Job Title: Senior Executive / Lead
Location: Bengaluru
Employment Type: Full-time
Team: Infra Cost Center & Procurement
Role Overview
We are looking for a seasoned professional to build and manage the organization’s Infrastructure Cost Center, ensuring effective financial planning, procurement governance, vendor management and subscription lifecycle control.
This role will drive end-to-end ownership of AOP, budgeting, procurement, contract management and cost optimisation across business units, while partnering closely with IT, DevOps, Legal, Finance and other stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own and manage the Infra Cost Center across business units and LOBs, ensuring clear cost visibility and control
- Drive AOP planning, budgeting and monthly forecasting (CapEx & OpEx) in close collaboration with teams
- Track budget vs actuals, proactively highlighting risks, variances and opportunities for optimization
- Build and maintain effective cost models and infra cost accounting practices
- Lead end-to-end procurement including sourcing, RFP/RFQ processes, negotiations and PO governance
- Define and maintain procurement policies, approval workflows and governance controls
- Continuously identify and drive cost optimization and strategic sourcing initiatives
- Manage the complete vendor lifecycle—from onboarding and evaluation to performance tracking and renewals
- Lead commercial negotiations to ensure the best pricing for the organisation
- Own the contract lifecycle, including drafting, negotiation, execution, renewals and repository management in coordination with Legal and Finance team
- Ensure legal, financial and compliance alignment across all contracts
- Manage licenses/subscriptions/tools lifecycle including renewals, termination and BU allocation
- Maintain centralised tracking of all software, tools and contracts
- Partner closely with IT, Finance and business teams for budgeting, AOP planning and cost allocation
- Provide multi-dimensional cost reporting (BU-wise, category-wise, LOB/cost center-wise)
- Demonstrate strong understanding of IT infra, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and SaaS tools
Key Requirements:
- 8–12+ years in procurement, IT cost management, or finance operations (1000+ employee org preferred)
- Strong experience in AOP, budgeting, forecasting and cost center management (CapEx/OpEx)
- Hands-on expertise in end-to-end procurement (RFP/RFQ, sourcing, negotiations, cost optimization)
- Proven vendor management experience (onboarding, performance tracking, consolidation)
- Experience handling contracts across their lifecycle (negotiation, renewals, compliance)
- Exposure to SaaS/license/subscription management and cost allocation across BUs
- Good understanding of IT infra, cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure) and SaaS ecosystem
- Strong financial analysis, budgeting models and spend reporting skills
- Knowledge of procurement governance, audit and compliance (SOC2/ISO)
- Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Excellent communication and ability to present data-driven insights
- Someone who takes ownership and can build or improve processes as the organization scales
Success Metrics:
- Budget adherence (AOP vs actuals)
- Cost savings / optimization achieved
- Procurement turnaround time and overall efficiency
- Vendor performance and contract compliance
- Forecast accuracy and reliable reporting for leadership
