Third Party Risk Specialist – Exit & Continuity

You and your job

As a Third Party Risk Specialist with an exit planning focus, you strengthen Rabobank’s operational resilience by testing and challenging whether supplier exit strategies will actually work in practice.

You assess whether dependencies are understood and whether exit plans are realistic, complete, and executable under both normal and stressed conditions. In this role, you go beyond documentation: you identify gaps, question assumptions, and form clear judgements on whether supplier arrangements provide sufficient continuity. You work closely with stakeholders to improve exit readiness and resilience where it matters most.

Practical examples

• Testing whether a supplier’s exit plan is executable in practice
• Identifying gaps in dependencies, data migration, timelines, or resource availability
• Challenging assurance evidence that supports continuity or resilience claims
• Translating findings into clear conclusions on whether risks are acceptable

Your responsibilities

• Perform first-line, risk-based reviews at suppliers, focusing on how critical services actually operate and where risks may materialise in practice
• Assess supplier-provided assurance or certification evidence (e.g. SOC, ISO) and whether it can be relied upon in practice to support conclusions on continuity and risk
• Evaluate whether supplier arrangements are robust in practice, including exit feasibility and transition execution, business continuity, and operational resilience
• Identify dependencies, weaknesses, and gaps in supplier setups, including data flows, resources, timelines, and third-party reliance
• Form and communicate clear judgements on whether risks are acceptable, and escalate where they are not
• Challenge assumptions and follow through on incomplete or unclear information, both with internal stakeholders and suppliers
• Contribute to a consistent and practical approach to supplier reviews, combining audit activity, assurance interpretation, and continuity assessment

Your profile

• You have hands-on experience working with third parties, for example in audit, outsourcing, operational risk, or a similar domain, and have been involved in real supplier situations, not just frameworks or policies.
• You are comfortable engaging directly with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers. You can hold a professional, open conversation, ask for clarity, and challenge when something does not add up.
• You look beyond documentation. You know that what is written down is not always what happens in practice, and you are able to test whether something will actually work.
• You can deal with incomplete information. You ask the right questions, connect the dots, and form a clear, well-reasoned view, even when things are not fully transparent.
• You think in terms of dependencies, scenarios and practical feasibility. You are interested in how things behave under stress, not just under normal conditions.
• You have experience working in environments where things change or need to be delivered, for example transitions, implementations, or supplier changes. You understand what it takes to get something across the line in practice.

Nice to have

• Experience working with supplier transitions, onboarding, or exit situations in practice
• Experience in IT or operational environments, where continuity and dependency risks are more complex
• Exposure to complex supplier landscapes, including subcontractors or multi-layer dependencies
• Familiarity with risk scenarios or incident situations, and how organisations respond under stress
• Experience in supplier incidents or recovery situations
• Experience working in a cross-functional setting (e.g. procurement, IT, legal, continuity)