Strategic SaaS Vendor Relationship Manager

6 days ago


Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom IPS Group Full time

Opportunity for a seasoned IT professional

England, South Coast 2 days per week
Paying up to £50,000
SaaS Vendor Management Lead:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly created role as the SaaS Vendor Management Lead. In this position, you will be responsible for delivering business outcomes through key strategic vendor relationships, ensuring these relationships deliver on value and customer outcomes in line with objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

  • To oversee SaaS vendor performance, developing and managing supplier relationships to protect interests and ensure costs reflect fair market value
  • Develop and maintain SaaS assurance models for vendors within the allocated portfolio, supporting areas such as Information Security, Compliance and Data Governance
  • Ensure negotiation of commercial terms for strategic IT contracts provides beneficial outcomes for the business and the customer
  • Identify and report risks associated with existing or potential SaaS vendors
  • Build effective strategic relationships with SaaS vendors ensuring sustainable business value is achieved.

Requirements:

  • Demonstrable experience managing SaaS vendors
  • Experience in setting up and maintaining SaaS assurance models , including understanding of Identity Access Management, Data Loss Prevention and Infrastructure Security
  • Understanding of Compliance and Governance standards, including PRA S2/21 and ISO27001:2022
  • Proven experience dealing with IT contracts with complex provisions and clauses, with good understanding of how to discuss and negotiate contract financial terms either as a lead or as part of a negotiation team
  • Proven ability to negotiate and deal with a range of stakeholders, both internal and external to the organisation. Ability to test and challenge business assumptions.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a leading company and develop your skills and experience in SaaS vendor management. If you are a motivated and experienced individual looking for a new challenge, please consider applying for this role.



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