Graduate IT Vendor Management Analyst 2022

A leading market maker with a large Technology team is recruiting for a newly created, entry-level position titled IT Vendor Management Analyst.

Sitting within the firms Data & Security Governance function, the roles primary objectives will be:

• To assist the Data Governance Manager in the management and oversight of IT vendor relationships, associated contracts and other related agreements as required.
• To maintain and enhance the Company’s IT Governance and IT Risk control methodologies.

Key responsibilities

Vendor Engagement

• To support the Data Governance Manager and WINS Third-Party Management Team with the handling of IT vendor relationships; both with potential and current suppliers.
• To ensure that IT personnel are supported during the third-party life cycle (onboarding, monitoring, offboarding).
• To develop good working relationships with key supplier account managers; ensuring that services meet Winterflood requirements and that any issues are resolved in a timely fashion.
• To assist with the completion of cyclical external due diligence questionnaires, working with senior stakeholders to building a repository of suitable responses
• To own the policies and procedures associated with IT vendor engagement.

Contract Assessment, Negotiation and Performance Monitoring

• To assist with the negotiation, draft and review of service agreements, and complete on-going performance monitoring against contractual KPIs.
• To work closely with the Winterflood Legal team throughout the contract lifecycle
• To perform contractual assessments where required to distil key information and provide summaries to assist with the vendor lifecycle.
• To produce suitable management information to provide assurance of appropriate oversight.

Budget Planning and Support

• Play a key role in the production of management information relating to budgetary spend and planning.
• To provide support in respect of invoice administration and oversight.

Other Duties

• To assist with IT special projects, inclusive of:
  • Procurement exercises in respect of technological requirements 
  • Analysis of what-if scenarios with respect to the impact of changes to the current technological environment 
• To complete ad-hoc IT related projects, as required by the Data Governance Manager.

Requirements

Skills & Experience

• An interest in technology and related disciplines
• An interest in or relevant experience in relation to reviewing vendor contracts and associated legal documentation
• A basic understanding of Data Protection in general
• A basic understanding of Market Making’s role in the financial industry
• Pro-active can-do attitude with excellent problem-solving capabilities
• Excellent time keeping and prioritisation skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build a good rapport with colleagues
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Excel etc.)

Personal attributes

• Strong attention to detail
• Collaborative mindset with a willingness to engage with a range of stakeholders
• Commitment to continuous personal development
• Ability to think ahead and anticipate situations
• Strong articulation skills and writing ability
• Ability to multi-task, work well under pressure and use own initiative

At Close Brothers we look to recruit individuals from all different backgrounds and encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We celebrate diversity, promote inclusivity and are open to discuss flexible work options to help you balance your work and home life.

We appreciate that from time to time, recruitment agencies will have speculative CVs that they may wish to submit to our Talent Acquisition team in relation to a specific role.

To avoid any ambiguity around fees, please note that speculative CVs received by Close Brothers, that have not been authorised in advance, by us, will be ineligible for an agency fee. Thank you.

The company

Winterflood Securities is a leading market maker committed to providing liquidity and flexible execution services to retail brokers, asset managers and institutional investors.

Winterflood’s strengths are a combination of traditional trading values and the performance of our own cutting edge technology. Our experienced team of traders helps clients achieve high quality execution in over 15,000 tradable instruments including UK, European and North American Equities together with Investment Trusts, Exchange Traded Products, Fixed Income, Structured Products and Funds. Founded in 1988, Winterflood has gone from being a niche market maker in the UK Small Cap market, to a mature, diverse and major liquidity provider across multiple asset classes in the UK and European markets.

Winterflood is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Winterflood Securities is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc, a specialist financial services group which makes loans, takes deposits, trades securities and provides advice and investment management solutions to a wide range of clients. Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.

Benefits

• Private medical
• Discounted health checks
• Stakeholder pension contribution
• Gym discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Purchase additional holiday

Charity & Sustainable work

At Close Brothers, we are dedicated to helping the charities that matter most to our employees. Our donations continue to increase year on year thanks to our fundraising efforts and matched giving schemes to our employees’ favourite charities. We continue to seek out new ways to give as a group and to help employees who give their valuable time and money to causes close to them.

Sustainability is fundamental to our purpose, and we recognise that to help the people and businesses of Britain thrive over the long term, we also have a responsibility to help address the social, economic and environmental challenges facing our business, employees and customers, now and into the future.