Lead - Cybersecurity Third-Party Risk Management

Freshworks

📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

full-time Computer Occupations Posted June 19, 2026

Job Description

Job Description

Freshworks is seeking a seasoned Third Party Risk Management (TPRM) professional to join our Cybersecurity GRC team. This is a senior individual contributor role responsible for designing and operating a robust, scalable TPRM programme that keeps pace with Freshworks' rapid growth and expanding regulatory obligations.

You will own the end-to-end vendor risk lifecycle from intake and assessment to ongoing monitoring and offboarding while contributing to audit readiness, SOX IT control testing, and cross-functional GRC initiatives. You will work closely with Procurement, Legal, Privacy, and Engineering to embed vendor risk thinking directly into how Freshworks buys and manages third-party relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Third-Party Risk Management

  • Own and operate the full TPRM lifecycle: vendor intake, inherent risk tiering, due diligence assessments, remediation tracking, periodic re-assessmen...