VP, Technology Vendor Strategy & Governance

LPL Financial; Town of Charlotte (NY); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K matching

Health benefits

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking an IT Vendor Manager at Vice President level to lead strategic vendor relationships across enterprise platforms, cloud, and infrastructure. You will partner with technology, procurement, and business stakeholders to optimize value and governance.

The role emphasizes contract strategy, RFP/SLA maturities, and risk management while driving cost optimization and enterprise initiatives including AI adoption and platform consolidation.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience managing complex technology vendors, contracts, or partnerships.
• 8–10+ years of experience in financial services or wealth management environments.
• Commercial acumen with experience in negotiation and vendor pricing models.
• Experience developing and evaluating RFPs, SLAs, and complex commercial agreements.
• Principals only.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the vendor relationship manager for critical technology vendors supporting enterprise platforms and business capabilities.
• Lead vendor governance activities, including performance management, executive business reviews, and vendor‑led innovation initiatives.
• Drive measurable value across vendor engagements through cost optimization, license management, and commercial structure improvements.
• Support enterprise transformation initiatives including AI adoption, cloud migration, platform consolidation, and M&A integrations.
• Act as a subject matter expert on contract structures, pricing models, and negotiation strategies across enterprise technology vendors.
• Partner with Procurement and Strategic Sourcing to lead benchmarking, pricing negotiations, and commercial strategy development.
• Lead technology participation in RFI/RFP processes, ensuring alignment with business, regulatory, and operational requirements.
• Provide insights on emerging technologies, vendor landscape shifts, and regulatory considerations impacting financial services.
• Evaluate vendor capabilities across cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, SaaS, and enterprise applications.
• Monitor vendor performance, SLAs, and delivery quality to ensure operational stability.
• Identify, escrow, and mitigate vendor risks, including operational, compliance, regulatory, cybersecurity, and third‑party risk exposures.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) frameworks.
• Support issue resolution, escalations, and vendor offboarding activities as required

Skills

Vendor management

Contract negotiation

Pricing models

RFPs & SLAs

Executive communication

Stakeholder collaboration

RFI/RFP leadership

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Vendor management tools

Job description

LPL Financial is seeking an IT Vendor Manager at Vice President level to lead strategic vendor relationships across enterprise platforms, cloud, and infrastructure. You will partner with technology, procurement, and business stakeholders to optimize value and governance.

The role emphasizes contract strategy, RFP/SLA maturities, and risk management while driving cost optimization and enterprise initiatives including AI adoption and platform consolidation.