IT Contracts Management, AVP

MUFG • Jersey City, NJ

23h • $127,000 - $157,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The IT Contracts Management AVP works closely with technology business unit heads to provide guidance and advisory services that improve contract management. The role participates in stakeholder governance routines and leadership meetings, facilitates technology contract strategy, and provides execution leadership to improve contract execution and performance. It calls for an experienced trusted advisor who can set strategy and execute, manage a portfolio of complex programs and processes, contribute to leadership discussions on strategy, budget, and talent, and make sound decisions that support successful outcomes.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of proven experience within a large, highly matrixed organization, with recent work related to contracts, standards, and governance.
• Ability to identify excessive cycle time and/or costs and develop alternative courses of action associated with the contract life cycle.
• Ability to communicate effectively through clear presentations, strong writing, and effective communication strategies.
• Consensus-building ability, including driving requests across stakeholder groups, working through obstacles, and removing barriers.
• Solid understanding of and planning skills in all aspects of the system/business life cycle.
• Ability to identify irregular data, analyze it, and resolve data discrepancies.
• Strong stakeholder management experience and ability to quickly establish rapport, credibility, and trust throughout the organization.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering positive results and working within time and budgetary constraints to support a contract’s life cycle.
• Advanced systems knowledge and strong capabilities in Ariba, SharePoint, and Excel.
• Strong Office 365 and presentation skills.
• Effective use of collaboration tools such as MS Teams and SharePoint.
• Strong data analysis skills, including working with large data sets.
• Ability to learn and adapt to new capabilities and tools based on business needs.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Finance, or a technology-related field, or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Understanding of and experience with software and hardware contracts.

Responsibilities

• Partner with sourcing to maintain comprehensive books of record for technology suppliers and supplier delivery commitments.
• Work with Human Resources and other system owners to help ensure contract resource alignment.
• Work with Project Management teams to align business unit strategy with annual funding and associated contract request submissions.
• Work with financial management to help manage financial planning and create cohesive contract product and service alignment.
• Drive sourcing requests across organizational levels to ensure quality and timely delivery of required technology contracts.
• Provide insight into vendor spend, contract requests, renewals, and other outside costs to support vendor operations execution.
• Manage reporting and data to enable decision-making about sourcing requests and contract planning.
• Provide guidance and advisory services to technology business unit heads to improve contract management.
• Participate in stakeholder governance routines and leadership meetings, facilitate technology contract strategy, and provide execution leadership to improve contract execution and performance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Retirement plans.
• Educational assistance and training programs.
• Income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities.
• Paid maternity and parental bonding leave.
• Paid vacation, sick days, and holidays.
• The role may be eligible for discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior