IA-DOM-DOIT IT Vendor Management

Des Moines, IA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position Title: IT Vendor Manager
Location: Des Moines IA
Engagement Type: Contract
Work Mode: Hybrid (onsite Wednesdays)
Duration: January 12 2026 June 30 2026 (approximately 5.5 months)
Interview Type: Web cam or in-person

Role Overview:
The IT Vendor Manager will support the Department of Managements Division of Information Technology in managing key technology vendor relationships and contracts. The role focuses on vendor performance contract compliance financial oversight and alignment with state IT standards and strategic goals. The position requires on-site work each Wednesday at the Des Moines location.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage relationships with software hardware cloud services and IT consulting vendors serving as an escalation point for issues and disputes.
Conduct regular vendor performance and business reviews and oversee change and issue management including tracking escalations and change requests.
Negotiate execute and renew IT Statements of Work ensuring alignment with legal financial and operational standards and monitoring SLA and KPI compliance.
Track vendor spend against IT budgets identify and manage vendor-related risks and support audits and compliance initiatives.
Coordinate stakeholder communication including scheduling and documenting vendor meetings demos onboarding sessions and communicating vendor updates and risks.

Required Skills & Experience:

Bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university and at least two years of relevant full-time work experience.
Minimum 3 years managing vendor relationships for software hardware cloud services and IT consulting engagements.
Minimum 3 years tracking SLAs KPIs and risk metrics and driving corrective actions for underperformance.
Minimum 3 years with IT procurement standards including cybersecurity data privacy and accessibility.
Minimum 3 years developing and maintaining a strategic vendor portfolio aligned to an IT roadmap and conducting market research to identify emerging technologies and qualified vendors.
Minimum 3 years benchmarking vendor pricing and service levels against industry standards to ensure value for money.

Preferred Skills:

Experience working within public sector or government IT environments.
Background in risk mitigation and compliance for large multi-vendor IT ecosystems.

Additional Details:
This is a hybrid role requiring on-site presence each Wednesday at the Des Moines IA office. Candidates must be able to comply with additional background check and fingerprinting requirements prior to starting.

Position Title: IT Vendor Manager Location: Des Moines IA Engagement Type: Contract Work Mode: Hybrid (onsite Wednesdays) Duration: January 12 2026 June 30 2026 (approximately 5.5 months) Interview Type: Web cam or in-person Role Overview: The IT Vendor Manager will support the Department ...

Key Responsibilities:

Manage relationships with software hardware cloud services and IT consulting vendors serving as an escalation point for issues and disputes.
Conduct regular vendor performance and business reviews and oversee change and issue management including tracking escalations and change requests.
Negotiate execute and renew IT Statements of Work ensuring alignment with legal financial and operational standards and monitoring SLA and KPI compliance.
Track vendor spend against IT budgets identify and manage vendor-related risks and support audits and compliance initiatives.
Coordinate stakeholder communication including scheduling and documenting vendor meetings demos onboarding sessions and communicating vendor updates and risks.

Required Skills & Experience:

Bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university and at least two years of relevant full-time work experience.
Minimum 3 years managing vendor relationships for software hardware cloud services and IT consulting engagements.
Minimum 3 years tracking SLAs KPIs and risk metrics and driving corrective actions for underperformance.
Minimum 3 years with IT procurement standards including cybersecurity data privacy and accessibility.
Minimum 3 years developing and maintaining a strategic vendor portfolio aligned to an IT roadmap and conducting market research to identify emerging technologies and qualified vendors.
Minimum 3 years benchmarking vendor pricing and service levels against industry standards to ensure value for money.

Preferred Skills:

Experience working within public sector or government IT environments.
Background in risk mitigation and compliance for large multi-vendor IT ecosystems.