Senior IT Cost & Contracts Manager

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Senior IT Cost & Contracts Manager (GCB4 level)

Description

Own IT cost management processes and the IT contract lifecycle across multiple IT business areas, ensuring consistent governance and controls to enable effective spend sanctioning. Drive contract renewals, challenge demand/requirements with Technology teams and Procurement to secure best-value commercial outcomes, and maintain an IT contracts calendar with clear financial P&L articulation. Support areas in moving toward zero-based budgeting and enhance management information, spend transparency, and cost-reduction delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the IT commercial/contract management sub-function strategy aligned to the wider IT strategy.
• Lead global joint commercial initiatives and enable change through clear communication and disciplined implementation with Technology and Procurement.
• Ensure IT contracts are renewed on time with appropriate review, approvals, cost governance, and stakeholder signoffs.
• Partner ahead of renewals/purchases to optimize commercial outcomes by challenging demand/requirements and negotiating best value.
• Strengthen management information through contract database integrity and third-party spend reporting for better decision-making.
• Embed risk-aware internal controls and ensure adherence to relevant policies/standards and external regulatory requirements.
• Create business cases for initiatives, define targeted benefits, and track outcomes and value delivered.
• Manage stakeholders across Technology and Procurement, influence decisions, and support team capability (including succession planning and collaboration).

Requirements

• Proven vendor, cost, and commercial management experience, including cost reduction/optimization programmes.
• Knowledge of procurement sourcing and category management principles and operations.
• Awareness of IT infrastructure technical platforms/technologies and execution of IT vendor management policies.
• Understanding of the IT global delivery model and future roadmap.
• Experience working in a multi-geography, culturally diverse, time-zone-separated environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong analytical capability to understand and resolve problems.

Benefits

• Additional bonuses for recognition awards
• Multisport card
• Private medical care
• Life insurance
• One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN)
• Cafeteria platform
• Employee assistance program
• Additional contributions to PPK scheme
• Corporate parties & events
• CSR initiatives
• Nursery discounts
• Financial support with trainings and education
• Social fund
• Flexible working hours
• Free parking