Software Procurement & Vendor Governance Lead

Brillio; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brillio is seeking an experienced Vendor Management & Software Governance Specialist to oversee software procurement from intake through vendor evaluation, licensing analysis, security coordination, contracting support, and purchasing handoff.

The role requires a process-driven professional who collaborates with Security, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and IT Operations; final approvals remain with the client, while Brillio provides governance reporting and guidance.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software procurement or SaaS vendor management.
• Strong understanding of SaaS licensing models, subscription tiers, pricing structures, renewals, and commercial terms.
• Experience coordinating with Security, Finance, Legal, Procurement, IT Operations, and business teams.
• Availability to work during U.S. business hours.

Responsibilities

• Review software requests and validate the business need, users, timeline, ownership, and budget context.
• Lead vendor discussions and collect functional, licensing, security, support, migration, and commercial information.
• Compare software editions, licensing tiers, product capabilities, and pricing options.
• Recommend the minimum suitable and compliant software tier.
• Support vendor negotiations, pricing comparisons, renewals, and commercial discussions.
• Coordinate vendor-security reviews, including SSO, access controls, audit logging, and security evidence.
• Track Legal, Finance, Procurement, Security, and IT Operations approvals and dependencies.
• Support Ramp or similar purchasing workflows.
• Assess options for migrating personal or individual software accounts to enterprise-managed arrangements.
• Maintain request, vendor, approval, risk, action, and dependency trackers.
• Produce weekly operational reports and monthly governance summaries.
• Identify opportunities for license reuse, consolidation, cost avoidance, and process improvement.

Skills

Software procurement

Vendor management

SaaS licensing

IT asset management

Governance reporting

Stakeholder management

Tools

Ramp

ServiceNow

Job description

Brillio is seeking an experienced Vendor Management & Software Governance Specialist to oversee software procurement from intake through vendor evaluation, licensing analysis, security coordination, contracting support, and purchasing handoff.

The role requires a process-driven professional who collaborates with Security, Finance, Legal, Procurement, and IT Operations; final approvals remain with the client, while Brillio provides governance reporting and guidance.