Vendor & Contract Management Principal Analyst
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., New York, NY, United States
FINRA is the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority—a not-for-profit organization dedicated to investor protection and market integrity. We oversee broker-dealers operating in the United States, writing and enforcing rules, examining firms for compliance, and fostering market transparency. Our work ensures fairness and confidence in the financial markets, making a real difference for millions of investors every day.
Principal Analyst, Transparency Services – Vendor and Contract Management
Make an Impact Where Markets Meet Mission
Join Transparency Services at FINRA, where your contract management expertise directly supports the integrity and transparency of U.S. financial markets. As a Principal Analyst in Vendor and Contract Management, you'll be at the intersection of business strategy, legal operations, and technology—managing the critical relationships and agreements that power our market data and transparency initiatives.**What You'll Do**You'll be the strategic partner managing the full lifecycle of vendor and client contracts for Transparency Services. From initial negotiations through ongoing service delivery, you'll ensure our third-party relationships run smoothly and deliver value. In this dynamic role, you'll:* **Serve as the primary liaison** between legal, procurement, senior management, and key stakeholders throughout the contract preparation and negotiation process* **Drive contract lifecycle management** from sourcing and execution through monitoring, renewal, and closeout* **Collaborate cross-functionally** with business subject matter experts and vendors to gather and analyze data, providing timely contract updates and status information to stakeholders* **Ensure financial accuracy** by verifying that invoices align with contract terms and partnering with Finance for timely payment processing* **Monitor vendor performance** through periodic review meetings, continuously improving vendor effectiveness and ensuring service delivery issues, challenges, or risks are proactively mitigated* **Support strategic planning** by assisting leadership with exit strategies for contracts that terminate prematurely or expire naturally* **Escalate complex matters** to leadership when needed, while following established procedures for contracting, invoicing, and vendor management* **Champion FINRA's values** and collaborate both in-person and virtually in furtherance of our mission**Why This Role Matters**Your work ensures that the contracts supporting FINRA's transparency mission are well-managed, compliant, and aligned with organizational goals. You'll have visibility across the organization, building relationships with diverse teams while developing deep expertise in regulatory technology and financial services operations.## **Qualifications****Required:*** **Bachelor's degree and 7 years of contractor/vendor management experience** (or equivalent combination of education and experience)* **Relationship-building expertise** with vendors, clients, and stakeholders, including strong communication, problem-solving, flexibility, and interpersonal skills* **Detail-oriented analytical approach** with ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex requirements* **Strong analytical skills** in technical, organizational, and business process areas* **Multitasking capability** to administer several open, ongoing assignments simultaneously* **Excellent written and verbal communication skills****Preferred:*** Experience working with business and industry leaders to craft appropriate solutions to contract-related challenges## Working Conditions:* Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.* Extended hours outside of normal business hours as needed.* Some travel required (less than 15 %).For work that is performed in CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. 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 market considerations. CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $97,700, Maximum Salary $176,100IL/PA: Minimum Salary $107,500, Maximum Salary $194,100MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $112,300 Maximum Salary $202,500NY/NJ: Minimum Salary $112,300, Maximum Salary $211,400#LI-Hybrid**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.****Please note: If the “Apply Now” button on a job board posting does not take you directly to the FINRA Careers site, enter www.finra.org/careers***Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness, 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, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.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, unless otherwise required by law (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**Important Information**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
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Principal Analyst, Transparency Services – Vendor and Contract Management
Make an Impact Where Markets Meet Mission
Join Transparency Services at FINRA, where your contract management expertise directly supports the integrity and transparency of U.S. financial markets. As a Principal Analyst in Vendor and Contract Management, you'll be at the intersection of business strategy, legal operations, and technology—managing the critical relationships and agreements that power our market data and transparency initiatives.**What You'll Do**You'll be the strategic partner managing the full lifecycle of vendor and client contracts for Transparency Services. From initial negotiations through ongoing service delivery, you'll ensure our third-party relationships run smoothly and deliver value. In this dynamic role, you'll:* **Serve as the primary liaison** between legal, procurement, senior management, and key stakeholders throughout the contract preparation and negotiation process* **Drive contract lifecycle management** from sourcing and execution through monitoring, renewal, and closeout* **Collaborate cross-functionally** with business subject matter experts and vendors to gather and analyze data, providing timely contract updates and status information to stakeholders* **Ensure financial accuracy** by verifying that invoices align with contract terms and partnering with Finance for timely payment processing* **Monitor vendor performance** through periodic review meetings, continuously improving vendor effectiveness and ensuring service delivery issues, challenges, or risks are proactively mitigated* **Support strategic planning** by assisting leadership with exit strategies for contracts that terminate prematurely or expire naturally* **Escalate complex matters** to leadership when needed, while following established procedures for contracting, invoicing, and vendor management* **Champion FINRA's values** and collaborate both in-person and virtually in furtherance of our mission**Why This Role Matters**Your work ensures that the contracts supporting FINRA's transparency mission are well-managed, compliant, and aligned with organizational goals. You'll have visibility across the organization, building relationships with diverse teams while developing deep expertise in regulatory technology and financial services operations.## **Qualifications****Required:*** **Bachelor's degree and 7 years of contractor/vendor management experience** (or equivalent combination of education and experience)* **Relationship-building expertise** with vendors, clients, and stakeholders, including strong communication, problem-solving, flexibility, and interpersonal skills* **Detail-oriented analytical approach** with ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex requirements* **Strong analytical skills** in technical, organizational, and business process areas* **Multitasking capability** to administer several open, ongoing assignments simultaneously* **Excellent written and verbal communication skills****Preferred:*** Experience working with business and industry leaders to craft appropriate solutions to contract-related challenges## Working Conditions:* Hybrid work environment, with defined in-person presence requirements.* Extended hours outside of normal business hours as needed.* Some travel required (less than 15 %).For work that is performed in CO, FL, TX, IL, PA, MA, MD, VA, Washington, DC, NY and NJ, please refer to the chart below for the salary range for the corresponding location. FINRA complies with all state and local pay transparency laws and regulations requiring the disclosure of salary ranges for the position. 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 market considerations. CO/FL/TX: Minimum Salary $97,700, Maximum Salary $176,100IL/PA: Minimum Salary $107,500, Maximum Salary $194,100MA/MD/VA/Washington, DC: Minimum Salary $112,300 Maximum Salary $202,500NY/NJ: Minimum Salary $112,300, Maximum Salary $211,400#LI-Hybrid**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.****Please note: If the “Apply Now” button on a job board posting does not take you directly to the FINRA Careers site, enter www.finra.org/careers***Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Non-exempt employees are also eligible for overtime pay in accordance with federal, state, or local law. As part of its dedication to employee wellness, 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, commuter benefits, and other benefits that support employee wellness, such as adoption assistance, backup family care, surrogacy benefits, employee assistance, and wellness programs.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, unless otherwise required by law (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**Important Information**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
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