Senior Technology Vendor Manager
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JobgetherTechnology
Remote work opportunity within the United States.Full-TimeSenior
Salary$110,000–$150,000 USD
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Required Skills
- Project ManagementServiceNow
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in vendor management, vendor governance, procurement operations, contract management, PMO, business operations, or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience managing technology vendor portfolios and coordinating stakeholders across multiple business functions.
- Strong understanding of vendor lifecycle management, contract administration, procurement processes, governance, and operational controls.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with legal, sourcing, finance, business, technology, and other cross-functional teams.
- Experience managing complex initiatives with multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and demanding timelines.
- Exceptional organizational, project management, and follow-through skills, with a strong ability to create accountability and drive execution.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, critical-thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex information clearly to senior leaders and executives.
- Experience creating operational processes, reporting structures, dashboards, and governance frameworks.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience with enterprise software, infrastructure, cloud, SaaS, gaming, hospitality, retail, or other technology vendors is highly desirable.
- Familiarity with RFPs, vendor evaluations, competitive market assessments, and strategic sourcing is beneficial.
Responsibilities
- Manage the complete lifecycle of technology vendors, including evaluation, onboarding, ongoing governance, renewal, and termination activities.
- Maintain a centralized and accurate inventory of technology vendors, ownership assignments, contracts, milestones, obligations, and governance records.
- Coordinate contract reviews, renewals, approvals, invoicing-related activities, and governance processes across technology, legal, sourcing, finance, and business teams.
- Facilitate vendor business reviews, stakeholder discussions, and governance meetings, ensuring appropriate participants are engaged and agreed actions are tracked through completion.
- Support vendor evaluations, RFPs, competitive assessments, sourcing initiatives, and market analysis to help inform technology and procurement decisions.
- Maintain visibility into vendor performance, spend, contractual obligations, risks, service expectations, and upcoming renewal requirements.
- Develop and improve reporting, governance frameworks, operational processes, and tracking mechanisms that increase accountability and transparency.
- Build trusted, productive relationships with internal stakeholders and external technology partners.
- Coordinate complex initiatives involving multiple teams, priorities, deadlines, and dependencies while ensuring consistent follow-through.
- Identify opportunities to improve vendor management processes, controls, reporting, and operational efficiency.
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