Description
Job Summary:
We are seeking an IT Vendor & Contract Manager to manage IT contracts and critical ICT suppliers, ensuring regulatory and financial compliance in the banking sector.
Key Highlights:
1. End-to-end management of IT infrastructure and ICT services contracts.
2. Focus on regulatory compliance, including the DORA Regulation.
3. Work within a banking environment, supporting Risk, Compliance, and Legal departments.
**ABOUT BITIL**
Since 2016, BITIL has grown with a clear mission: transforming technology into real impact.
We are a Portuguese technology services company bringing together multidisciplinary professionals with strong experience in consulting, infrastructure management, system and database administration, platform integration, Business Intelligence, and application development.
We work with reference clients across the financial, public, and private sectors, always focused on delivering robust, secure, and results-oriented solutions.
**IT Vendor \& Contract Manager (Banking · Lisbon · Hybrid)**
We are recruiting, for the ICT Contract and Supplier Management team of a leading financial institution, a professional with solid experience in **IT contract management**, **critical ICT supplier management**, and regulatory compliance—including the **DORA Regulation**.
The role interfaces with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Infrastructure departments, ensuring all technology contracts and suppliers meet operational, financial, and regulatory requirements.
**Key Responsibilities**
* End-to-end management of IT infrastructure and ICT services contracts
* Ensure regulatory, contractual, and financial compliance
* Monitor critical and relevant suppliers
* Prepare financial opinions and documentation for executive approval
* Maintain evidence for internal and external audits
* Communicate with Risk, Compliance, and Legal departments
* Support ICT outsourcing and third-party management processes
* Contribute to DORA requirements implementation
* Monitor controls, metrics, and regulatory reporting
**Mandatory Requirements**
* Proactivity and strong sense of responsibility
**Relevant Experience in:**
* **IT Contract Management**
* **Financial Management and Budgetary Control**
* **Business Case Development and Investment Proposals**
* **Contract Negotiation**
* **ICT Outsourcing**
* **Supplier Management**
* **DORA Regulation**
* **Operational Risk Management**
* Maintain evidence for internal and external audits
* Communication with Risk and Compliance departments
* Strong communication and teamwork skills
* High organizational ability, attention to detail, and autonomy
* Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
**Preferred Qualifications:**
* **IT Infrastructure Knowledge**
* Executive communication skills
* Banking industry experience
If you have experience in **IT Procurement**, **Vendor Management**, **ICT Infrastructure**, **Third-Party Risk**, or **Technology Compliance**, and seek a challenge within a regulated environment, submit your application.
Work Location: Hybrid remote work in Lisbon