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Accelerated Third-Party Risk Management with IBM OpenPages

SureStep enables procurement, risk, and compliance teams to onboard, assess, and monitor vendors efficiently with IBM OpenPages Third-Party Risk Management. Our implementation provides end-to-end visibility into third-party risk exposure, enabling continuous oversight across the vendor lifecycle.

  • Centralize vendor onboarding, due diligence, and risk assessments
  • Automate inherent/residual risk scoring and control evaluations
  • Link vendors to contracts, services, incidents, and audit activity
IBM OpenPages Third-Party Risk Management

About Our TPRM Implementation Services

IBM OpenPages Third-Party Risk Management empowers your organization to govern vendor risk across sourcing, contracting, and operations. SureStep configures workflows to reflect your criticality tiers, risk domains, and escalation paths—allowing you to manage third-party risk at scale with confidence and control.

Capabilities delivered through our framework include:

Selected Bios of the SureStep Team

Below is a curated selection of our highly skilled and dedicated team members who will be supporting you throughout your journey with SureStep.

We take pride in our multi-disciplinary team, each bringing a unique set of expertise and experience to ensure you receive comprehensive and personalized support at every step.

Michael Gibbs
CEO, SureStep
Canada

15+ years experience in Telecoms and Information Technology / GRC.

Robert Wright
Head of Strategy, SureStep
Netherlands

10+ years in Data Governance & Data Management. Previously Head of Advisory at SureStep.

Stacie Heffern
Head of Operations, SureStep
Canada

10+ years of experience supporting Banking & Financial Services companies implementing Core Banking technology.

Joshua Andrews
Lead Consultant, SureStep
United States

Previous experience as an Attorney, Product Manager for GRC Platform, and Regulatory Compliance Data as a Service. 5+ years experience implementing GRC technology.

Kevin Poole
Senior Consultant, SureStep
Canada

5+ years experience implementing Governance, Risk and Compliance technology, and Supporting Internal Audit Customers

Derek Minto
Lead Consultant, SureStep
Canada

10+ years managing enterprise transformation programs for GRC, Financial Services, and Banking Platform Transformation.

Tony Wilson
Sales Director APAC, SureStep
New Zealand

25+ years of enterprise technology and consulting, helping organizations modernize risk and compliance.

Darryl Ivan
Sales Director North America, SureStep
Canada

Prior leadership roles at SAS, EY, and Intact, he advises clients on modernizing risk frameworks through advanced analytics and technology.