# Associate Research Manager, Third-Party Due Diligence

> Control Risks · Mexico City, Mexico (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2025-12-10

**Workplace:** hybrid

**Department:** Scaled Diligence Programme

## Description

The Research Manager is responsible for the quality of VANTAGE work. S/he will be responsible for a team to ensure they produce clear, analytical and exceptionally well-written reports which help our Clients protect their integrity and reputation. S/he will engage with Clients throughout the project cycle, from scoping to post-delivery project assessment. S/he will support the Associate Director in training managing internal and external resources in order to complete VANTAGE projects in a timely and effective manner. She will also support the Associate Director with the strategy to grow the wider team organically and maintain optimal project margins. 

**Responsibilities:**

**People Management**

-   Manage a team of researchers, senior researchers and team leads
-   Define, for each team member, objectives and responsibilities in line with the practice goals
-   Conduct performance reviews
-   Ensure well-being and professional development of staff
-   Support the Associate Director in recruiting new researchers

**Project management of third-party due diligence**

-   Ensure VANTAGE work is properly scoped, allocated to researchers, tracked and ultimately delivered on time and within budget
-   Communicate directly with clients in order to clarify the scope of projects, address questions, and suggest potential additional avenues of research
-   Review and approve (content and editorial) VANTAGE work, ensuring projects are of high quality and meet Clients’ specifications
-   Liaise with and provide feedback to vendors and subcontractors, ensuring the quality of work they provide is high and adheres to our global delivery standards
-   Engage with colleagues across Control Risks to address client queries

**Regional research initiatives**

-   Interact regularly with other Managers and the Quality Assurance team to provide support and feedback on VANTAGE work
-   Participate in discussions with other Managers, Client Services and Product teams to provide insight on potential service/product improvement

## Requirements

Essential  

-   Education to degree level (minimum of a bachelor’s or equivalent experience)
-   Full fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish languages is essential
-   Experience in writing, researching and reviewing/editing due diligence reports; demonstrated excellence in research, writing and editing in English
-   Experience in coaching and supervising team members
-   Experience in managing projects, especially where the project team is spread across several locations
-   Strong knowledge of research techniques, databases, networks, online registers and archives and other OSINT research tools
-   Experience influencing people across an organization, especially without direct reporting lines
-   Proven ability to meet project deadlines

Preferred

-   Knowledge of other languages (particularly Portuguese and French) and the socio-political environment in the AMER region is an advantage
-   Qualifications specific to financial crime or compliance would be an advantage
-   Experience in a compliance team in a financial institution or a corporate setting socio-political environment in the AMER region is an advantage
-   Qualifications specific to financial crime or compliance would be an advantage

## Benefits

-   Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
-   We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
-   Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
-   As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us and are fully committed to equal treatment, free from discrimination, of all candidates throughout our recruitment process.

[Apply for this job](https://apply.workable.com/control-risks-6/j/B3FF75F3C2/apply/)

## Apply

[Apply at Control Risks](https://apply.workable.com/control-risks-6/j/C0ECB2472E/apply)

---
Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)