[Hiring] Director, IT Vendor Management Office @Foundever®

Role Description

The Director of the IT Vendor Management Office (VMO) is a strategic commercial leader who both sets the direction of Foundever’s global IT vendor management capability and personally drives its execution. As the single point of accountability between IT and its external suppliers, this leader owns the end-to-end commercial, performance, and governance relationship across the global IT vendor portfolio — software, cloud, telecommunications, hardware, infrastructure, and technology services, with the deepest hands-on ownership in infrastructure and telecom.

The Director will stand up the operating model and get hands on the work:

• Leading major negotiations
• Running renewals as deliberate leverage events
• Enforcing service levels
• Holding vendors accountable for outcomes

Partnering with IT, Finance, Procurement, Legal, Information Security, and business stakeholders, this leader optimizes technology spending, improves vendor performance, reduces commercial and operational risk, and ensures every third-party investment delivers measurable business value — translating it all into clear executive recommendations tied to P&L impact.

Qualifications

• At least 12 years in IT vendor management, technology sourcing, procurement, IT finance, or contract management, including at least five years leading in a global or complex enterprise.
• Demonstrated experience establishing, transforming, or maturing a VMO or comparable technology-governance capability across multiple functions or geographies — and personally running it, not just directing it.
• Proven record of delivering measurable savings, cost avoidance, and portfolio rationalization across software, cloud, telecommunications, infrastructure, hardware, or technology services.
• Extensive experience negotiating complex enterprise technology agreements, MSAs, and SLAs at scale, with strong command of strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management, TCO analysis, commercial benchmarking, and vendor performance management.
• Direct ownership of infrastructure vendors — networking, telecom/carrier services, compute/systems, storage, and data center/colocation — with working knowledge of those domains.
• Strong financial acumen, executive presence, and communication skills across technical and executive audiences, with experience supporting M&A activity.

Requirements

• Experience with contract lifecycle-management platforms (e.g., Coupa) and exposure to IT Asset Management / Software Asset Management tools.
• Familiarity with Technology Business Management, FinOps, or other IT cost-transparency and optimization frameworks.
• Experience managing cloud and hybrid infrastructure vendors alongside traditional data center providers, in a global, distributed, technology-intensive, or business-services organization.
• Knowledge of telecommunications pricing, network service commercial structures, carrier agreements, and colocation markets.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CTPRM, ITIL, PMP, CIPS) and a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, IT, or Supply Chain; an MBA or advanced degree is preferred.

Benefits

• Impactful work: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI technologies that will be game-changers for our business.
• Professional growth: Continuous learning and development opportunities in a dynamic, remote work environment.
• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary and benefits package.
• Collaborative environment: A supportive team culture with opportunities for occasional travel for training and industry events.