Innovate here. And see your ideas come to life.It's an exciting time to work in tech at Edward Jones. We are making massive investments in emerging technologies to improve how we work with our clients and with each other. Relationships are the focus of our business model. And working in Technology here means using your skills to build, deliver and maintain the technologies that enable us to deepen and support those relationships. The best part? We develop and create our own industry-leading solutions internally. And you can be a part of it. Working with emerging new technologies. Creating platforms, programs and experiences that change how we work together - and support our client-first focus. Changing the future of our firm, the industry and the advisor-client relationship.Job OverviewPosition Schedule: Full-TimeOverview:This role will implement the processes outlined below to support a rapidly evolving technology landscape with an increasing use of vendors to achieve Digital, Data, and Operations (DDO) division objectives in line with firm strategic priorities. The team:
Serve as the central point of contact for all DDO stakeholder acquisition needs, leading them through cross functional processes and procedures required to fulfill their needs.
Lead all DDO efforts for all strategic and major suppliers related to the resource fulfillment lifecycle, global supplier strategy, demand planning, financial modeling, and supplier relationship strategies.
What You'll Do
Guide DDO stakeholders to outline their requirements, aggregate demand, drive alignment to preferred vendor strategies, follow all governance processes while prioritizing efficiency, economic value, and quality.
Lead and implement effective statement of work (SOW) creation, including suggestion of performance metrics and measures that preserve investment value.
Orchestrate communications and serve as the central point of contact for stakeholders and vendors related to internal cross functional teams including Sourcing, Legal, HR, Third Party Risk, Compliance, Operations, and other Technology areas.
Partner with Supplier Managers to govern vendor relationships, segment suppliers, and develop preferred vendor list.
Manage and develop self while internalizing leadership feedback.
At Edward Jones, we value and respect our associates and their contributions, and we recognize individual efforts through a rewards program that promotes a long-term career, financial security and well-being. Visit our career site to learn more about our total compensation approach, which in addition to base salary, typically includes benefits, bonuses and profit sharing. The salary range for this role is based on national data and actual pay is based on skills, experience, education, and other relevant factors for a potential new associate:Hiring Minimum: $96471Hiring Maximum: $164262Skills/RequirementsWhat Experience You'll Need
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.
Strong understanding of negotiating, purchasing, and managing large scale global MSAs and SOWs for Technology and BPO vendors preferred.
Experience with demand planning and managing service level metrics preferred.
Solid understanding of financial accounting / P&L.
Experience working with data and analytics.
Up to 10% travel Candidates that live within in a commutable distance from our Tempe, AZ and St. Louis, MO home office locations are expected to work in the office three days per week, with preference for Tuesday through Thursday.
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