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Scottsdale, Az, Us

Scottsdale, Az, Us

Remote First, Us

Phoenix, Az, Us

Adjunct faculty instructor teaching master level course in Descriptive & Diagnostic Analytics, focusing foundational analytics concepts. Teach industry tools and methods for diagnosing root causes based on available business enterprise data.

Oakland, California, Us

• Negotiate software contracts for managed vendors with contracts ranging from $300k – several million dollars.• Category management - analyze product portfolios and employ strategic sourcing to drive efficiency and maximize value• Demonstrate expertise in negotiating software contracts, consistently achievingsubstantial cost savings while maintaining vendor relationships• Routinely meet with business partners to set strategy, direction and requirementsrelated to technology acquisition or reduction.

New York, Ny, Us

IT Vendor Management - Cash App @ Block•Relationship manager for key strategic vendors in the technology space. Be the liaison between the individual business units/DRIs and vendor.•SaaS Sprawl management - utilize asset tools to report, analyze and collaborate with business owners and functional teams to identify and enrich all SaaS applications and subscription data points for optimal cost-effectiveness, including the elimination of application or spend redundancy.•Create processes and structure to bring vendor management space to to a higher level•Conduct ongoing negotiations with strategic partners to secure best deals for Cash App•Routinely meet with business partners to set strategy, direction and requirements related to technology acquisition or reduction.•Be on the front line of new software requests. Guide, review and benchmark new vendors/products requests against those of existing vendors; document and report findings and make recommendations to business and team based upon fit. Help the business understand and define requirements for success.

San Francisco, California, Us

•Team lead focusing on driving results to department goals. Coached, mentored, and assisted 5+ associates on key negotiations, category strategy, and savings goals.•Conduct annual review of all products in Active Use to recommend renewal quantities for upcoming year, resulting in $50M+ annual spend•Develop and improve processes to help control the complexity of managing large IT vendors, and opportunities to work more strategically•Senior Sourcing/Vendor Manager responsible for ongoing management andgovernance of enterprise-wide critical and strategic IT services•Relationship management for key strategic vendors, drive accountability andcontract value•Act as expert on vendor relationship, contracts, products, and category strategy in theenterprise for upwards of 4500+ IBM, Microsoft, and other vendor productsin over $300M in annual purchases

Toronto, On, Ca

•Reporting, tracking, and holding accountable our outsource service provider (IBM) to contracted deliverables.•Escalation and issues management; dispute resolution•Process design and coordination of work between the service portfolios at TR and the vendor partner.•Vendor Manager for Adobe, IBM, Security, and Network estates with $155M+ annual spend, including hardware, software, and mainframe.•Partnered closely on RFIs, RFPs, and contract redlining. Involved in negotiations and contract execution.•Developed strategy plans, tracked spend, renewed contracts, and monitored annual license usage to determine need.•Manage relationship and contract obligations between vendor and Thomson Reuters stakeholders.•Reviewed contract obligations and impact for Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures.

Fremont, Ca, Us

• Acted as expert on vendor relationships, products and position in the enterprise for strategic IT vendors: VMware, RedHat, Tibco, HP, Cisco, and CA, and other smaller vendors.• Served as liaison and Point of Contact for interactions between vendor and Seagate to improve relationship and engagement with each assigned vendor.• Negotiated best deals with new contracts and renewals.

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Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Master'S Degree, Information Technology

Bachelor'S Degree