Sr. Technology Vendor Manager

At Philo, we’re a group of technology and product people who set out to build the future of television, marrying the best in modern technology with the most compelling medium ever invented — in short, we’re building the TV experience that we’ve always wanted for ourselves. In practice this means leveraging cloud delivery, modern tech stacks, machine learning, and hand-crafted native app experiences on all of our platforms. We aim to deliver a rock solid experience on the streaming basics, while cooking up next generation multi-screen and multi-user playback experiences. Senior Technology Vendor Manager Philo is hiring its first dedicated Senior Technology Vendor Manager to own how we choose, contract, and get value from the technology vendors and partners that power our product and platform. Today, vendor relationships are spread across teams. You'll bring them under one clear owner, with a sharp eye on cost and a strong point of view on which tools and partners we should be using. Technology is our largest and most complex area of spend, so it's where you'll spend most of your time: AWS, video transcoding, CDN, billing, and business intelligence. You'll be comfortable digging into AWS billing, Savings Plans, and usage data alongside our infrastructure engineers, and turning that into concrete cost recommendations. You’ll also be the go-to vendor partner for our Engineering and Data teams, helping them evaluate new tools and take promising products through a proof of concept before we commit. This role suits someone who is organized, proactive, and research-driven. You'll know the vendor landscape well, form recommendations backed by analysis, and have a grounded sense of what's realistic for a company of our size and budget. What You'll Do You’ll own vendor management for Philo’s Engineering and Data teams, with cloud and infrastructure costs as the top priority. Cloud and infrastructure cost management Partner with our infrastructure engineers to understand AWS usage, billing, and commitments, and model the savings from Savings Plans, Reserved Instances, and other commercial options. Manage and optimize spend with AWS, our CDN partners, and our transcoding providers to lower unit costs and improve ROI. Track usage against commitments and flag risks or opportunities before they show up on the invoice. Engineering and Data vendor support Act as the vendor partner for Engineering and Data teams, helping them find, evaluate, and contract the tools, platforms, and services they need. Build a simple intake process so Engineering and Data teams can request a new vendor and know what happens next. Partner with IT and Legal on vendor security and risk reviews before new tools are onboarded. Set and share vendor management best practices so engineers know how to engage vendors on their own. Vendor evaluation and recommendations Research the vendor landscape for new projects and recommend the options that best fit our product needs, quality bar, and budget. Own the evaluation and selection criteria for new vendors, and run structured comparisons when we're choosing between them. Support "build vs. buy" decisions by laying out the cost, effort, and tradeoffs of each path. Run proofs of concept with Engineering and Data teams before we commit to a new product. Negotiation and contracts Lead negotiations on pricing, business terms, and SLAs for new agreements and renewals. Manage the full contracting lifecycle with Legal, including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and purchase orders, through renewal or termination. Keep a central record of every technology vendor’s owner, contract terms, cost, and renewal date, and start renewal conversations early enough to negotiate. Budget and financial partnership Work with Finance to model the cost of vendor contracts and forecast committed spend. Give leadership a clear view of where our vendor dollars go, where we're overlapping, and where we can save. Identify tools to consolidate or retire as our needs change.…

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