IT Contract & Vendor Governance Consultant

Kforce Inc; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce Inc. in Doral, FL is seeking an experienced IT Contract & Vendor Governance Consultant to ensure technology contracts align with IT operations, service delivery, and project execution needs.

The role requires extensive vendor engagement experience and the ability to translate contract language into actionable guidance, driving accountability and reducing operational risk across partnerships.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise Information Technology.
• Extensive experience working with technology vendors, managed service providers, systems integrators, and consulting organizations.
• Direct experience reviewing, negotiating, or managing contracts such as MSAs, SOWs, staff augmentation, fixed-price, outsourcing, and professional services contracts.

Responsibilities

• Represent IT during review of technology contracts, statements of work, and managed services agreements.
• Ensure contracts adequately support IT's operational, service delivery, and project execution requirements.
• Translate contractual language into day-to-day service delivery and vendor accountability.
• Identify and mitigate operational risk and ambiguity in agreements.

Skills

Vendor governance

IT operations

Contract negotiation

Relationship management

Job description

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Doral, FL that is seeking an experienced technology professional to serve as an IT Contract & Vendor Governance Consultant in south Florida area. This role will represent Information Technology during the review of technology contracts, statements of work, managed services agreements, and project-based engagements. Summary: Unlike Legal or Sourcing, this role is focused on ensuring contracts adequately support IT's operational, support, service delivery, and project execution requirements. The consultant must have deep experience working with technology vendors and understand how contractual language translates into day-to-day service delivery, project execution, vendor accountability, and operational success. The ideal candidate has extensive experience within enterprise IT organizations and understands what differentiates a strong agreement from one that creates operational risk, ambiguity, or vendor accountability challenges.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise Information Technology
• Extensive experience working with technology vendors, managed service providers, systems integrators, and consulting organizations

Direct experience reviewing, negotiating, or managing:

• Managed Services Agreements
• Statements of Work (SOWs)
• Staff Augmentation Agreements
• Fixed-Price Project Contracts
• Outsourcing Agreements
• Professional Services Contracts

Strong Understanding Of

• IT Operations
• Infrastructure Services
• Application Development
• Cloud Services
• Service Management
• Cybersecurity
• Vendor Governance
• IT Project Delivery

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.