IT Vendor Management Lead; SaaS Platforms

IT Vendor Management Lead – SaaS Platforms

The IT Vendor Management Lead serves as the primary relationship manager for strategic SaaS platform suppliers, driving vendor governance, contract and subscription management, cost optimization, and alignment of cloud-based technologies with enterprise business goals. You will manage large SaaS portfolios, navigating complex renewal cycles, and engaging executives on technology modernization and cloud-based application strategies. The portfolio consists of leading SaaS providers and may evolve over time to align with changing business needs, strategic priorities, and organizational objectives.

The IT Vendor Management Lead – SaaS Platforms serves as the primary point of accountability for high-impact SaaS suppliers that enable core business operations across the organization. You will oversee complex SaaS contracts, subscription licensing models, and enterprise platform ecosystems with high annual recurring revenue. The IT Vendor Management Lead ensures strong vendor governance, drives consumption and cost optimization, and partners with product owners and engineering teams to align SaaS capabilities with business strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary strategic owner for assigned supplier relationships, ensuring alignment to enterprise technology, financial, operational, and risk objectives.
• Lead and mature supplier governance including quarterly business reviews (QBRs), executive business reviews, steering committees, and strategic roadmaps.
• Oversee contract strategy, including renewals, enterprise licensing, SaaS agreements, consumption models, pricing optimization, and SLA development.
• Partner closely with IT, Security, Finance, Legal, Architecture, and business leaders to drive alignment between business requirements and vendor capabilities.
• Lead escalations, risk mitigation, service remediation, and performance correction plans to ensure vendor accountability.
• Manage enterprise financials for assigned suppliers including cost optimization, forecasting, ROI, and long-term investment planning.
• Maintain deep awareness of market trends, supplier risk, and competitive landscapes within portfolio.
• Influence executive stakeholders using strong communication, storytelling, and analytical reasoning.
• Contribute to vendor management maturation including frameworks, dashboards, and governance tools.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, business management, business administration or engineering or another related field.
• Seven (7) or more years' experience in IT vendor management, strategic sourcing, technology procurement, or related IT leadership roles.
• Proven experience partnering with product owners and engineering teams on SaaS roadmaps and cross-functional adoption.
• Experience managing large enterprise SaaS ecosystems.
• Background negotiating enterprise SaaS agreements with multi-cloud integration considerations.
• Strong understanding of SaaS licensing models, consumption-based pricing, term renewals, and platform expansion strategies.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and present to VP/SVP levels.
• Proven success in strategic negotiations, contract optimization, conflict resolution, and supplier lifecycle management.
• Strong financial acumen and the ability to analyze, model, and communicate cost scenarios.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• Experience supporting large, matrixed organizations, preferably within the healthcare industry.
• Experience managing large-scale, complex technology suppliers with multi-million-dollar budgets.
• Vendor management certifications (CVM, etc.).
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and staying current with industry best practices.
• Experience operating in regulated environments (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC2, SOX).

Additional Information

• Work Style:
  This is a remote position.
• Typical
  
  Work Schedule:
  
  Monday through Friday; 8:00am – 5:00pm Eastern Time (ET).
• Travel Requirements:
  Limited travel may be required periodically to supplier locations, conferences and to team engagement meetings in…