Vendor Manager

This key role within the IT department is responsible for nurturing and optimizing relationships with the technology vendors vital to operations. This individual will oversee the complete lifecycle of these partnerships, ensuring alignment with the IT strategy, adherence to stringent security and compliance requirements (including NIST), and the delivery of maximum value. As a part of the Vendor Management Office, the Vendor Manager will leverage understanding of IT infrastructure, development processes, cloud services, and IT service management (ITIL) to enhance the IT ecosystem from within.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the complete lifecycle of technology vendor partnerships.
• Ensure alignment with IT strategy and adherence to security and compliance requirements, including NIST.
• Develop and execute vendor management programs and strategies, including vendor risk management, performance management, and relationship management.
• Apply vendor management best practices and methodologies, including contract negotiation, performance monitoring, and relationship management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration with an IT focus, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive experience in IT vendor management, demonstrating increasing responsibility and leadership in managing complex application and infrastructure projects.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing and executing vendor management programs and strategies.
• Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and practical application of vendor management best practices and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Application Rationalization experience.
• Category strategy experience.
• Cloud experience.
• AI experience.

Pay

Compensation range: $129,992.00 - $194,988.00 per year (based on full-time employment of 2,080 hours per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided. This range is specific to Seattle; positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay.

Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals, and we are honored to be one of the top-ranked pediatric hospitals in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity, and Innovation.

This is a hybrid position in Seattle, WA.