SaaS Vendor Management Lead Position

6 days ago


Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom IPS Group Full time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a newly created role within IPS Group. As the SaaS Vendor Management Lead, you will be responsible for delivering business outcomes through key strategic vendor relationships.

Main Responsibilities:

  • 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.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Demonstrable experience managing SaaS vendors.
  • Experience in setting up and maintaining SaaS assurance models, including the understanding of Identity Access Management, Data Loss Prevention, and Infrastructure Security.
  • Understanding of the relevance and application of Compliance and Governance standards, including PRA S2/21 and ISO27001:2022.
  • Proven experience dealing with IT contracts with complex provisions and clauses, with a 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.

Key Skills:

  • SaaS vendor management
  • SaaS assurance models
  • Identity Access Management
  • Compliance and Governance standards

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