We are looking for a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager to oversee the technology expenditure within a regulated financial services environment. This is a pivotal leadership role focused on driving value, ensuring fiscal discipline, and aligning third-party partnerships with our broader digital evolution strategy. You will act as a bridge between technical leadership and commercial execution, ensuring every contract supports our long term stability and innovation goals.
Core Leadership Responsibilities
- Direct a high impact team of procurement specialists.
- Work alongside the Head of Procurement to design multi-year category roadmaps. You will transform complex technical needs into actionable commercial strategies for Software, SaaS, and Professional Services.
- Navigate a complex, international matrix of senior executives. You must be able to translate technical requirements into commercial outcomes and vice versa, maintaining high visibility across the Finance and Tech leadership teams.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of complex RFx processes. This includes deep-dive market intelligence, Total Cost of Ownership modelling, and advanced negotiation of high-value renewals.
Key Objectives
- Proactively identify efficiency opportunities within the existing IT portfolio to meet ambitious cost-optimisation targets.
- Maintain rigorous oversight of vendor contracts to ensure total alignment with internal risk frameworks and external financial regulatory standards.
- Modernise existing sourcing workflows. You will identify bottlenecks in the procurement process and implement best-in-class solutions to improve speed-to-market for new technologies.
- Partner closely with Legal, InfoSec, and Data Privacy teams to ensure all technical acquisitions are secure, compliant, and legally sound.
Required Experience:
- An ideal candidate will possess a robust technical background. It is essential that you can "speak the language" of our IT architects and engineers to ensure sourcing strategies are technically sound and strategically aligned.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or a technical discipline (Engineering/CS background highly regarded).
- At least 10 years of professional experience in strategic sourcing, specifically focusing on IT/Tech categories.
- Minimum of 5 years in a management capacity, with a proven ability to mentor and scale a high-performing team.
Preferred Skills:
- Strong aptitude for financial modelling, budget oversight, and commercial benchmarking.
- Familiarity with the compliance landscape governing modern Irish financial institutions.
- Exceptional negotiation prowess and the ability to maintain composure in high-pressure, fast-paced environments.
Critical Success Behaviours
- Balancing immediate tactical needs with long-term organisational health.
- Taking ownership of complex commercial decisions.
- Building bridges across departments to foster a unified approach to third-party management.
