Job Description

Company Overview

Our Values
At TD we\'re guided by our purpose is to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues, and share a set of values that shape our culture and guide our behavior. In exchange for how our colleagues show up to help TD succeed, we are committed to delivering a colleague experience grounded in Impact, Growth and a Culture of Care. No matter where you work across TD, we empower you to make an impact at work and in your community, explore and grow your career and be part of our caring and inclusive culture.

Making Your Well-being a Priority
A caring and supportive culture that promotes colleague well-being is core to who we are. At TD, we focus on total well-being with extensive programs to help colleagues assess, manage, and improve their well-being across four core pillars - physical, financial, social and mental/emotional. In addition, we champion a safe, inclusive and supportive work environment to help colleagues feel a sense of belonging, and supported in their personal and professional growth. Through our focus on total well-being, we know that we can help our colleagues thrive, contribute to our culture of care, and support better business outcomes \xe2\x80\xa6 because when colleagues feel their best, they\'re more likely to do their best.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investment we make in our colleagues to help them, and their families achieve their well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits including medical, dental, vision & mental health coverage, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

How We Work
At TD, we believe in-person connections fuel collaboration and collective creativity. Our workplace experience empowers colleagues to do great work side-by-side at TD locations, while offering flexibility to work remotely where it makes sense for the work and team. Our teams work in one of three workplace models: hybrid, onsite and primarily remote. Wherever our colleagues are working, they\'ll always have access to the TD community and experience our culture of care.

Who We Are
TD is one of the world\'s leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues. TD is a customer obsessed organization, and we are deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you\'ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we\'re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing - and so will you.

Department Overview

TD Bank Group\'s Enterprise Vendor Management Office (EVMO) supports all TD Third Party relationships. As a team within the EVMO, the Corporate VMO is responsible for the third party relationships supporting TD Corporate businesses (ie. Human Resources, Enterprise Real Estate, Marketing and Strategic Sourcing Group (SSG) Enterprise Programs (EP), such as consulting).

Job Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in related area
• 5+ years relevant experience in Third Party Management
• Previous Sourcing/Vendor Management accountabilities with experience with the entire Third Party Management Lifecycle (specifically as the direct VM lead subject matter expert)
• Strong organization skills with ability to prioritize multiple work items while working effectively with stakeholders thru collaboration
• Understands enterprise frameworks and methodologies related to overall Third Party Management activities.
• High level of professionalism in strategy development & excellent written/verbal communications to senior executives.
• Strong negotiation skills and proven ability to lead by influence
• Strategic, innovative thinker with strong analytical skills and capable of making decisions in a timely and thoughtful manner
• (not mandatory) Experience with consulting process/programs
• (not mandatory) communications experience

Hours

37.5

Job Details

This Senior Vendor Manager (SVM) role within the Corporate VMO will support Enterprise Programs (including consulting vendors). Specifically consulting vendors within the Enterprise Consulting Program (ECP), which is designed to create and deliver on a strategic approach to leveraging consultants, giving TD a competitive advantage, enabling TD businesses to access a variety of talent in order to meet their needs, while mitigating risks and with optimized commercial value.

As a key member of the Corporate VMO, the successful candidate will manage third parties within the EP thru all stages of the Third Party Management Lifecycle (TPML), in alignment with TD policies, methodologies and Corporate VMO objectives to drive best in class vendor management.

The successful candidate will be responsible to:

• Manage the EP third party portfolio within all phases of the Third-Party Management Lifecycle, including compliance with related TD Policies, Standards and Framework.
• Drive a one TD approach to managing third party relationships by working with other VMO\'s within the EVMO, internal partners (legal, SSG, TPRM, all TD risk partners) and business partners to ensure contracts and agreements maximize value, meet business objectives, regulatory requirements, mitigate risks and meet the TD policies and standards
• Build governance and foster a close partnership with SSG on strategic thought leadership, medium to long term planning and ensuring an integrated approach with internal stakeholders.
• Build and lead relevant governance meetings to ensure appropriate level of engagement from third parties, stakeholders, including senior executives (ie. facilitation/implementation of action/remediation plans to address performance or risk issues, spark key strategic discussions engaging all stakeholders for feedback, direction/alignment on third party strategy & to proactively understand their needs and potential future needs)
• Author all adhoc and planned executive summaries on EP third parties in a clear, concise, accurate and expeditious manner
• Manage business level communications to ensure messages to all stakeholders (incl executives) are consistent, appropriate and aligned to business strategies and management direction; Facilitate applicable knowledge transfer between business units

• Provide ongoing monitoring of third parties, inclusive of managing and reporting of third party portfolio performance, spend/budgets/expenses and oversight governance to internal stakeholders/applicable Accountable Executives.
• maintain Third Party Management data as up to date within TD systems (ie. SAP Ariba and Coupa Risk), including evidence of all activities for audit readiness.
• Ensure an integrated and aggregated view of all related activities across third party portfolio, providing escalations, recommendations, and decision support to leadership.
• Interact with corporate and/or control functions to ensure alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements, participate in third party Annual Assessments and complete regular TPRM Scorecards. Additionally, collect/review/assess audit documentation (i.e. SSAE16, SOC I/II, SIG) and determine next steps for remediation of gaps.
• Identify, mitigate and report on risk issues per enterprise policy / guidelines and ensure appropriate escalation processes are followed.
• Support stakeholders by continually building knowledge on emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts to the EP.

Workplace Model

Hybrid

Inclusiveness

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At TD, we\'re committed to fostering an environment where all colleagues are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, experience equitable opportunities, and feel respected and supported. We\'re dedicated to building an inclusive workforce that reflects the diversity of the customers and the communities in which we live and serve.

How We\'re Helping Make an Impact in Communities
TD has a long-standing commitment to help drive progress towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. That\'s why we launched the TD Ready Commitment in 2018, now a multi-year North American initiative. Under the TD Ready Commitment, we are targeting a total of $1 billion by 2030 in community giving four key, interconnected drivers of change: Financial Security, Vibrant Planet, Connected Communities, and Better Health. It\'s our goal to help support change, nurture progress, and contribute to making the world a better, more inclusive place for our customers, colleagues, and communities.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you\'d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Business Line

Corporate

Job Category - Primary

Technology Solutions

Job Category(s)

Technology Solutions

Job Family

Vendor Management

Time Type

Full Time

Employment Type

Regular

Pay Details

We\'re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with your recruiter and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

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