About CLS:
CLS is the trusted party at the centre of the global FX ecosystem. Utilized by thousands of counterparties, CLS makes FX safer, smoother and more cost effective. Trillions of dollars’ worth of currency flows through our systems each day.
Created by the market for the market, our unrivalled global settlement infrastructure reduces systemic risk and provides standardization for participants in many of the world’s most actively traded currencies. We deliver huge efficiencies and savings for our clients: in fact, our approach to multilateral netting shrinks funding requirements by over 96% on average, so clients can put their capital and resources to better use.
CLS products are designed to enable clients to manage risk most effectively across the full FX lifecycle – whether through more efficient processing tools or market intelligence derived from the largest single source of FX executed data available to the market.
Our ambition to make a positive difference starts with our people. Our values – Protect, Improve, Grow – underpin everything that we do at CLS and define and shape a supportive and inclusive working environment in which everyone is encouraged to be open and forward-thinking.
Job purpose – CLS Technology is growing its Vendor Management capability to support management of our critical and key Vendors. The purpose of this role is to maximise the performance and value of CLS’s strategic Third Parties whilst minimizing risk and gaining value through contractual and relationship management.
Operational
§ Monitoring and managing contractual arrangements ensuring delivery including:-
o Deliverable tracking
o Obligation tracking
o Change management
o Cost management
o Invoice management
o Document management
o Support and monitor the Vendor Relationship Owners and Services Owners to meet compliance of the vendor management activities per the ITVM planner
Strategic
§ Establish relationships both internally and externally
§ Creation and maintenance of balanced scorecards
§ Managing and overseeing the Governance aspects of the relationship ensuring value is created
§ Identify opportunities to achieve maximum value of the vendor portfolio and work with Leadership and Procurement to realise the benefits
§ Ensuring compliance and exceeding requirements as required with the TPM Policy
Leadership
§ Resolving disputes and issues, working with all stakeholders
§ Communicating issues and performance activities to all levels of the organisation
§ Maintaining and minimizing CLS exposure to Third Party risk
§ Promoting high performance standards and presenting to senior stakeholders
§ Provide opportunities to benefit CLS and report accordingly.
Knowledge, skills and abilities - competencies required for successful job performance
§ Excellent verbal and written communications
§ Established and proven contract and commercial management experience
§ Knowledge of Project Management processes
§ Excellent problem management skills
§ Attention to detail
§ Knowledge of a regulated Financial services industry
Qualifications / certifications
§ CIPS qualified
§ IACCM
Our commitment to employees:
At CLS, we celebrate diversity and consider this to be one of our strongest assets. We are committed to fostering an environment in which everyone feels comfortable to be who they are, and inclusion is valued. All employees have access to our inclusive benefits, including:
Intoude Foundation
BruntWork
GoTeam
Exclusive Networks
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