Are you finding the day‑to‑day realities of running TPRM at scale far more complex than expected, creating persistent friction, rising costs, and uneven outcomes?

Company leaders are expected to oversee a broad and evolving risk landscape across their third-party ecosystem, while balancing regulatory expectations and limited capacity.

These pressures are now pushing organizations to look beyond traditional in‑house models to managed services that offer the expertise, efficiency, and modern delivery capabilities to run TPRM reliably and at scale.

Why many TPRM programs struggle at scale

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Regulations — Regulatory requirements change and evolve, becoming a moving target.
Automation — Manual TPRM efforts are time-consuming and error-prone.
Visibility — Organizations lack visibility into the true risks posed by third parties.
Strategic focus — TPRM remains operationally focused, limiting alignment to broader business strategy.
Resources — Companies face difficulties in finding and retaining skilled talent.

The KPMG difference

KPMG TPRM as a Service is designed to transform your program into a resilient, scalable, and outcome-driven business function. Dynamically adapt and extract ongoing value from your TPRM strategy — across the enterprise — with KPMG overseeing daily operational and risk management tasks. With our scalable, cost‑efficient services, you can manage third‑party risks with confidence.

Avoid potential disruptions, financial losses, compliance issues, and reputational damage caused by third parties. Our accelerators and methodologies streamline the service — enabling faster, more effective risk management.

Typical benefits of TPRM as a Service

Continuous monitoring

24/7 oversight to address risks in real time to prevent business disruption
AI-enabled automation

Reduction of manual effort through automation of risk assessments and workflows using AI
Scalable delivery

Support for business growth without major process changes

Cost efficiencies

Typical reduction in operational overhead through efficient resource utilization and predictable cost structures
Regulatory alignment

Continuous alignment with evolving regulations and compliance requirements
Enhanced risk visibility

Thorough visibility into third-party risks for faster, data-driven decision-making

How it works

Our modular, subscription‑based service uses preconfigured solutions enabled by AI. The service covers tiering, due diligence, reassessment, continuous monitoring, and issue management.

Delivery is supported by standardized workflows, clear SLAs and a global managed delivery model for stable and repeatable performance.

AI-driven capabilities
Our pre-configured ServiceNow platform features AI-enabled screening, automated assessment pre-population, evidence validation, and integrated risk intelligence.
Business operations
This module encompasses streamlined third-party lifecycle management — delivering consistent oversight across all risk domains.
Technical operations
This module comprises daily oversight of your third-party risk posture — leveraging ServiceNow and external intelligence to proactively manage ecosystem hygiene, emerging threats, and protocol administration for a resilient TPRM framework.

Why KPMG

KPMG provides a thorough and proactive framework for managing risk. We combine structured due diligence, continuous monitoring, and strong oversight, to help protect your operations, data, and regulatory posture. TPRM as a Service uses a systematic and collaborative approach — integrating risk assessments, performance evaluations, and coordination across multidisciplinary teams — for consistent communication and effective risk mitigation.

Our ServiceNow-powered platform, combined with AI-enabled automation, drives consistency, accelerates assessment cycles, and improves decision-making. From AI-assisted screening and pre-populated assessments to control testing, evidence validation, and integrated external intelligence, it enables more accurate and continuously updated visibility of third-party risk exposure.

This approach aims to resolve your TPRM challenges consistently, efficiently, and economically.

With 16 delivery centers and 7,500+ global specialists, KPMG member firms have the scale, experience, and resources to help you deliver on your TPRM goals.

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