Job description
About KPMG in India KPMG entities in India are professional services firm(s). These Indian member firms are affiliated with KPMG International Limited. KPMG was established in India in August 1993. Our professionals leverage the global network of firms, and are conversant with local laws, regulations, markets and competition.
KPMG has offices across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune, Vadodara and Vijayawada. KPMG entities in India offer services to national and international clients in India across sectors. We strive to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focused and technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment.
Area Details Role Purpose The Analyst/ Associate Consultant supports delivery of enterprise-wide Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) engagements, focusing on execution support across the end-to-end vendor lifecycle. The role emphasizes foundational cyber/ information security risk knowledge, documentation quality, communication clarity, and learning agility.
Prior deep TPRM experience is not mandatory.
Key Responsibilities
- Support execution of end-to-end TPRM lifecycle activities, including vendor onboarding risk assessments, periodic vendor reviews, continuous monitoring activities.
- Assist in risk identification, risk assessment, and basic risk scoring across information security risk, operational risk, business continuity risk.
- Review and analyze third-party artifacts, such as security policies and procedures, ISO certifications and SOC reports, vendor documentation and questionnaires.
- Support risk issue tracking, remediation follow-ups, and closure documentation.
- Assist in development and maintenance of TPRM policies and procedures, risk assessment documentation, risk registers and reports.
- Coordinate with internal stakeholders and vendors to follow up on information requests, support assessment timelines, clarify risk-related queries. Knowledge & Experience Requirements
- Mandatory
- 0–2 years of experience or exposure to:
- Cybersecurity, information security, IT risk/ IT audit/ GRC
- Foundational understanding of:
- Risk management concepts
- Difference between policy, standard, and procedure
- Basic cyber/ information security concepts
- Awareness of third-party risk management concepts, vendor risk and due diligence principles (basic/ preliminary).
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a consulting environment. Knowledge & Experience Requirements
- Preferred
- Exposure to or knowledge of vendor onboarding or due diligence activities.
- Exposure to or knowledge of business continuity concepts, continuous monitoring, risk reporting or documentation.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related discipline/ Any graduation (Analyst).
- Post-graduation preferred (Associate Consultant). Certifications (Preferred, not mandatory)
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/ Lead Implementer.
- CC, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+.
- Any foundational risk or governance/ entry-level cyber certification. Equal employment opportunity information KPMG India has a policy of providing equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of their color, caste, religion, age, sex/gender, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or other legally protected status. KPMG India values diversity and we request you to submit the details below to support us in our endeavor for diversity. Providing the below information is voluntary and refusal to submit such information will not be prejudicial to you.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or related discipline/ Any graduation (Analyst).
- Post-graduation preferred (Associate Consultant).