Commercial Vendor Manager (Fintech)

TL;DR

Commercial Vendor Manager (Fintech): Managing strategic relationships with credit bureaus and data providers to optimize costs, performance, and innovation. Focus on contract negotiations, cross-functional coordination between risk, product, and engineering, and driving data-backed improvements for credit decisioning.

Location: Must be based in London, UK (Hybrid: in-office Tuesday-Thursday).

Company

hirify.global is a profitable, high-growth fintech unicorn rebuilding consumer finance products like loans, credit cards, and car finance using modern technology.

What you will do

• Own strategic relationships with a diverse portfolio of vendors, focusing on credit bureaus and data providers.
• Lead contract negotiations and renewals to ensure optimal commercial terms and cost efficiency.
• Conduct regular business reviews to assess vendor performance, roadmap alignment, and innovation opportunities.
• Partner with engineering, risk, and product teams to manage API integrations and data requirements.
• Monitor vendor performance against SLAs and quality metrics to ensure data reliability.
• Build business cases for new data sources and products to enhance credit decisioning capabilities.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in vendor management, strategic partnerships, or procurement within financial services.
• Deep understanding of credit data products, bureau outputs, and risk decisioning.
• Strong commercial acumen with proven experience in contract negotiation and cost management.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with risk, product, engineering, finance, and legal teams.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior internal and external partners.
• Analytical mindset capable of assessing vendor performance and ROI.

Nice to have

• Experience in fintech or consumer lending businesses.
• Technical understanding of API integrations and data flow.
• Experience managing vendor relationships across multiple geographies (UK/US).
• Track record of driving vendor innovation and product enhancements.

Culture & Benefits

• Best-in-class compensation package including equity.
• Hybrid work model with flexibility to work from home on Mondays and Fridays.
• Fresh, healthy lunches prepared by in-house chefs in the office Tuesday-Thursday.
• Private health insurance coverage for physical and mental well-being.
• Inclusive and open workspace culture in London.