Associate Director chez StradIT

Description

• Minimum of 7 years of IT Strategic Sourcing and Category Mgmt. at a global organization, preferably in financial services.
• Experience and proven success developing RFxs and negotiating HW, software, telecom/networking, private cloud, public cloud, and IT professional services contracts.
• Knowledge of enterprise IT vendors as well as emerging technology providers.
• Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex sourcing and contractual concepts into terms that can be understood by business, legal, finance, and risk stakeholders.
• Strong organizational competency with the ability to independently manage competing priorities.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong analytical, reporting, and presentation skills
• Comfortable with organizational change and transformation.
• Understanding of key financial, legal, and operational controls required in a heavily regulated organization.
• Client service focused.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders to develop SLAs with technology suppliers.