Technology Risk Assessor
IT / Computer Engineering
Full Time
The Team
As a member of the Enterprise Technology Vendor Management team, you will lead a portfolio of medium-to-high complexity technology vendors across Enterprise Technology. This role requires a strong focus on vendor risk, vendor performance and impacting overall financial benefit to the firm. You will collaborate with Business partners across multiple functional areas to support the vendor technology strategy across the organization. You will lead performance oversight to ensure our external vendors are accountable through contract compliance. The primary vendors in this opportunity will focus on vendors supporting large and complex vendors, however may include other vendor segments as needed.
The Expertise You Have:
· Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent (and relevant) experience.
· 7-10 years of work experience in Vendor Management, Procurement or Risk related roles.
· Extensive Fidelity expertise and work experience interacting with all levels of the organization.
The Skills You Bring:
· You are an excellent communicator and have strong facilitation, influencing skills and negotiating skills, with strong executive presence.
· You have the ability to independently drive and lead all aspects of complex vendor engagements with minimal oversight.
· You are organized and can lead multiple projects or activities simultaneously and deliver results in an accurate and timely manner.
· You have an ability to cultivate and improve partnerships with peers, leaders, vendors and other partners.
· You have a strong background or experience with Vendor Management and Procurement processes.
· You are eager to join a growing team that focuses on establishing processes, innovative solutions and standards across a dynamic organization.
The Value You Deliver:
· Provide oversight to a portfolio of vendors with strategic complexity.
· Lead all aspects of, measure, and report vendor performance relative to contracted expectations, including Service Level Agreements; drive improvement and accountability with the vendors.
· Seek out and implement cost reduction opportunities across your portfolio
· Support funding processes: including purchase order creation & tracking, reporting and associated governance reviews.
· Significant focus on vendor risk, including proactive risk mitigation measures and collaborating with enterprise risk functions.
· Maintain deep knowledge of the relationship’s overall risk profile and drive resolution of risk-related events.
· Building positive partnerships across Procurement, Risk & Finance.
· Develop full understanding of active contracts and ensure vendor and Fidelity are adhering to contract terms.
· Participate in Procurement related activities, including market scans, RFPs, RFXs, contract and vendor negotiations; coordinate activities to ensure progress, approvals & timely completion.
· Coordinate and drive Business Review meetings with vendors as appropriate.
· Complete responsibilities & compliance to the Enterprise Vendor Management policy.
· Provides analysis and make recommendations for problem resolution complex problems/issues.
· Produce recurring dashboards and/or scorecards to internal and external partners.
At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit Fidelitycareers.com
The hourly pay rate range for this position is $60.00 - $65.00 per hour.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.
As a member of the Enterprise Technology Vendor Management team, you will lead a portfolio of medium-to-high complexity technology vendors across Enterprise Technology. This role requires a strong focus on vendor risk, vendor performance and impacting overall financial benefit to the firm. You will collaborate with Business partners across multiple functional areas to support the vendor technology strategy across the organization. You will lead performance oversight to ensure our external vendors are accountable through contract compliance. The primary vendors in this opportunity will focus on vendors supporting large and complex vendors, however may include other vendor segments as needed.
The Expertise You Have:
· Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent (and relevant) experience.
· 7-10 years of work experience in Vendor Management, Procurement or Risk related roles.
· Extensive Fidelity expertise and work experience interacting with all levels of the organization.
The Skills You Bring:
· You are an excellent communicator and have strong facilitation, influencing skills and negotiating skills, with strong executive presence.
· You have the ability to independently drive and lead all aspects of complex vendor engagements with minimal oversight.
· You are organized and can lead multiple projects or activities simultaneously and deliver results in an accurate and timely manner.
· You have an ability to cultivate and improve partnerships with peers, leaders, vendors and other partners.
· You have a strong background or experience with Vendor Management and Procurement processes.
· You are eager to join a growing team that focuses on establishing processes, innovative solutions and standards across a dynamic organization.
The Value You Deliver:
· Provide oversight to a portfolio of vendors with strategic complexity.
· Lead all aspects of, measure, and report vendor performance relative to contracted expectations, including Service Level Agreements; drive improvement and accountability with the vendors.
· Seek out and implement cost reduction opportunities across your portfolio
· Support funding processes: including purchase order creation & tracking, reporting and associated governance reviews.
· Significant focus on vendor risk, including proactive risk mitigation measures and collaborating with enterprise risk functions.
· Maintain deep knowledge of the relationship’s overall risk profile and drive resolution of risk-related events.
· Building positive partnerships across Procurement, Risk & Finance.
· Develop full understanding of active contracts and ensure vendor and Fidelity are adhering to contract terms.
· Participate in Procurement related activities, including market scans, RFPs, RFXs, contract and vendor negotiations; coordinate activities to ensure progress, approvals & timely completion.
· Coordinate and drive Business Review meetings with vendors as appropriate.
· Complete responsibilities & compliance to the Enterprise Vendor Management policy.
· Provides analysis and make recommendations for problem resolution complex problems/issues.
· Produce recurring dashboards and/or scorecards to internal and external partners.
At Fidelity, we are focused on making our financial expertise broadly accessible and effective in helping people live the lives they want. We are a privately held company that places a high degree of value in creating and nurturing a work environment that attracts the best talent and reflects our commitment to our associates. We are proud of our diverse and inclusive workplace where we respect and value our associates for their unique perspectives and experiences. For information about working at Fidelity, visit Fidelitycareers.com
The hourly pay rate range for this position is $60.00 - $65.00 per hour.
Placement in the range will vary based on job responsibilities and scope, geographic location, candidate’s relevant experience, and other factors.