Third Party Risk Manager, APAC

OpenAI is building a world-class supplier risk and third-party risk program to support our global growth across hardware infrastructure and critical partner ecosystems. Were hiring a Manager Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) in Singapore to lead execution across Asia-Pacific with a strong focus on electronics/device manufacturing supply chains and supplier compliance.

What youll do

• Lead end-to-end TPRM execution across APAC ensuring consistent and scalable risk assessment onboarding and monitoring of third parties.

• Support audits regulatory requirements and internal policy adherence across third-party relationships.

• Support supplier compliance initiatives aligned to leading industry standards (e.g. Responsible Business Alliance / RBA expectations) including labor ethics and management systems.

• Partner closely with Procurement Legal/Compliance Security Privacy and business teams to embed risk controls into supplier onboarding contracting and ongoing monitoring.

• Build and oversee supplier risk frameworks tailored to electronics and device manufacturing environments.

• Drive supplier due diligence including operational regulatory and compliance risk assessments.

• Establish and track key risk indicators (KRIs) reporting and governance mechanisms for regional leadership.

• Identify and mitigate risks across critical suppliers including geopolitical operational and compliance risks.

• Continuously improve TPRM processes tools and controls to support scale and efficiency.

• Support incident response for supplier-related issues (e.g. compliance findings operational disruptions) ensuring fast and effective resolution.

What were looking for

• 6 years of experience in supplier risk third-party risk management supply chain risk supplier compliance/auditing or related fields.

• Strong experience in complex electronics or device manufacturing ecosystems (contract manufacturing component ecosystems multi-tier supply chains).

• Demonstrated ability to run onsite audits and drive remediation outcomes (not just policy).

• Regional Experience: Experience working with Asia-based suppliers or operating in APAC markets.

• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of privacy cyber risk data security operational resilience and financial/vendor risk principles.

• Analytical Expertise: Skilled in analyzing risk data identifying trends and producing actionable reporting.

• Strong written and verbal communicationable to translate complex risk into clear decision narratives.

• Business-level Mandarin is required as this role regularly manages vendor communications and documentation with vendors who conduct business primarily in Mandarin.

Nice to have

• Experience with export controls/sanctions forced labor risk programs and supplier ownership/beneficial ownership diligence.

• Experience conducting or supporting onsite factory or supplier audits

• Exposure to hardware lifecycle risks (e.g. NPI production ramp supplier quality issues)

• Experience implementing GRC/TPRM tooling (e.g. OneTrust Archer ServiceNow GRC) and automating workflows.

• Familiarity with RBA programs and/or validated assessment approaches.

Location & travel

This role is based in Singapore and will involve 30% to 40% travel within Asia to supplier sites.

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About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core and to achieve our mission we must encompass and value the many different perspectives voices and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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