Strategic Vendor Manager — Fintech & Risk

Texas Capital; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Capital seeks an experienced IT Vendor Manager to lead vendor relationships and drive cost optimization while ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. The role collaborates across technology, legal, finance, and operations to support digital transformation and risk management.

Responsibilities include negotiating contracts, monitoring performance, and delivering data-driven insights to optimize the vendor portfolio in a fast-paced financial services environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business admin, supply chain, or related field.
• Banking or financial services industry experience.
• 10+ years IT vendor and relationship management experience.
• CPSM or Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Vendor lifecycle management experience required.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strategic relationships with business partners and manage all third-parties through regular performance reviews and alignment sessions.
• Analyze vendor performance metrics, platform reliability, and contractual compliance using data-driven methods.
• Assist in negotiating vendor contracts including licensing, pricing structures, implementation timelines, and SLAs; ensure terms align with policies.
• Monitor third-party technology risks and work with relevant parties to ensure remediation for compliance gaps or performance deficiencies.
• Serve as a customer-focused contact for vendor-related complaints, outages, delays, and disputes; develop solutions.
• Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives and value optimization across the vendor portfolio.
• Partner with technology, legal, finance, and operations to support digital transformation and regulatory compliance.
• Apply data-driven vendor performance and market trend analyses to inform sourcing strategies.
• Identify complex vendor challenges and provide proactive recommendations to enhance capabilities.

Skills

Cost optimization

Data-driven

Vendor risk mgmt

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication skills

Mentoring

Tech environment

Education

Bachelor's in business

Master's degree preferred

CPSM or Six Sigma

Job description

Texas Capital seeks an experienced IT Vendor Manager to lead vendor relationships and drive cost optimization while ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. The role collaborates across technology, legal, finance, and operations to support digital transformation and risk management.

Responsibilities include negotiating contracts, monitoring performance, and delivering data-driven insights to optimize the vendor portfolio in a fast-paced financial services environment.