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  • Senior Category Manager — Technology Procurement

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    Senior Category Manager — Technology Procurement

    • Function: Strategic Procurement / IT Vendor Management
    • Seniority: Senior Individual Contributor
    • Office Location: BGC, Taguig, Metro Manila
    • Work Setup: Hybrid
    • Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

    About the Mandate

    The client is a global FinTech and investment management software company with a Manila-based delivery center servicing major institutional clients across 30+ countries. The Senior Category Manager will develop category management strategy, enhance procurement functionality for IT software and professional services, and lead savings and optimization initiatives across the organization.

    What the Role Involves

    This is a senior individual contributor role responsible for category strategy development, vendor negotiations, SaaS contract renewal, and IT Software Asset Management (SAM). The role works closely with legal, finance, and technology teams to ensure effective vendor management, identify cost optimization opportunities, and lead strategic procurement projects across the global organization from the Manila hub.

    Requirements

    • Minimum 5 years of experience in category management, strategic sourcing, or procurement, specifically within IT or professional services categories.
    • Hands-on experience with SaaS contract renewals, IT Software Asset Management, and enterprise vendor negotiations.
    • Proven ability to manage multiple procurement initiatives concurrently across global stakeholder groups.
    • Experience in a multinational financial technology or professional services firm preferred.
    • Strong analytical and commercial acumen; comfortable presenting to senior leadership
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  • Lead Project Manager — Azure SaaS Infrastructure

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    Lead Project Manager — Azure SaaS Infrastructure

    • Function: Technology / Cloud Infrastructure Project Management
    • Seniority: Senior Manager / Lead
    • Office Location: BGC, Taguig, Metro Manila
    • Work Setup: Hybrid
    • Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

    About the Mandate

    The client is a global investment management software firm operating one of the largest financial technology delivery centers in the Philippines. The company supports tier-1 global asset managers, pension funds, and insurance companies through a cloud-hosted SaaS platform. This senior role leads end-to-end onboarding and infrastructure migration projects on the Azure cloud hosting platform across the APAC region.

    What the Role Involves

    The Lead Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of the onboarding and infrastructure delivery process — from handover by the sales team through design, deployment, tracking, and project closure. The role requires close collaboration with the SaaS Onboarding Operations and SaaS Innovations teams to configure and deploy cloud environments for financial institution clients. The successful candidate will own client-facing project governance, track deliverables across multiple concurrent workstreams, and translate complex technical dependencies into structured timelines for senior stakeholders.

    Requirements

    • Demonstrable experience managing large-scale Azure cloud infrastructure projects, ideally in a SaaS or managed services environment
    • Background in investment management, financial technology, or enterprise software delivery strongly preferred
    • Proven ability to manage project handovers from sales to delivery, with structured onboarding methodology
    • Strong stakeholder management skills across both technical and client-facing audiences
    • Experience with APAC-region project delivery preferred
    • Comfortable operating in a global, matrixed organizational structure
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