Vendor Manager RDT Vendor Management

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As a Global Technology Vendor Management Expert Software & Cloud you maximize the value delivered by strategic technology vendors while protecting Roche from commercial contractual financial operational and compliance-related value leakage.

You act as a trusted advisor and subject-matter expert for complex Software SaaS and Cloud vendor relationships. Working across Technology Procurement Legal Finance SAM Security and Architecture you challenge assumptions anticipate risks and opportunities shape decisions and ensure vendor commitments translate into measurable business outcomes.

• Lead strategic vendor and contract governance for complex global Software SaaS and Cloud relationships establishing accountabilities performance frameworks and escalation mechanisms.
• Provide expert Vendor Management input across the contract lifecycle including major agreements renewals transformations and commercial decisions.
• Review and challenge pricing/licensing scope deliverables and acceptance SLAs/KPIs liability/remedies change control dependencies termination transition and exit.
• Lead complex negotiations contractual escalations and remediation developing fact-based positions negotiation strategies and BATNA.
• Apply Software SaaS and Cloud commercial expertise to identify cost exposure optimization opportunities contractual risks and vendor lock-in.
• Build and challenge business cases and TCO connecting commitments consumption spend performance and outcomes to identify deviations and prevent value leakage.
• Identify and manage commercial contractual operational financial technology and compliance risks driving remediation and escalation where required.
• Translate complex vendor matters into clear recommendations for senior decision-makers and influence internal stakeholders and vendor executives.
• Act as a Technology VM subject-matter expert strengthening governance standards and best practices and mentoring Vendor Managers to accelerate team capability development.

You are an experienced Technology Vendor Management professional combining strategic thinking commercial judgement applied technology understanding and strong execution.

As an Expert you go beyond executing established processes: you shape governance challenge assumptions anticipate value leakage resolve complex situations influence senior stakeholders and develop others.

• Significant experience managing complex strategic global Technology/IT vendors particularly in Software SaaS and/or Cloud environments.
• Advanced-to-Expert contract management and negotiation capability including complex agreements renewals commercial escalations and remediation.
• Strong understanding of technology contracts and commercial models including pricing/licensing acceptance SLAs/KPIs liability/remedies change control and transition/exit.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen including business cases/TCO cost drivers contractual commitments and value-leakage identification.
• Applied Software SaaS and Cloud expertise sufficient to challenge vendor proposals and work credibly with technical specialists.
• Demonstrated ability to lead strategic vendor governance and manage commercial contractual operational technology and compliance risks.
• Strong strategic thinking and senior stakeholder influence with experience operating across global cross-functional and virtual teams.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving communication and presentation skills including English legal and business language. Polish and/or Spanish are an advantage.

• Enterprise Software licensing SAM Cloud infrastructure/consumption models and hyperscaler environments.
• Major technology transformations migrations or large-scale implementations.
• Experience with contractual performance/remedies cybersecurity resilience data protection and GDPR.
• Development of VM frameworks/best practices and mentoring or coaching Vendor Management professionals.
• Pharmaceutical healthcare or another highly regulated industry.
• P2P budgeting/financial management ITIL Agile/SAFe project or change-management experience.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience in Technology Engineering Business or related disciplines; advanced qualifications are beneficial.

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Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.