AVP, Strategic Legal & Professional Services Sourcing

PassFort; Charlotte (NC); Presencial; USD 119.000 - 197.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Moody's seeks an Assistant Vice President- Legal & Professional Services Sourcing to lead global sourcing initiatives across Legal and Non-IT Professional Services, including complex negotiations and vendor management.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance and Technology to optimize spend, develop category strategies, and leverage analytics and AI to drive savings. This role requires 7–10 years of experience in sourcing and a Bachelor's degree.

Formación

• 7–10 years of Legal and Professional Services Sourcing and Category Management experience in large global corporations.
• Experience leading complex sourcing initiatives and commercial negotiations.
• Proven ability to manage external Law firms and relationships.
• Knowledge of alternative legal fee arrangements, legal spend analytics, legal operations, or alternative legal service providers.
• Experience across multiple Professional Services categories such as consulting, accounting, tax, and advisory.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier relationship management with executive-level interactions.
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for applying AI tools, automation, analytics, and emerging technologies to analyze trends, forecast demand, model costs, improve processes, and deliver insights.
• Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills, and judgment across regions and deadlines.

Responsabilidades

• Lead high-visibility sourcing projects across Legal and Professional Services, delivering commercial outcomes that move the business forward.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for key supplier agreements across Legal and Non-IT Professional Services categories, including managing strategic sourcing events such as RFPs, RFIs, and targeted negotiations.
• Analyze spend, demand, supplier markets, business requirements, and external market trends to identify strategic opportunities.
• Develop category strategies addressing cost optimization, value creation, supplier consolidation, demand management, innovation, risk, and continuity.
• Execute strategies related to law-firm panels, preferred provider programs, rate structures, AFAs, matter management, and use of alternative providers.
• Lead category planning with the business and establish measurable savings and value-delivery targets.
• Proactively manage the renewal pipeline in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and Technology to align sourcing strategy with enterprise priorities.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, report savings metrics, and leverage analytics, automation, and AI to improve sourcing efficiency and decision-making.

Conocimientos

Legal Sourcing

Category Management

Law Firm Relations

Alternative Fee Arrangements

Professional Services

Stakeholder Management

AI Analytics

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Descripción del empleo

Moody's seeks an Assistant Vice President- Legal & Professional Services Sourcing to lead global sourcing initiatives across Legal and Non-IT Professional Services, including complex negotiations and vendor management.

You will collaborate with Legal, Finance and Technology to optimize spend, develop category strategies, and leverage analytics and AI to drive savings. This role requires 7–10 years of experience in sourcing and a Bachelor's degree.