p /pp /pp /ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifEveryones story matters. Come shape your story with us at Riverty. /span/ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifBut where does that take you? /span/pp /ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifTo one of our 30 hybrid workspaces – designed for exchanging ideas, learning from others, and shaping the way we work. An international community of over 4,000 people, representing almost 80 nationalities across 11 countries. United by one mission: Combining empathy, advanced technology and data-driven insights to keep people and businesses in flow. With payments made for them. So that they dont have to worry about it. /span/pp /ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifAnd theres more: We are part of the family-owned Bertelsmann group. Established. Corporate. In a fast-paced industry. We enable flexible payments in various industries, simplifying the financial management of known brands and helping people repay debt to build financial confidence. In short: shaping FinTech. /span/pp /ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifstrongWe are looking for a /strong/span/ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifstrongVendor Manager for the Risk Platform (m/f/d) /strong/span/ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifstrong(unlimited, full-time) Join our team at our location in Berlin, Verl, and Luxembourg /strong/span/pp /ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifAs the Vendor Manager you will be working in the product management team that is responsible for developing and operating Riverty’ s central customer Risk Platform. /span/ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifThis platform is integrated with various third-party vendors that are used to fulfill specific steps in our operational processes, either via backend APIs or by providing dedicated user interfaces. /span/ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifYour role will include a variety of tasks required for the management of these vendors, ranging from relationship management over contract management and cost controlling to market research. /span/pp /ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifstrongWhat will be your challenge in the role: /strong/span/pul type=discli style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifManage the relationships with the service providers of the Risk Platform throughout the entire lifecycle /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifLead / support contract negotiations /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifCoordinate the internal procurement process with relevant stakeholders /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifConduct market research to identify potential new partners and benchmark existing vendors against their peers /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifCompile reports on performance, SLA compliance and other key metrics, incl. processes to enforce penalties in case of incompliance /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifContribute to incident handling and process improvements /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifContinuously improve processes for invoice reconciliation and cost controlling, and develop cost forecast models /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifEstablish and share best practices on vendor management /span/li/ulp /ppspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifstrongWhat you need to succeed in the role: /strong/span/pul type=discli style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifStrong communication and relationship management skills /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifExperience in contract negotiations and vendor selection processes /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifExperience working for a regulated entity in the financial industry /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifKnowledge in the areas of data protection, information security and regulatory outsourcing /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifBasic knowledge of modern, cloud-based software systems and their integration via APIs /span/lili style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifspan style=font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serifFluency in English as the main working language, German is a plus /span/li/ulp /pp /p