Director of Vendor Program Management

$200,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($100 USD/hour)

• Maintain portfolio-level dashboards for 10+ parallel initiatives, leveraging AI to normalize status inputs, identify delays, flag obstacles, and sustain an executive-ready view of progress, spend, and exposure
• Conduct scheduled vendor performance evaluations and maintain structured scorecards that integrate delivery results, cost performance, quality metrics, contractual adherence, and subjective observations
• Manage competitive procurement for technology vendors, including the creation of structured bid requests, normalized vendor comparisons, evaluation frameworks, SOW drafting, and data-driven selection recommendations
• Enforce contract and invoice discipline by monitoring rate caps, milestone triggers, acceptance standards, and contract modifications—then cross-checking invoices against approved terms before authorizing payment
• Apply AI tools daily to interpret portfolio metrics, flag deviations, highlight vendor gaps, generate decision-ready summaries, and minimize repetitive administrative overhead

• Creating status updates that executives acknowledge but do not reference when making decisions
• Operating a coordination-focused PMO where meetings consume more energy than measurable progress
• Viewing vendor management as relationship upkeep while contractual shortfalls are left unaddressed
• Handing off contracts, SOWs, invoices, or procurement decisions because they appear too technical or commercial to own
• Treating AI as a sporadic productivity enhancement rather than a fundamental component of your workflow

Deliver dependable, AI-enhanced dashboards, scorecards, procurement structures, and contract oversight that equip executives with the transparency and control needed to enforce vendor accountability, manage costs, and drive execution across a $50M EdTech portfolio.

• Previously owned a portfolio of 10+ simultaneous initiatives with at least $5M in budget oversight, including decision rights over budget deployment, vendor selection, or initiative ranking
• Simultaneously managed 5+ external technology vendors, such as SaaS platforms, AI/ML providers, marketing agencies, or development firms
• Created and maintained portfolio-level dashboards tracking metrics including delivery status, budget consumption versus plan, milestone attainment, and critical risks or impediments
• Can identify an instance where C-level executives relied on your portfolio reporting to decide whether to renew a vendor, reallocate budget, or deprioritize an initiative
• Led competitive technology procurement directly, including the design of structured evaluation processes, vendor scoring, negotiation, and final selection
• Drafted or co-drafted SOWs containing measurable outputs, milestone-based payment schedules, SLAs, acceptance criteria, or other performance-linked provisions
• Negotiated commercial elements such as pricing structures, penalty terms, fee limits, or termination rights and enforced those provisions via invoice review or corrective measures
• Possesses strong written communication abilities, capable of distilling complex operational and financial information into clear, actionable executive recommendations
• Can rapidly analyze financial and vendor performance data to propose optimization strategies, budget shifts, or vendor termination
• Available to work US business hours

• Prior use of AI-powered dashboards, anomaly detection, predictive alerting, or natural-language processing in portfolio oversight
• Background in EdTech, technology sectors, consulting, or other settings requiring management of multifaceted external technology partnerships
• Proficiency with portfolio and project delivery platforms such as Linear, Jira, or comparable tools