Sourcing Specialist - Advisors

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact.

In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference.

When you join us, you will have:

* Continuous learning:
Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.

* A voice that matters:
From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You'll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.

* Global community:
With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm's diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

* Exceptional benefits:
On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

You will work out of one of our global offices as a member of Optimize, the firm's global procurement and sourcing capability.

Optimize creates leading solutions and experiences across our supplier ecosystem, enabling colleagues to confidently deliver client impact.

You will play a critical role in managing our strategic partnerships with external experts, bringing heavy contracting expertise to protect the firm and maximize value. You will be responsible for end-to-end sourcing operations, ensuring precise contractual alignment, mitigating third-party risk, and delivering value to our client-serving teams.

Some of your key responsibilities include: leading the end-to-end contract lifecycle. You will draft, review, redline, and negotiate complex advisor agreements; leading complex discussions regarding strategic advisor partnerships; establishing and refine best-in-class sourcing processes and key performance indicators (KPIs) for our advisor network. You will implement strategies related to third-party risk management, compliance, and continuous process improvement; acting as a trusted advisor to internal teams, providing expert guidance on advisor sourcing strategies, capability market trends, and risk mitigation; enhance

sourcing effectiveness through detailed spend analysis and cost assessments.

* Bachelor's or master's degree in business administration, supply chain, finance, law, or a related field

* 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, or vendor management, preferably with a focus on professional services, external knowledge data, or independent advisor networks

* Proven expertise in strategic partnership management, including complex contract negotiations, supplier collaboration, and SLA structuring

* Strong analytical and data-driven mindset, with proficiency in tracking sourcing KPIs and conducting detailed spend and cost assessments

* Ability to thrive in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset, curiosity, and an entrepreneurial spirit to problem-solving

* Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence senior leaders as a peer in a complex, fast-paced organization