Director, Third Party Risk Management

Centene Corporation

Director of Third-Party Risk Management at Centene leading compliance and audit initiatives. Driving strategic risk management efforts to enhance organizational accountability and performance.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeRemote • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $118,400 - $219,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supports the Senior Director in driving the strategy, execution, and ongoing enhancement of the organization's third-party risk management program.
Helps translate the strategic vision into operational plans, overseeing key components of due diligence, risk assessments, compliance monitoring, and performance evaluation across the third-party lifecycle.
Leads issue management activities, supports cross-functional initiatives that strengthen risk transparency, and ensures adherence to regulatory, contractual, and accreditation requirements.
Contributes to executive-level reporting, supports internal and external audits, optimizes program operations, and develops team members to advance a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Assists with defining the strategic vision, operating model, and organizational roadmap for the third party risk management program, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities and regulatory and accreditation obligations.
Leads the development, execution, and continuous refinement of a comprehensive third party risk management framework, a risk-based annual audit plan that adapts to emerging risks and changes within third party operations.
Evaluate third party compliance and performance by conducting preservice, annual, risk based audits, and monitoring activities.
Oversees the full lifecycle of due diligence, compliance monitoring, and performance assessment of third parties, ensuring alignment with contractual, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.
Drives operational effectiveness by optimizing program resources and strengthening workforce capabilities.
Leads development and delivery of executive level reporting and dashboards with insights for senior leadership and the board.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Health Administration, or directly related equivalent work experience.
7+ years of Audit, compliance and/or third-party oversight.
Excellent verbal and written communication and project management skills.
Practical knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, Marketplace and health plan administration preferred.
Medicare Sales and Marketing Agency oversight preferred.
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive pay
health insurance
401K and stock purchase plans
tuition reimbursement
paid time off plus holidays
flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

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Hard Skills & Tools

third-party risk managementdue diligencerisk assessmentscompliance monitoringperformance evaluationauditrisk-based auditsoperational plansprogram optimizationreporting and dashboards

Soft Skills

communication skillsproject managementleadershipcross-functional collaborationstrategic vision translationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementissue managementteam developmentoperational effectiveness

Certifications

Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)