VP, Technology Vendor Manager

Where Ambition Meets Innovation
Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting‑edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you’ll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview:
The IT Vendor Manager will serve as the primary relationship lead and contract strategist for a portfolio of high-impact technology vendors. This Vice President-level individual contributor role is responsible for managing complex vendor relationships across enterprise systems, digital platforms, and infrastructure. The role partners with technology, procurement, and business stakeholders to optimize vendor value, ensure effective governance, and support enterprise initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the vendor relationship manager for critical technology vendors supporting enterprise platforms and business capabilities

• Lead vendor governance activities, including performance management, executive business reviews, and vendor-led innovation initiatives

• Drive measurable value across vendor engagements through cost optimization, license management, and commercial structure improvements

• Support enterprise transformation initiatives including AI adoption, cloud migration, platform consolidation, and M&A integrations

• Act as a subject matter expert on contract structures, pricing models, and negotiation strategies across enterprise technology vendors

• Partner with Procurement and Strategic Sourcing to lead benchmarking, pricing negotiations, and commercial strategy development

• Lead technology participation in RFI/RFP processes, ensuring alignment with business, regulatory, and operational requirements

• Provide insights on emerging technologies, vendor landscape shifts, and regulatory considerations impacting financial services

• Evaluate vendor capabilities across cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, SaaS, and enterprise applications

• Monitor vendor performance, SLAs, and delivery quality to ensure operational stability

• Identify, escalate, and mitigate vendor risks, including operational, compliance, regulatory, cybersecurity, and third-party risk exposures

• Ensure alignment with enterprise Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) frameworks

• Support issue resolution, escalations, and vendor offboarding activities as required

What are we looking for?
We’re looking for strong collaborators who pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced, team-oriented environments and contributes to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work while delivering meaningful business outcomes.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience managing complex technology vendors, contracts, or partnerships

• 8–10+ years of experience in financial services or wealth management environments

• Proven ability to manage strategic vendors across multiple service towers and enterprise domains

• Strong commercial acumen with experience in negotiation and vendor pricing models

• Experience developing and evaluating RFPs, SLAs, and complex commercial agreements

Core Competencies:

• Strategic thinking and commercial acumen

• Market-technology fluency

• Stakeholder influence and executive communication

• Vendor-performance governance and operational rigor

• Risk management and regulatory awareness

Preferences:

• Experience managing vendors supporting regulated trading environments

• Experience across cloud, SaaS, cybersecurity, and enterprise platforms

• Ability to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement

• Strong enterprise mindset capable of influencing senior technology and business leaders

• Experience operating in a highly regulated environment with strong risk awareness

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and vendor management tools

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