EU remote
Vendor Risk Manager
About this role
Brief info about Vinted Our mission is to make second-hand the first choice, and we're looking for people who want to help us get there. Every day, we work together to help our members buy and sell pre-loved clothing and lifestyle items, giving each piece a second life – or even a third. The Vinted Group is made up of three business units that support this mission: Vinted Marketplace is Europe’s leading platform for second-hand fashion and a go-to destination for all kinds of pre-loved items, with a growing range of categories.
Our platform connects millions of members across 20+ markets, helping great items find a new life. Vinted Go enhances the shipping experience with a vast network of over 500,000 pick-up and drop-off points, partnering with more than 60 carriers across Europe, with added services like item verification for peace of mind on high-value pieces. Vinted Pay is the newest part of the Vinted Group, dedicated to bringing secure, reliable payments to buyers and sellers across Europe.
Seamlessly integrated into the Vinted app, it helps keep every transaction safe, efficient, and easy for our members. Founded in 2008 in Lithuania, Vinted began as a way for friends to find new homes for clothes they no longer needed. In 2019, we became Lithuania's first unicorn! Today, our headquarters remain in Vilnius, and we've grown with offices across Europe, supported by a team of over 2,000 people. Information about the position As our new Vendor Risk Manager, you’ll act as a central point of contact for partners providing Customer Support services to the Vinted Community.
Your goal will be to manage vendor-related operational, risk and compliance activities across a broad scope, ensuring smooth vendor operations, effective risk mitigation, continuous process improvement and strong cross-functional alignment. You’ll report to the Vendor Management Unit Director and work closely with Vendor Managers and the wider Operations Support team within the Community Support department. You’ll also collaborate regularly with Legal, Risk, InfoSec, Procurement, Product and other teams.
In this position, you’ll Be responsible for vendor-related operational, risk and compliance activities , including risk assessments, process alignment, contract management and ongoing monitoring. Create strategies, processes and tools to ensure vendor services are efficient, compliant and high quality Act as the main point of contact for vendor teams across the vendor lifecycle, including contract management, onboarding and integration, invoice processing, risk and audit-related performance monitoring, live on-site auditing during business visits and offboarding Coordinate collaboration with Legal, Risk, InfoSec, Procurement, Product, Community Support, Privacy, IT, and other teams to ensure smooth execution of cross-functional tasks and continuous vendor operations Lead the Vendor Operations Support team in creating, improving, and automating internal processes, including access management, periodic audits, process creation and documentation, invoicing and vendor security compliance Handle vendor-related incidents, such as data leaks, malicious actions, escalations and communication issues, ensuring timely investigation, stakeholder communication and follow-up actions Ensure vendor business continuity documentation is in place.