Role Title: Senior Associate, Vendor Management
Team: Sourcing and Vendor Management
Function: Group Strategy & Operations
Contract : Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Location: London or Dublin
Purpose of this Role
The Senior Associate, Vendor Management role is responsible for delivering third‑party oversight and monitoring, including due diligence, service reviews and contract review cycles, aligned with Athora’s S&VM framework.
Key Strategic Contribution Areas
The role-holder will provide oversight and monitoring across all areas of vendor management including the due diligence, service reviews and contract governance. The key responsibilities will include the following:
Schedule and lead annual and periodic service reviews with assigned vendors and Athora Service Managers.
Agree and issue meeting agendas, coordinate review documentation, prepare logistics and ensure action items and artefacts are fully recorded and stored.
Manage the due diligence lifecycle, including issuing due diligence packs 60+ days before completion, coordinating Infosec/disaster recovery/data protection impact assessment elements, tracking progress and completing the final sign‑off.
Maintain accurate oversight logs, vendor submissions, compliance evidence and review artefacts.
Manage the due diligence action log and process, ownership of the action log and coordination of Relationship Manager inputs
Carry out written agreement reviews on critical outsourcing and DORA vendors in line with regulatory requirements
Create and present elevated monthly Oversight & Monitoring reports, synthesizing due diligence status, service review outcomes and contractual performance insights for IT Leadership and the IT Resilience & Disaster Recovery Forum, ensuring clear visibility of risks, trends and required actions.
Ensure consistent alignment to Athora oversight expectations, governance processes and regulatory obligations.
Functional & Technical Competencies
Expertise in vendor governance and oversight frameworks.
Advanced capability in service management leadership.
Strategic understanding of workplace governance and H&S.
Executive‑level reporting and insight synthesis.
Strong continuous improvement and governance maturity mindset.
Experience & Qualifications
5+ years in vendor management working within financial services
Proven experience shaping governance frameworks and operating models.
Strong knowledge of Solvency II and DORA
Stakeholder management experience – ability to influence and build strong working relationships.
Strong background in vendor governance and operational risk.
Demonstrated ability to create detailed management reporting for leadership.
Leadership & Personal Attributes
Strong strategic mindset and enterprise‑level influence. Highly credible relationship‑builder across senior stakeholders.
Exceptional communication and leadership presence.
Resilient, adaptable, with sound judgement.
Commitment to excellence, governance maturity and continuous improvement.
Apply By:
04-09-2026
Athora is one of the fastest growing savings & retirement services companies in Europe.
We provide products and services which help customers achieve long-term financial security, with primary insurance operations across Europe, a reinsurance business in Bermuda and corporate centres in the UK and Ireland.
Athora has approximately 1,500 employees, 2.8m policyholders and €76bn Assets under management and administration (at the end of 2024).
Athora recently announced that it is acquiring Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC) – a top three pension solutions provider in the UK, subject to regulatory approval. Upon completion PIC will become Athora’s UK insurance business and the agreement marks a significant milestone in Athora’s European growth story.
The combined Group will become one of the largest providers of guaranteed insurance savings and retirement products in Europe with more than €130bn AuMA.
