VP, Technology Vendor Relationship Manager, Financial Markets & Trading Platforms

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Build a career that matches all your initiative with an impressive dose of innovation. From cutting‑edge resources and a collaborative environment to the freedom to make an impact and more, you'll find the ingredients you need at LPL Financial to shape your success while helping clients pursue their financial goals.

Job Overview:

The IT Vendor Manager serves as the primary relationship lead and contract strategist for a portfolio of technology vendors supporting trading, brokerage, and market‑operations platforms. The role requires experience in capital markets technology, vendor governance, commercial strategy, and performance management to ensure vendor partners meet regulatory, operational, and service‑level expectations across the trade lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Vendor Leadership

• Serve as the relationship manager for technology vendors supporting trading platforms, capital markets systems, and market‑operations environments.

• Lead vendor governance activities including performance reviews, service‑delivery oversight, and vendor‑driven innovation discussions.

• Ensure commercial value retention and alignment with organizational investment goals.

Commercial & Contract Management

• Act as a subject matter expert on contract structures, usage models, commercial terms, pricing, and licensure structures specific to capital‑markets technology vendors.

• Partner with Procurement on benchmarking, pricing negotiations, and commercial strategies for multi‑service agreements.

• Lead Technology's contributions to RFI/RFP processes to ensure requirements reflect trading‑platform needs, regulatory considerations, and operational dependencies.

Technology & Market Expertise

• Advise on emerging technologies, market‑structure developments, regulatory changes, and evolving vendor capabilities.

• Evaluate vendor offerings and industry trends across equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX, execution, OMS/EMS, and related trading‑technology verticals.

• Provide technology leaders with insights supporting platform strategy, budgeting, forecasting, and vendor‑selection activities.

Operational & Risk Management

• Monitor vendor performance, SLAs, operational stability, incident responsiveness, and delivery quality to ensure alignment with trading‑environment expectations.

• Identify and escalate operational, compliance, regulatory, cybersecurity, and third‑party risks.

• Partner with Technology, Operations, Risk, Legal, and Compliance teams to verify that vendors meet regulatory and control requirements.

• Support escalated incident resolution and manage vendor offboarding activities as needed.

What are we looking for?

We're looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast‑paced, team‑oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience managing technology vendors, contracts, or strategic partnerships.

• 10+ years of financial‑services experience supporting capital markets, trading systems, market data, OMS/EMS platforms, or trade‑lifecycle technology.

• Experience working with major trading‑technology or capital‑markets vendors.

• Experience with negotiation, commercial analysis, cost modeling, or vendor‑pricing structures.

• Experience developing or evaluating RFPs, SLAs, and complex technical/commercial agreements.

Core Competencies:

• Strategic and commercial analysis

• Market‑technology fluency

• Stakeholder influence and executive communication

• Vendor‑performance governance and operational rigor

• Risk management and regulatory awareness

Preferences:

• Experience across multiple trading‑platform verticals.

• Experience managing vendors supporting regulated trading environments.

• Experience driving operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Ability to influence senior technology and business leaders.

• Experience operating as an individual contributor with end‑to‑end ownership.

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Pay Range:

$127,501-$212,502/year

Actual base salary varies based on factors, including but not limited to, relevant skill, prior experience, education, base salary of internal peers, demonstrated performance, and geographic location. Additionally, LPL Total Rewards package is highly competitive, designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play - such as 401K matching, health benefits, employee stock options, paid time off, volunteer time off, and more. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that LPL has to offer!

Company Overview:

LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: LPLA) is among the fastest growing wealth management firms in the U.S. As a leader in the financial advisor-mediated marketplace(6) , LPL supports over 32,000 financial advisors and the wealth management practices of approximately 1,100 financial institutions, servicing and custodying approximately $2.3 trillion in brokerage and advisory assets on behalf of approximately 8 million Americans. The firm provides a wide range of advisor affiliation models, investment solutions, fintech tools and practice management services, ensuring that advisors and institutions have the flexibility to choose the business model, services, and technology resources they need to run thriving businesses. For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

At LPL, independence means that advisors and institution leaders have the freedom they deserve to choose the business model, services, and technology resources that allow them to run a thriving business. They have the flexibility to do business their way. And they have the freedom to manage their client relationships, because they know their clients best. Simply put, we take care of our advisors and institutions, so they can take care of their clients.

For further information about LPL, please visit www.lpl.com.

Join LPL Financial: Where Your Potential Meets Opportunity

At LPL Financial, we believe that everyone deserves objective financial guidance. As the nation's leading independent broker-dealer, we offer an integrated platform of cutting-edge technology, brokerage, and investment advisor services.

Why LPL?

• Innovative Environment: We foster creativity and growth, providing a supportive and responsive leadership team. Learn more about our leadership team here!

• Limitless Career Potential: Your career at LPL has no limits, only amazing potential. Learn more about our careers here!

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• Impactful Work: Our size is just right for you to make a real impact. Learn more here!

• Commitment to Equality: We support workplace equality and embrace diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Learn more here!

• Community Focus: We care for our communities and encourage our employees to do the same. Learn more here!

• Benefits and Total Rewards: Our Total Rewards package goes beyond just compensation and insurance. It includes a mix of traditional and unique benefits, perks, and resources designed to enhance your life both at work and at home. Learn more here!

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Information on Interviews:

LPL will only communicate with a job applicant directly from an @lplfinancial.com email address and will never conduct an interview online or in a chatroom forum. During an interview, LPL will not request any form of payment from the applicant, or information regarding an applicant's bank or credit card. Should you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact LPL's Human Resources Solutions Center at (855) 575-6947.

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