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Associate – Technology Vendor Management
American Express. Manage the end-to-end vendor lifecycle, including onboarding, governance, performance monitoring, renewals, and offboarding .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in vendor lifecycle management, including onboarding, performance monitoring, and compliance. Proficient in applying AI tools for vendor governance and risk management while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Vendor ManagementContract ManagementAI Tools ProficiencyFinancial ManagementData Analysis
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Hard Skills
Vendor Lifecycle ManagementPerformance MonitoringContract NegotiationRisk AssessmentCost ManagementData AnalysisSLA/KPI ManagementGovernance DocumentationRoot-Cause AnalysisOperational Efficiency
Soft Skills
Team CollaborationStakeholder ManagementIssue ResolutionCommunicationAdaptability
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Office SuitePower BISQLPythonGenerative AIMicrosoft CopilotAPIsWorkflow/RPA ToolsData VisualizationAnalytical Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
MBAPGDMRelevant Professional Certification
Industry Keywords
Third-Party ManagementSupplier ManagementComplianceInformation Technology ServicesResponsible AIData PrivacyVendor GovernancePerformance ReviewsService Quality StandardsFinancial Compliance
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesPythonRPASQL
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage the end-to-end vendor lifecycle, including onboarding, governance, performance monitoring, renewals, and offboarding
- Establish and maintain working relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders
- Monitor vendor performance against KPIs, SLAs, contractual commitments, and service-quality standards
- Conduct vendor performance reviews and governance meetings, document actions, and drive issues to closure
- Identify vendor-related operational, financial, compliance, and service-delivery risks and coordinate mitigation actions
- Partner with Procurement, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Finance, Technology, and business teams
- Support contract negotiations, renewals, pricing discussions, and commercial evaluations
- Track vendor spend, invoices, budgets, and cost-optimization opportunities
- Manage vendor escalations, root-cause analysis, corrective-action plans, and service improvements
- Maintain vendor documentation, dashboards, scorecards, risk assessments, and governance records
- Support third-party due diligence, audits, regulatory requirements, and internal control processes
- Improve vendor-management processes, controls, reporting, and operational efficiency
- Apply AI, Generative AI, automation, predictive analytics, data visualization, and analytical tools to vendor governance and decision-making
- Explore and implement AI use cases including automated performance analysis, SLA/KPI intelligence, contract summarization, obligation tracking, risk and anomaly identification, executive reporting, vendor scorecards, and AI-assisted governance
Requirements
What you’ll need- Advanced degree in Business Administration, Financial Management and/or comparable experience
- 3-5 years experience in Vendor Management, Third-Party Management, Procurement, Supplier Management, Contract Management, Operations, or a related function
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and data analysis tools
- Knowledge of financial management, data analysis, and Information Technology services
- Experience working in a team-oriented environment
- Hands-on experience with the latest AI tools and ability to adapt to changing requirements
- Experience with vendor onboarding and lifecycle management, SLA/KPI and vendor performance management, contract and commercial management, vendor governance and stakeholder management, third-party risk and compliance, cost management, and commercial negotiations
- Experience with Generative AI/LLMs, Microsoft Copilot or equivalent enterprise AI platforms, Power BI, SQL, Python, APIs, and workflow/RPA tools is preferred
- Understanding of Responsible AI, information security, data privacy, third-party risk, and AI governance
- MBA/PGDM and relevant professional certification are preferred or advantageous
Benefits
Comp & perks- Competitive base salaries
- Bonus incentives
- Support for financial well-being and retirement
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
- Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
- Career development and training opportunities