Remote Senior Vendor Manager — Tech Services

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 196,000; Full time

Job summary

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Vendor Manager for Technical Services to lead the governance, optimization, and digital modernization of our Cortex & Cloud Vendor Framework. This global role drives the subcontractor ecosystem into a high-margin, outcome-based engine and oversees end-to-end vendor lifecycle management.

The role partners with Finance, Legal, and Global Delivery to optimize demand forecasting, automate workflows, and ensure scalable capacity that accelerates enterprise

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Professional Services Vendor Management experience in Enterprise Software/SaaS.
• Experience transitioning vendor models to outcome-based SOWs.
• Hands-on with enterprise PSA tools and VMS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Drive transition to outcome-based Vended Services and expand margins.
• Manage global Cortex & Cloud vendor portfolio and governance.
• Lead Magnit VMS migration, onboarding automation, renewal tracking.
• Forecast demand with regional Leaders and align warm bench across partners.

Skills

Vendor management

Commercial acumen

Strategic planning

Demand forecasting

Tools

Clarizen/Planview

Magnit/Coupa/Fieldglass

Job description

Palo Alto Networks is seeking a Senior Vendor Manager for Technical Services to lead the governance, optimization, and digital modernization of our Cortex & Cloud Vendor Framework. This global role drives the subcontractor ecosystem into a high-margin, outcome-based engine and oversees end-to-end vendor lifecycle management.

The role partners with Finance, Legal, and Global Delivery to optimize demand forecasting, automate workflows, and ensure scalable capacity that accelerates enterprise