Manager/Sr Manager Supplier Financial Governance

HUB International • Chicago, IL

2d • $130,000 - $175,000

About The Position

HUB International is hiring a Manager or Senior Manager for its Technology Business Management (TBM) function within the Technology & Operations organization. Reporting to the Director, Technology Business Management, this role will build and enhance the company’s Supplier Financial Governance and Technology Vendor Management discipline. It will lead the end-to-end lifecycle for technology agreements outside Procurement’s managed portfolio, connecting TechOps relationship owners, TBM Planning budget owners, and Procurement’s commercial negotiation expertise.

The role combines vendor negotiations, supplier profile management, and financial partnership with Technology & Operations leaders. The successful candidate will establish and improve processes, work effectively amid ambiguity, and build credibility across a complex, matrixed organization. The position is responsible for maintaining supplier and contract information, managing renewals, validating financial alignment and approvals, negotiating commercial terms, and establishing governance practices and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of experience in IT vendor management, technology procurement, supplier governance, or technology financial management.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating technology contracts, including SaaS agreements, professional services SOWs, and infrastructure contracts.
• Strong understanding of commercial contract terms, including pricing structures, inflation protections, auto-renewal clauses, termination rights, and SLA frameworks.
• Experience with ERP systems for vendor master setup and invoice processing workflows.
• Ability to partner cross-functionally across Technology, Finance, Procurement, and Legal with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical skills, including the ability to assess vendor spend, identify cost optimization opportunities, and communicate financial impacts to leadership.
• Ability to operate amid ambiguity and build processes from scratch in a discipline that is new to the organization.
• Deep understanding of managing a technology vendor portfolio at scale, including contract administration, renewal management, vendor tiering, and portfolio-level reporting.
• Demonstrated commercial negotiation ability and fluency in technology vendor pricing and contract provisions.
• Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and GL/profit center coding.
• Track record of designing and establishing workflows, documenting procedures, and driving adoption across a complex organization.
• Ability to influence without authority and navigate a matrixed environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with TBM frameworks, Apptio, or IT financial management platforms.
• Background in insurance, financial services, or a similarly regulated industry.
• Familiarity with third-party risk management processes and vendor security assessment workflows.
• Experience establishing a vendor management or supplier governance function from the ground up.
• Knowledge of FinOps principles and cloud financial management concepts.
• Experience with Oracle.
• Working knowledge of LinkSquares or an equivalent contract repository platform.
• Familiarity with vendor management tools.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a comprehensive repository of technology suppliers and agreements, including contract metadata, renewal dates, spend data, and vendor tiering.
• Identify upcoming renewals well in advance and establish a proactive renewal management process.
• Evaluate renewals against the technology roadmap and strategic priorities before commitments are made.
• Own the intake-to-close lifecycle for technology agreements, including stakeholder engagement, requirements and pricing collection, budget and GL/profit center validation, approvals, and agreement closeout.
• Lead vendor negotiations for agreements outside Procurement’s managed portfolio, including pricing, license right-sizing, and commercial terms.
• Ensure agreements include appropriate protections, such as inflation caps, suitable contract terms, termination rights, SLA commitments, and price escalation guardrails.
• Coordinate NDA execution, third-party risk assessments, and legal reviews for new vendors and material agreement changes.
• Partner with Procurement on agreements it leads by providing financial context, budget validation, and spend forecasts, and align with Procurement’s commercial practices and negotiation protocols.
• Work with TBM Planning to validate budget availability, confirm GL and profit center coding, and align agreement pricing with budgets and forecasts.
• Provide forward-looking renewal information to TBM Planning for budget and forecast cycles, and give senior leaders visibility into budget impacts before vendor commitments.
• Partner with the TBM Platform team to build and maintain vendor profiles in Apptio, including budget allocations, forecast data, vendor tiering, service descriptions, and contract metadata.
• Maintain accurate, current vendor data in Apptio to support cost transparency reporting.
• Upload executed contracts and supporting documentation to LinkSquares.
• Define and document the supplier financial governance playbook, including intake workflows, approval matrices, escalation paths, and standard operating procedures.
• Establish a cadence for renewal reviews, vendor performance check-ins, and portfolio-level leadership reporting.
• Build trusted working relationships with TechOps, Procurement, Legal, and Finance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending account (FSA).
• 401(k) accounts and retirement savings matching.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal, floating holidays, and company holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Wellbeing program.
• Company-paid life and disability plans.
• Structured training, licensing support, and ongoing development opportunities.
• Eligible annual bonuses, equity, and commissions may be available for some positions.
• Community impact opportunities through HUB Gives.

What This Job Offers

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