Associate Director

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<li>Minimum of 7 years of IT Strategic Sourcing and Category Mgmt. at a global organization, preferably in financial services.</li>
<li>Experience and proven success developing RFxs and negotiating HW, software, telecom/networking, private cloud, public cloud, and IT professional services contracts.</li>
<li>Knowledge of enterprise IT vendors as well as emerging technology providers.</li>
<li>Outstanding communication skills, including the ability to simplify complex sourcing and contractual concepts into terms that can be understood by business, legal, finance, and risk stakeholders.</li>
<li>Strong organizational competency with the ability to independently manage competing priorities.</li>
<li>Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement</li>
<li>Attention to detail and accuracy</li>
<li>Strong analytical, reporting, and presentation skills</li>
<li>Comfortable with organizational change and transformation.</li>
<li>Understanding of key financial, legal, and operational controls required in a heavily regulated organization.</li>
<li>Client service focused.</li>
<li>Experience partnering with stakeholders to develop SLAs with technology suppliers.</li>
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