Experience required:

📍At least 5 years of strategic sourcing experience at a consulting, accounting, regulatory services, multilateral development bank, technology or financial services institution, with a proven track record of success in a strategic sourcing advisory role that works with the Big 4 accounting and professional services firms and/or strategy consulting firms and/or large IT consulting firms. 📍A passion for the investment advisory and professional services sector, including a comprehensive understanding of market drivers, trends, and dynamics. This should include knowledge of how to negotiate technology agreements in this sector (proxy voting systems, data rooms, tax tools, etc.) 📍Expertise with category planning, competitive bidding techniques (RFI, RFP, RFQ), creation of business cases, vendor selection, vendor risk due diligence, operations management, and vendor dispute/escalation management. 📍Financial modelling skills to build multiple negotiation scenarios, total cost of ownership models, consumption models, and demand forecasts based on spend analytics and other data sources. 📍Depth in drafting, redlining, and negotiating global contracts, including experience drafting engagement letters and service level agreements (SLAs), with professional service providers. This includes a solid understanding of contract law, including demonstrated ability to understand, interpret and articulate key legal terms in agreements.

Competencies:

📍Strong oral and written English language skills. 📍Highly strategic thinker with a proactive approach to challenges and opportunities, possessing superior analytical skills, including the ability to translate analyses into negotiation strategies and results 📍Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment, eliciting support for key initiatives from senior management and other key stakeholders, by building and delivering clear, well-structured presentations 📍Detail-oriented and organized, with a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement. 📍Adaptable and resilient, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic business environment and with the willingness to adapt working hours to meet business needs and deadlines, understanding that most of the BlackRock supplier portfolio is comprised of firms based in the United States. 📍Proficient MS Office skills, including experience using CoPilot and other AI software products.

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