stakeholder areas, including Information Security, Enterprise Risk Management, the Business Continuity Program Office, Enterprise Procurement, Data Governance, Legal, and Disaster Recovery, to facilitate expedited onboarding of third-party service providers.
Document streamlined onboarding paths, including vendor registration and minimum documentation requirements.
Review the third-party onboarding process to identify opportunities to streamline it and improve customer experience.
Review requests for new and renewed contracts and facilitate initial communication among requesters, Vendor Risk Specialists, and Strategic Sourcing to develop a plan to expedite contract signing.
Measure and monitor supplier-onboarding progress and report progress against established Key Risk Indicators.
Support the facilitation and documentation of reports as needed.
Analyze vendor and contract data and draw conclusions.
Promote understanding of the purpose of the third-party onboarding process throughout the organization.
Train colleagues at CNB and its subsidiaries on best practices to improve third-party onboarding in support of CNB's Third Party Risk Management Policies and Procedures.
Escalate delays, significant gaps, uncooperative parties, and other issues to management as required, and work to resolve issues as needed.
Support ad hoc projects involving program enhancements, process improvements, and other functions.
Perform other ad hoc duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

An industry-recognized third-party risk management or vendor management certification.
Six Sigma certification.
Experience assessing cloud servicing arrangements.

VENDOR ONBOARDING SPECIALIST

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

This position is part of CNB's Vendor Management Office and is responsible for enterprise wide third party risk onboarding evaluations and management services. This role will support business units throughout CNB and CNB affiliates with onboarding and renewing third party engagements. The role will also focus on expediting and simplifying the onboarding process for internal stakeholders. CNB established the Vendor Management Office to support the third party risk management framework.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Facilitate onboarding of third party risk requests- this includes initial analysis to determine if a risk assessment is required and coordinating partnerships between Vendor Risk Specialist and Strategic Sourcing in the support of internal stakeholders through the third party onboarding process.
Act as business unit liaison to understand business strategic priority alignment with suppliers and any potential new services/engagements
Partner and coordinate closely with internal stakeholder areas (i.e. Information Security, Enterprise Risk Management, Business Continuity Program Office, Enterprise Procurement, Data Governance, Legal, Disaster Recovery, etc) to facilitate an expedited onboarding process for 3rd party service providers.
Document streamlined path for onboarding, inclusive of vendor registration and minimum documentation requirements
Review and identify opportunities for streamlining third party onboarding process and improving customer experience
Review all incoming requests for new and renewal contracts and facilitate initial communication with requester, Vendor Risk Specialist and Strategic Sourcing to develop a plan to expedite time to contract signing
Measure and monitor progress of supplier onboarding and report progress against established Key Risk Indicators
Support facilitation and documentation of various reports, as needed
Perform data analysis and draw conclusions as it related to vendor and contract data
Champion the third party onboarding process purpose throughout the organization
Provide training to CNB and CNB subsidiary colleagues with training to educate on best practices to improve third party onboarding in support of CNB’s Third Party Risk Management Policies and Procedures
Escalate issues (delays; significant gaps; uncooperative parties; etc.) to management as required; work to resolve issues as needed
Support various ad hoc projects supporting program enhancements, process improvements, and other functions
Ad hoc duties, as assigned

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Required Qualifications*

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
Minimum of 4 years of third party risk management experience in the financial services industry, conducting risk assessments, and reporting on KRIs
Minimum of 3 years of experience in risk and controls identification, appropriately scoping assessments, and performing assurance testing.
Minimum of 2 years working with a GRC system, incorporating continuous improvement for the system and process.

Additional Qualifications

Comprehensive knowledge of third party risk management processes and methodologies
Comprehensive knowledge of the third-party risk management lifecycle: planning, due diligence, contracts, ongoing monitoring and termination
Experience using third party risk management /Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) systems
Experience with contracts, including master service agreements, statements of work, and license agreements.
Industry recognized third party risk management or vendor management certification
Six Sigma certification
Experience assessing cloud servicing arrangements
Strong project management skills (organizing, planning, reporting, documenting, driving tasks to closure, etc.)
Strong analytical skills, working with data and drawing conclusions
Excellent oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate with all levels of management; experience performing both detailed and executive-level documentation
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office tools; specifically, Excel and PowerPoint

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Compensation

Starting base salary: $87,027 - $138,965 per year. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. This job is eligible for bonus and/or commissions.

Benefits and Perks

At City National, we strive to be the best at whatever we do, including the benefits and perks we offer our colleagues including:

Comprehensive healthcare coverage, including Medical, Dental and Vision plans, available the first of the month following start date
Generous 401(k) company matching contribution
Career Development through Tuition Reimbursement and other internal upskilling and training resources
Valued Time Away benefits including vacation, sick and volunteer time
Specialized health and family planning benefits including fertility benefits, and cancer, diabetes and musculoskeletal support programs
Career Mobility support from a dedicated recruitment team
Colleague Resource Groups to support networking and community engagement

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ABOUT US

Since day one we've always gone further than the competition to help our clients, colleagues and communities flourish. City National Bank was founded in 1954 by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs and that legacy of integrity, community and unparalleled client relationships continues today. City National is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada, one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies. To learn more about City National and our dynamic company culture, visit us at About Us.

INCLUSION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT

City National Bank fosters an inclusive environment where all forms of diversity are valued and leveraged to make us a better company and employer. We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other basis protected by law.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

*Represents basic qualifications for the position. To be considered for this position, you must at least meet the required qualifications. careers.cnb.com accepts applications on an ongoing basis, until filled.

Unless otherwise indicated as fully remote, reporting into a designated City National location is an essential function of the job.

About the Company

City National Bank

Provides banking, investment, and trust services

City National Bank provides personalized banking, investment and trust services to individuals and businesses, with $93 billion in assets and $106 billion in client assets under management or administration. It offers traditional banking, wealth management and fiduciary services through branches and private banking relationships across markets in California, New York, Tennessee, Georgia, Delaware, Nevada, Washington, D.C., and Miami (as CN Bank). The bank distinguishes itself with a strong local footprint, close integration with its parent Royal Bank of Canada, and a history of community giving, including nearly $10 million donated in 2024. Its goal is to help clients grow and protect their wealth while supporting the communities it serves and expanding its market reach through trusted advisory services.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1953

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