Technology Vendor Manager (IT Vendor Management)

Location: Hybrid, Oakland, California, United States

Salary: $85,000–$127,000 annually; the reasonably expected range is approximately $85,000–$106,000. Eligible for discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Company

hirify.global is a Fortune 500 company developing scalable, future-forward technology investment plans and supporting IT operations through contract management, business operations, program management, and investment management.

What you will do

• Manage the full lifecycle of technology vendor relationships, including onboarding, governance, performance reviews, contract compliance, and supplier relationship management.
• Partner with sourcing, IT, architecture, finance, legal, operations, supply chain, and business teams to align vendor capabilities with business objectives and technology strategy.
• Ensure suppliers meet contractual commitments, service-level agreements, compliance requirements, performance targets, and value-realization metrics.
• Identify and support cost-optimization opportunities across strategic vendor engagements, including professional services, staff augmentation, SaaS, and subscription costs.
• Develop standardized reporting, dashboards, spend visibility, savings targets, and executive-level vendor insights.
• Drive supplier accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and alignment with multi-year capital and operating investment plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of job-related experience in IT vendor management, sourcing, or technology strategy.
• Expertise in managing and optimizing relationships with Tier-1 suppliers.
• Strong understanding of IT contracts, vendor governance, technology lifecycle management, and contractual compliance.
• Experience managing multiple complex vendor relationships and restructuring contractual relationships to enhance value.
• Experience developing business cases, applying financial acumen, optimizing costs, and shaping contract strategy.
• Proficiency in project management, large-scale technology implementation, process improvement, time management, reporting to executives, and managing competing priorities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, collaboration, and executive-influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to broader team goals and providing guidance to peers and teams.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Professional certification such as CPSM, CTPP, or ITIL.
• Experience managing vendors within large, complex enterprises and multi-year investment planning cycles.
• Experience with ERP, vendor management, or procurement tools such as SAP Ariba, Coupa, ServiceNow, or GEP.
• Knowledge of regulatory, compliance, and risk management considerations in IT vendor contracts.
• Strong track record of driving innovation and value creation through vendor partnerships.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure, applications, cloud services, and emerging technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• High-visibility role with opportunities to innovate, lead, and grow.
• Performance-driven, people-first culture focused on strategic leadership and operational excellence.
• Collaboration with IT, vendor management, and sourcing leaders to drive measurable business impact.
• Participation in discretionary incentive compensation programs.