Vendor Engagement Lead – Vulnerability Management Programme
3–6 Month Initial Contract | Inside IR35 | £600–700 per day | Remote with occasional London travel
I'm currently recruiting for two Vendor Engagement Lead positions supporting a major technology transformation programme for a global investment banking organisation.
The programme is a board-priority vulnerability and patch management transformation , focused on improving the way vulnerabilities are identified, managed and remediated across a complex global technology estate.
We're looking for senior professionals at VP / AVP or Senior Manager level who can lead engagement with strategic technology vendors, challenge existing approaches, identify opportunities for improvement and ultimately help drive the programme forward.
The Role
You'll sit across the programme, technology teams and external vendors, acting as a key point of engagement between the organisation and its strategic technology partners.
Your responsibilities will include:
Leading senior-level discussions with major infrastructure, security and technology vendors
Assessing vendor capabilities, approaches and proposed solutions
Challenging vendors where appropriate and identifying opportunities to improve remediation outcomes
Understanding complex technical and programme information and turning it into clear recommendations
Bringing together information from multiple vendors and internal teams to identify themes, risks and opportunities
Facilitating workshops and executive-level discussions
Working closely with programme leadership to shape recommendations and next steps
Tracking actions through to completion and ensuring vendors remain aligned with programme objectives
Helping accelerate outcomes across the wider vulnerability and patch management transformation
You'll ideally have:
Strong experience engaging and managing relationships with major technology, infrastructure or security vendors
Good understanding of vulnerability management, patch management, technology lifecycle or cyber risk
Experience operating within large, complex technology environments
Excellent stakeholder management, communication and facilitation skills
Confidence engaging w...
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