Third Party Due Diligence Technical Lead

Job Description

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industry’s best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients’ evolving needs:

• interactive investor, the UK’s second largest direct‑to‑consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them.
• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.
• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

The Third Party Risk Management Team (‘TPRM’) sits within the Chief Operating Office (COO), which was established earlier this year as part of a strategic restructure. The COO function includes a range of teams, including, Operational Resilience, Cyber Security, and Incident Management, all central to ensuring our people and data are safe and we understand and manage risk, including third party risk, within our risk appetite.

Occupying an important position within the Third Party Risk Management function, your work will focus on providing technical expertise in the assessment of third‑party suppliers during the due diligence process. This role ensures that suppliers meet Aberdeen’s standards for security, compliance, operational resilience, and technology architecture. The technical expert works closely with Aberdeen’s risk domains, Supplier Relationship Managers (‘SRMs’), procurement and legal to identify and mitigate risks associated with supplier engagements.

The role ensures that third‑party engagements meet internal risk standards and regulatory requirements, supporting the organisation’s TPRM framework and risk appetite.

• Lead the technical assessment of suppliers during onboarding and periodic reviews.
• Evaluate supplier controls across cybersecurity, data protection, infrastructure, software development, and cloud services.
• Review and interpret supplier documentation including SOC reports, penetration tests, architecture diagrams, and security policies.
• Collaborate with risk and compliance teams to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., GDPR, DORA, ISO 27001).
• Provide expert input into risk ratings and remediation plans for suppliers.

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Strong technical background areas including; IT security, infrastructure, software engineering, operational resilience is preferred.
• Experience in suppliers risk management or third‑party due diligence.
• Familiarity with regulatory and industry standards (e.g., NIST, ISO, CIS, DORA).
• Ability to interpret complex technical documentation and assess risk.
• Excellent communication skills to translate technical findings for non‑technical stakeholders.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.

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