Senior Program Manager, Supplier Management at FINRA in Rockville, Maryland

Job Description:

The Senior Program Manager, Supplier Management is responsible for overseeing supplier relationships and supplier-related processes for the enterprise. This includes evaluating and managing supplier risk, overseeing onboarding and offboarding activities, and maintaining and enforcing policies and procedures to ensure the company’s supply chain is efficient, reliable, and compliant with internal standards and regulatory requirements. This role will collaborate with various departments to address risk mitigation strategies appropriately and manage vendor relationships.

Essential Job Functions:

• Develops, implements, and oversees FINRA’s full-cycle supplier management processes, practices, and standards to measure supplier/contract performance, ensure compliance with requirements, and manage resource utilization for the enterprise.


• Oversees the supplier onboarding and offboarding processes, to include:


• For onboarding, ensuring all new suppliers meet company standards and regulatory requirements. Coordinates with procurement, legal, technology, and compliance teams to ensure all necessary information is obtained and verified. Implements and manages a supplier onboarding checklist and process workflow. Ensures effective and efficient communication with suppliers and business constituents throughout the onboarding process.


• For offboarding, ensuring a smooth transition and minimal disruption to the business operations. Ensures all necessary documentation and compliance checks are completed before terminating supplier relationships. Works with relevant departments to transfer or close out any outstanding supplier obligations.


• Builds strong partnerships with key business stakeholders, compliance teams, and suppliers of a full range of goods and services from equipment to software and cloud services, to ensure long-term collaboration and mutual success. Ensures that all relevant supplier data from various business stakeholders is centralized and easily accessible. Serves as the primary point of contact for supplier-related inquiries and issues, cultivating a positive working relationship with suppliers.


• Develops and implements effective and efficient supplier management policies and procedures to align with industry best practices, company needs, and regulatory requirements. Ensures all supplier management activities comply with internal policies and external regulations. Provides training and guidance to internal teams on supplier management procedures.


• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risks associated with suppliers, monitors supplier performance and compliance with company standards, conducts regular risk assessments and audits of key suppliers, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to address supplier-related issues and risks.


• Develops supplier performance metrics and reporting tools, utilizing data to identify trends, issues, and enhancement opportunities. Presents findings and recommendations to senior leadership on supplier performance, risks, and opportunities and advises business leadership on procurement strategy based on analysis.

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Other Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business management area of study, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.


• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in procurement, vendor management, and strategic sourcing. PMP certification, a plus.


• Excellent analytical skills.


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.


• Demonstrated ability to work with internal and external constituents, managing progress and achieving goals Ability to manage multiple competing projects and priorities.


• Flexible, adaptable, and innovative in a changing environment.

Working Conditions:

• Hybrid office conditions; some onsite work and travel required.

For work that is performed in CA, CO, HI, MN, VT, IL, Jersey City, NJ, NY, NY, MD, Washington DC, and WA the chart below outlines the proposed salary range for the corresponding location. In addition to location, actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate’s skill set, level of experience, education, and internal peer compensation comparisons.

CA: Minimum Salary $124,300, Maximum Salary $235,500

CO/HI/MN/VT*: Minimum Salary $108,200, Maximum Salary $196,200

IL*: Minimum Salary $119,200, Maximum Salary $215,900

Jersey City, NJ/NY, NY: Minimum Salary $129,800, Maximum Salary $235,500

MD/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $124,300, Maximum Salary $225,700

WA: Minimum Salary $108,200, Maximum Salary $225,700

*Including positions performed outside the state but reporting to an office or manager in that state.

Candidates can expect salary offers that range from the minimum to the mid-point of the salary range. FINRA provides full pay ranges so that the candidate can consider their growth potential while at FINRA.

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To be considered for this position, please submit an application. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

The information provided above has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work of the position. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required.

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Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. FINRA provides comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance.  Additional insurance includes basic life, accidental death and dismemberment, supplemental life, spouse/domestic partner and dependent life, and spouse/domestic partner and dependent accidental death and dismemberment, short- and long-term disability, long-term care, business travel accident, disability and legal.  FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) plan with company match and eligibility for participation in an additional FINRA-funded retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement and many other benefits. 

Time Off and Paid Leave*

FINRA encourages its employees to focus on their health and wellness in many ways, including through a generous time-off program of 15 days of paid time off, 5 personal days and 9 sick days (all pro-rated in the first year). Additionally, we are proud to support our communities by providing two volunteer service days (based on full-time schedule). Other paid leave includes military leave, jury duty leave, bereavement leave, voting and election official leave for federal, state or local primary and general elections, care of a family member leave (available after 90 days of employment); and childbirth and parental leave (available after 90 days of employment). Full-time employees receive nine paid holidays.

*Based on full-time schedule

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FINRA’s Code of Conduct imposes restrictions on employees’ investments and requires financial disclosures that are uniquely related to our role as a securities regulator. FINRA employees are required to disclose to FINRA all brokerage accounts that they maintain, and those in which they control trading or have a financial interest (including any trust account of which they are a trustee or beneficiary and all accounts of a spouse, domestic partner or minor child who lives with the employee) and to authorize their broker-dealers to provide FINRA with duplicate statements for all of those accounts. All of those accounts are subject to the Code’s investment and securities account restrictions, and new employees must comply with those investment restrictions—including disposing of any security issued by a company on FINRA’s Prohibited Company List or obtaining a written waiver from their Executive Vice President—by the date they begin employment with FINRA. Employees may only maintain securities accounts that must be disclosed to FINRA at one or more securities firms that provide an electronic feed (e-feed) of data to FINRA, and must move securities accounts from other securities firms to a firm that provides an e-feed within three months of beginning employment.

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