Description
Senior/Lead IT Vendor Management Analyst - Remote
25 Amica Way, Lincoln, RI 02865
Thank you for considering Amica as part of your career journey, where your future is our business.
At Amica, we strive to build a culture of belonging where employees are encouraged to share their unique experience to enrich our workplace, strengthen our company’s mission and broaden our vision of what’s possible. We’re focused on creating a workplace that works for all. We’ll continue to provide training, guidance, and resources to make Amica a true place of belonging for all employees. Want to learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Visit our
DEI page to read about it!
As a mutual company, our people are our priority. We seek differences of opinion, life experience and perspective to represent the diversity of our policyholders and achieve the best possible outcomes.
This role is open to full-time remote work, or hybrid onsite in our Lincoln, RI office. Our normal business hours are Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm Eastern Time.
This role does not currently offer employment visa sponsorship.
This position is open to senior levels of experience. Entry-level candidates are not eligible.
This is a full-time position based on a 37.5-hour work week. The starting annual salary is between $94,748 - $145,985 based on the level of previous experience. In addition, hired applicants will be eligible for the company’s annual variable incentive paid based on company performance.
Position Summary:
Our Lincoln, RI office is seeking a Senior/Lead IT Vendor Management Analyst who will contribute to the development, management, and maintenance of the IT Vendor Management program. They will also assist in directing and optimizing IT vendor management strategy and initiatives.
Responsibilities:-
Dedicate majority of time supporting the contracts and procuring process for technology products including reviewing and processing agreements as well as supporting negotiations through redlining
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Review of IT contracts, providing recommendations on business risks to contract owners and coordinating appropriate additional reviews such as information security
- Maintain deadlines and communicate regularly with internal stakeholders about contractual issues and matters.
- Facilitate the maintenance of agreements with vendors and ensure that they are current and compliant with relevant laws and regulations, including software license compliance.
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Facilitate the negotiation process of vendor service level agreements, ensuring that contractual obligations are accurately tracked and met.
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Provide support to the procurement team and business units to optimize the cost-effectiveness of negotiations and ensure compliance of negotiated agreements to established vendor management policies and practices (such as articulation of service levels and deliverables).
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Analyze IT vendor management processes with an eye on opportunities for improvement and recommend actionable industry best practices processes and solutions.
- Facilitate collaboration with team members as well as across teams, sections and departments to complete work in a timely manner.
- Actively seek out opportunities to learn and apply emerging trends such as best practices and standards.
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Look for challenging assignments that add value to the organization and apply learnings from those opportunities within the role.
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Foster a culture that values learning and creativity both individually and as a team.
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Identify continuous improvement opportunities to automate development, provisioning, and release work to accelerate and improve the quality of solutions delivery.
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May be called upon to handle other duties as required.
Requirements:-
Bachelor's degree and 5+ years’ experience supporting vendor management, contracts, and procurement or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
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Experience with negotiating and managing large-scale IT-related contracts and agreements.
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Experience and understanding of the financial and accounting concerns of software/hardware, hosting, subscription, licensing and professional services agreements.
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Ability to work in partnership with others in a collaborative or advisory role.
- Strong technical foundation with demonstrated business, data, and financial analysis skills.
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Ability to translate and communicate complex concepts in relatable terms.
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Experience in reviewing and managing complex and financially significant IT contracts achieving successful outcome while building and preserving relationships.
- Able to take control of difficult situations involving IT, other business units and external vendors effectively.
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Demonstrated experience reviewing and negotiating complex technology contracts.
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Strong working knowledge of vendor management practices.
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Experience interfacing effectively with diverse and senior level audiences.
Total Rewards:
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Medical, dental, vision coverage, short- and long-term disability, and life insurance
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Paid Vacation – you will receive at least 13 vacation days in the first 12 months; amounts could be greater depending on the role. While able to use prior to accrual, vacation time will accrue monthly.
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Holidays - 14 paid holidays observed
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Sick time - 6 days sick time at hire, 6 additional days sick time at 90 days of employment
- Generous 401k with company match and immediate vesting. Additionally, annual 3% non-elective employer contribution
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Annual Success Sharing Plan - Paid to eligible employees if company meets or exceeds combined ratio, growth and/or service goals
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Generous leave programs, including paid parental bonding leave
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Student Loan Repayment and Tuition Reimbursement program
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Generous fitness and wellness reimbursement
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Employee community involvement
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Strong relationships, lifelong friendships
- Opportunities for advancement in a successful and growing company
Amica conducts background checks which includes a review of criminal, educational, employment and social media histories, and if the role involves use of a company vehicle, a motor vehicle or driving history report. The background check will not be initiated until after a conditional offer of employment is made and the candidate accepts the offer. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.
The safety and security of our employees and our customers is a top priority. Employees may have access to employees’ and customers’ personal and financial information in order to perform their job duties. Candidates with a criminal history that imposes a direct or indirect threat to our employees’ or customers’ physical, mental or financial well-being may result in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment.
About Amica
Amica Mutual Insurance Company is America’s oldest mutual insurer of automobiles. A direct national writer, Amica also offers home, marine and umbrella insurance. Amica Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, provides life insurance and retirement solutions. Amica was founded on the principles of creating peace of mind and building enduring relationships for and with our exceptionally loyal policyholders, a mission that thousands of employees in offices nationwide share and support.
Equal Opportunity Policy: All qualified applicants who are authorized to work in the United States will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, family status, ethnicity, age, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, mental condition, military status, genetic information or any other class protected by law. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of age with respect to individuals who are 40 years of age or older. Employees are subject to the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act.
Amica Mutual Insurance Company is committed to protecting job seekers from recruitment fraud. We never request sensitive personal information or payment during the interview process. All legitimate job opportunities are listed on our official careers site:
https://careers.amica.com. Learn more in the "Is Amica hiring?" section of our
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