Senior Specialist, FinTech Sourcing
The Company is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for ins
Job Description:
The Sourcing Professional will be responsible for all contracting duties supporting the Financial Technology (FinTech) Sourcing Category . The team and support staff are currently located in US, Poland and India. The team operates in-office and remotely and covers global hours as required.
Responsibilities:
- Perform deep dive spend analysis to identify, assess and implement cost savings opportunities including issuance of RFPs and competitive events, supplier consolidation, commercial negotiations (volume discounts/ price reductions).
- Lead and negotiate highly complex contract negotiations with deep understanding of supplier commercials, and other complex contract issues including SaaS, MSAs, SOW, Terminations and NDAs
- Independently reviews and analyses contract asks, effectively communicates requirements and determines solutions and actions in response to contract asks.
- Serves as the direct point of contact for negotiations with contracting parties.
- Conducts complex research to support contract negotiations and compiles findings into an appropriate, intuitive format.
- Set up regular meetings with key partners to review and prioritize deal pipeline and identify engagement opportunities early.
- Serves as the direct point of contact for negotiations with contracting parties.
- Supports the development of demand-side process improvements.
- No direct reports
- Contributes to the achievement of business area objectives. Modified based upon local regulations/requirements.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience required.
- Business or Supply Chain degree preferred. Advanced degree preferred.
- 7-10 years of total work experience preferred
- Understanding of procurement and sourcing processes and practices for the specific categories preferred, demonstrated experience managing large, complex projects and spend categories preferred.
- 7+ years of negotiating complex SaaS / Software enterprise contracts with Financial Technology (FinTech) vendors either at a global banking institution OR at a FinTech vendor itself (negotiating with banking institutions)
- Some knowledge of Capital Markets use cases – Custody, Payments, Asset Management, Wealth Management
- Some knowledge of FinTech landscape including some familiarity with blockchain solutions vendors
- Experience working at or negotiating with entities such as FIS Global, Broadridge, BlackRock (Aladdin), SS&C, Charles River etc.
- Experience presenting to C-level executives at banking institutions
Our offer:
- Full time contract of employment
- City Centre locations close to main railway station and flexible working arrangements
- Flexible benefits package, including life and medical insurance, health screening, fitness discount programme, employee assistance program
- Award-winning Wellbeing Program supporting you with your unique health and wellbeing needs
- Pension scheme
- On-site childcare and a parental buddy programme
- Exciting opportunities for career and global mobility
- Diverse and inclusive environment
- Employee Referral Program
- Recognition programmes
Our ambition is to build the best global team – one that is representative and inclusive of the diverse talent, clients and communities we work with and serve – and to empower our team to do their best work. We support wellbeing and a balanced life, and offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies and employee forums.
Don’t hesitate and apply!