The Senior Manager Technology Third Party Risk Management will be part of the Strategy and Planning Team function within the Technology Business Unit and will lead the execution of Technology Vendor Management strategy as well as and leading a team of platform coordinators and analyst.
In this role you will:
- Lead centralised sourcing for Technology across new initiatives renewals and transformations by partnering with the Enterprise Sourcing Team and relevant stakeholders across Technology Business Unit.
- Support Business owner in negotiating commercial for Technology along with the Enterprise Sourcing Team to deliver the planned outcomes.
- Initiate renegotiations of existing agreements with the vendors to drive increased value and benefits for TAL
- Analyse the software license usage and consumption to identify opportunities for optimisation cost reduction or reallocation to higher-value areas
- Uplift the Tech Vendor Relationship Management and Governance framework to support delivery and operations including vendor performance and service improvements
- Lead the Vendor Tech & Cyber risk assessments along with the Line 1 Tech & Cyber Risk Team
- Manage a team of Platform Coordinators supporting them to carry out platform support activities such as resource tracking/onboarding/offboarding operational compliance support end to contract management and financial management activities such as invoicing receipt accruals and reconciliation
Qualifications :
- Experience in preparing a negotiation strategy including setting clear goals and understanding risk limitations and delivering desired outcomes
- Ability to manage complex technical procurements including hardware software and services is crucial
- Strong communication skills for engaging various stakeholders including influencing and negotiating with vendors and stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes and deliver non-negotiables
- Ability to perform cost analysis to evaluate whether a quoted price is fair and reasonable including assessing the cost of materials and identifying non-value-added costs to reduce overhead
- Ability to lead and motivate both direct and indirect team members and manage a developing team
Additional Information :
TAL is one of Australias leading life insurers committed to inclusion and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. Were proud to be:
- An Inclusive Employer Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index
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- We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people caregivers individuals living with disabilities people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ community.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time