Manager/Sr Manager Supplier Financial Governance

Hub International Insurance•Chicago, IL

23h

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 manages the lifecycle of technology agreements outside Procurement’s managed portfolio and connects TechOps stakeholders who own vendor relationships, TBM Planning, and Procurement. The role owns agreement intake through close, renewal planning, vendor negotiations, budget validation, contract protections, vendor profiles, and governance processes. It will build a comprehensive supplier repository and proactive renewal process, evaluate renewals against technology roadmaps and strategic priorities, and ensure leadership has budget visibility before commitments are made. It will also partner with Procurement on agreements they lead and with the TBM Platform team to maintain vendor information in Apptio, while uploading executed contracts and supporting documents to LinkSquares. The successful candidate will be comfortable negotiating with vendors, interpreting financial and budget impacts, building processes in an ambiguous environment, and establishing credibility across a complex, matrixed organization.

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.
Working knowledge of contract repository platforms such as LinkSquares or equivalent.
Ability to partner across Technology, Finance, Procurement, and Legal with minimal supervision.
Strong analytical skills, including assessing vendor spend, identifying cost-optimization opportunities, and communicating financial impact to leadership.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and building processes from scratch.
Deep understanding of technology supplier governance, including contract administration, renewals, vendor tiering, and portfolio 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 processes and driving adoption across a complex organization.
Ability to build relationships, 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 similarly regulated industries.
Familiarity with third-party risk management 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.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a comprehensive repository of technology agreements, including contract metadata, renewal dates, spend data, and vendor tiering.
Flag renewals months in advance and establish a proactive renewal management process.
Evaluate renewals against the technology roadmap and strategic priorities before commitments are made.
Own the technology agreement intake-to-close process, including stakeholder engagement, requirements and pricing, budget and GL/profit center validation, approvals, and agreement closeout.
Lead end-to-end vendor negotiations for agreements not actively managed by Procurement, including pricing, license counts, and commercial terms.
Ensure agreements include appropriate procurement 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 review for new vendors and material agreement changes.
Partner with Procurement on agreements it leads by providing financial context, budget validation, and spend forecasts.
Align with Procurement’s commercial terms, negotiation playbooks, and vendor engagement protocols.
Work with TBM Planning to validate budget availability and coding and align agreement pricing to budgets and forecasts.
Provide TBM Planning with renewal intelligence for budget planning and forecast submissions.
Give senior leadership budget visibility before vendor commitments so they can assess financial impacts and tradeoffs.
Partner with the TBM Platform team to build and maintain vendor profiles in Apptio, including budget allocations, forecast data, tiering, service descriptions, and contract metadata.
Maintain accurate and current vendor data in Apptio to support cost-transparency reporting.
Upload executed contracts and supporting documentation to LinkSquares.
Define and document supplier financial governance workflows, approval matrices, escalation paths, and standard operating procedures.
Establish regular renewal reviews, vendor performance check-ins, and portfolio-level reporting for leadership.
Build trusted working relationships across TechOps, Procurement, Legal, and Finance.

Benefits

Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
Flexible spending accounts (FSA).
401(k) accounts and retirement savings matching.
Company-paid life and disability plans.
Paid time off, including vacation, sick, personal, floating holidays, and company holidays.
Paid parental leave.
Wellbeing program.
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.