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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Lead Global Category Management team responsible for sourcing approximately $6B in spend related to Amenity Services, Professional Services (Tax, Audit, Advisory and Management Consulting), Human Resources, Legal Services, Office Supplies, Real Estate, Travel, Corporate Insurance, Aviation and Security.• Collaborate and partner with bank executives to develop and drive firm-wide category management plans, expense management initiatives and resiliency plans (including pandemic related and emergency preparedness).• Strategize, market, and direct complex global deals and creative solutions with a matrixed global sourcing organization with resources based in NAMR, EMEA, APAC and LATAM.• Recruit, develop and lead 25 direct reporting and ~40 indirect reporting category managers globally. Teams consist of Category Executive Directors, Category Managers, Sourcing Managers and Purchase Order Expeditors.• Work directly with various executives across lines of business (LOB) and their teams to develop, support and execute complex global market reviews for LOB strategic initiatives (e.g., sustainability, benefits, hub strategy). • Led and executed firmwide pandemic response initiatives, including but not limited to, procurement of personal protection equipment, emergency support services, and COVID testing/vaccination solutions.

New York, Ny, Us

• Managed 4 Senior Sourcing Managers responsible for sourcing HR services: Medical Benefits, Employee Insurances (Life, LTD, AD&D, etc.), Recruitment, Training, Executive Compensation, Tax Payroll, etc.• Recruited and developed new Corporate Construction Sourcing Manager as a new department capability.• Led cross-functional HR teams at all levels to identify optimal HR strategies and solutions for delivering employee benefit programs (including a firm-wide conversion to Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)). • Partnered with senior HR executives and Global Head of HR to develop onsite medical services solution across 29 hub locations in the U.S.

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

• Managed all HR related contracting efforts specific to Compensation & Benefits and HR Service Delivery.• Managed cross-functional team through various strategic sourcing and contract negotiations for: Milestone Service Awards RFP (Global); HR Call Center Agreement (India/Canada); Pension Scheme Administration RFP (UK); Retirement Benefit Administration (US); HMO Renewals (US RFP); and Wellness Management Program Reviews (US)• Worked with HR, Accounts Payable and Procurement Operations to streamline the sourcing and bidding process using Perfect Commerce as a Green Belt Certification project.

New York, Ny, Us

• Senior Sourcing Manager responsible for sourcing HR programs covering over 150K employees globally.• Led cross-functional HR teams to jointly develop requirements, determine sourcing strategy, complete bid/quote process and negotiate agreements for various programs and services, including: Benefits Administration Services RFP (Global); Medicare Part-D Agreement (US); Prescription Benefit Management (PBM) RFP (US); Vision Plan Services RFP (US); Executive Compensation Services RFP (Global); and Pension Valuation / Actuarial Services (Global)• Supported corporate strategy and budget planning process by working with legal, finance and LOBs to identify and recommend sourcing initiatives to improve the firm’s bottom line and ROI.

• Member of non-tech sourcing team responsible for supporting a global expense base of over $1B with direct impact of annualized savings in excess of $50MM. Projects included: Temporary Services (US); Consulting Projects (US/UK); AP Audit Services (US/UK); EAP Services (Global); Cleaning and Maintenance Services (US); Domestic Car Rental Program (US); Benefits Administration (Global); and Global Media Services (Global)• Developed consolidated sourcing spend-related reports in various categories: spend by supplier, country, division, business line, commodity, and account classification.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Banking And Finance

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration