AVP, Category & Third-Party Risk MGMT

Overview

About Us

Founded in 1993, Bayview Asset Management is an investment management firm focused on investments in mortgage and consumer credit, including whole loans, asset-backed securities, mortgage servicing rights, and other credit-related assets.

Position Summary

The Assistant Vice President (AVP), Category & Third-Party Risk Management plays a key role in overseeing the full lifecycle of technology and SaaS vendor relationships across Bayview and its affiliates. This includes vendor sourcing, risk evaluation, and vendor due diligence. The AVP will serve as a strategic partner to business and technology leaders, driving cost optimization, risk mitigation, and operational efficiency in alignment with corporate objectives. Experience within the mortgage servicing, insurance, or financial services industry is highly preferred.

Responsibilities :

Strategic Vendor & Category Management

• Lead end-to-end management of IT and SaaS vendor relationships, from initial sourcing and due diligence through contracting, and renewal discussions.
• Support the business in vendor identification and onboarding in spend areas such as cloud services, infrastructure, cybersecurity, data platforms, and software applications.
• Partner with Technology, Legal, and InfoSec teams to ensure alignment with vendor priorities and risk compliance frameworks.
• Drive value creation through vendor rationalization, and negotiation of commercial terms that balance cost, quality, and risk
• Oversee contract lifecycle management and renewal tracking in the enterprise TPRM platform, ensuring timely engagement and documentation accuracy.

Third-Party Risk & Compliance Oversight

Stakeholder Engagement & Governance

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Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to handle, touch or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee frequently is required to talk and hear. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms. The employee is rarely required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and / or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

EEOC

Bayview is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All aspects of consideration for employment and employment with the Company are governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.