Senior IT Infrastructure Sourcing Lead
Our client is a premier global provider of financial market infrastructure and post-trade services. As a backbone of the international capital markets, they provide essential settlement, custody, and asset servicing for a wide range of securities and investment funds. You will join the Global Strategic Sourcing & Vendor Management unit, situated within the Finance and Group Transformation division. This department acts as the organization’s end-to-end procurement engine, reporting directly to the CPO.
The division oversees how the group selects partners, manages third-party risk, and drives "Spend Effectiveness." By providing a unified Source-to-Pay framework, the team ensures governance, compliance, and value delivery through structured demand management and performance-driven KPIs, supporting the group's long-term strategic ambitions.
The Team: IT Infrastructure Squad:
Within the procurement organization, the Infrastructure Squad is the specialized unit responsible for the group’s most critical technology domains. This team manages the lifecycle of high-value hardware and software assets essential for operational continuity.
Enterprise Software, Mainframe ISVs, Storage, and Cloud).
Assisting with large-scale initiatives such as data center migrations and cloud-native transitions.
Risk & Compliance: Managing Software Asset Management (SAM), supplier risk governance, audit defense, and regulatory resilience assessments.
Strategic Vision: Take a leading role in defining sourcing strategies that support long-term IT digitalization and infrastructure objectives.
Financial Impact: End-to-End Execution: Lead the entire sourcing lifecycle—from requirements gathering and RFP issuance to final contract negotiation and PO execution.
Stakeholder Advisory: Collaborate with senior management, Finance, and Operations to align procurement activities with business needs and risk appetites.
Share expertise to evolve procurement tooling, risk assessment methodologies, and professional standards within the squad.
Experience: 10+ years in IT Infrastructure (Hardware & Software) sourcing, with a proven track record of interacting with senior executive leadership.
Solid experience in high-stakes negotiations involving Mainframes, Storage, DC Strategy, IaaS, and PaaS.
Autonomy: Ability to manage complex sourcing requirements independently, providing pragmatic recommendations with minimal guidance.
Communication: Exceptional verbal and written English skills; ability to maintain positive relationships across a diverse, international stakeholder map.
A blend of immediate "actionable" delivery and visionary long-term thinking.
Experience in the Financial Services sector and familiarity with complex regulatory environments (e.g., A highly professional, international environment with colleagues from over 80 countries.
An environment dedicated to reskilling, training, and continuous professional development.