Technology Vendor Manager

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As part of our diverse tech team, you can architect, code and ship software that makes us an essential part of our customers’ digital lives. Here, you can work alongside talented engineers in an open, supportive, inclusive environment where your voice is valued, and you make your own decisions on what tech to use to solve challenging problems. American Express offers a range of opportunities to work with the latest technologies and encourages you to back the broader engineering community through open source. And because we understand the importance of keeping your skills fresh and relevant, we give you dedicated time to invest in your professional development. Find your place in technology of #TeamAmex.

How will you make an impact in this role?

As a Technology Vendor Manager, you will lead core aspects of our Technology contracts for American Express. This evolving position will be a trusted advisor across the enterprise to educate and enable teams to make the best-informed sourcing decisions to ensure American Express receives optimal value from our vendor partners. This role will report to the Director of Vendor Contracts and will be based in Phoenix, AZ. This team is part of a larger Business & Vendor Management organization that is responsible for the ongoing governance and oversight of its strategic third parties. We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in contract management and vendor selection (e.g. consulting, product development, managed services, etc.) that can design and execute strategic partnership deals and co-investment opportunities in support of American Express business unit goals.

This role will be a key relationship position and primary liaison between our vendor partners and our product delivery teams within Technology.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement delivery transformation workforce strategies to optimize our global contingent worker footprint and spend.
• Design and execute RFPs and Statements of Work (SoW) in support of American Express Technology Business Unit strategies. You will articulate business requirements in support of desired contractual or commercial terms and negotiate favorable outcomes.
• Support ongoing relationship management of 20+ key vendor partners in the program, including taking on responsibility for Third-Party Lifecycle Management (TLM) and oversight for 2-3 new partners.
• Lead Quarterly Business reviews with our key partnerships and provide ongoing relationship updates and executive briefing presentations to senior leaders at American Express.
• Provide your expertise and engage with external research companies to understand trends in the industry and create a point of view on competitive pricing, delivery locations, and emerging opportunities/risks.
• Interpret contractual language to support stakeholder requests and issue/dispute resolution.
• Responsible for providing initial drafts of contractual terms & conditions, in accordance with AXP’s global supplier management standards.
• Develop a framework to assess capability/strengths of existing and potential vendor partners to support sourcing decisions.
• Provide proactive guidance to technology teams across their entire portfolio, including assessment of the competitive landscape, performance measures and other KPIs.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree and 5-7 years' experience with Statements of Work (e.g. T&M, fixed-bid, milestone-based agreements).

2. Experience within contract management in the sourcing/procurement field either as a customer or supplier.

3. Must have training and/or experience with contract management.

4. Proven experience building strong relationships and connecting with senior leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Program management experience to build strategic roadmaps, facilitate delivery transformation etc.

2. Ability to thrive in a hybrid office (3x a week) work setting.

3. People leadership and strong interpersonal skills

4. Ability to be assertive and challenge the status quo, while still maintaining strong and effective partnerships

Salary Range: $110,000.00 to $190,000.00 annually + bonus + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

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We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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