Job Description

Vendor & Network Relationship Manager
Are you an experienced professional with a strong background in vendor and banking partner management? Can you bring proven expertise in oversight, relationship management, and due diligence within the financial services sector? If so, this opportunity may be the ideal next step in your career.
About the Role
Our client, a global investment bank, is seeking a Vendor & Network Relationship Manager to support the oversight and management of key custody, clearing, and operational service providers across the EMEA region. Reporting to the Global Head of Network and Vendor Management, you will play a central role in ensuring that third-party relationships deliver value, reliability, and effective service for the organisation's wholesale business. This role will require strong stakeholder management skills, both internally and externally, along with the ability to act as an escalation point and subject matter expert.
Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong, professional relationships with external banking and vendor partners through regular engagement and effective communication.
• Serve as a knowledgeable escalation point to both internal stakeholders and external partners, ensuring timely and effective issue resolution
• Lead and coordinate service review meetings with banks and vendors, setting clear agendas, tracking actions, and ensuring accountability
• Represent the organisation at relevant industry meetings and forums where appropriate
• Contribute to strategic projects such as RFP processes and fee benchmarking initiatives, collaborating with stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
• Support oversight of third-party arrangements, applying best practice in vendor engagement and agent bank management.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to represent the function effectively at internal and external forums.
• Excellent organisational abilities, including time management, prioritisation, and the capability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• High attention to detail with the ability to balance multiple tasks effectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across onshore and offshore teams.
• Previous experience in third-party/vendor management and/or banking partner oversight strongly advantageous.
• A broad understanding of financial markets and products (including fixed income, equities, FX, and OTC) would be beneficial.

Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an Equal Opportunities, inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.
Things you need to know:

• To apply, you'll need to provide us with a CV and answer a few initial questions.

• We'd like to make you aware that if you have not heard back from us within three weeks of the date of application that we will not be progressing your application.

Vantage Point Global (VP) is a service provider, established in 2014 to support top tier clients build their talent pipeline. VP provide opportunity for all, hiring exceptional diverse talent which are supported and developed during their career journey at VP, enabling them to be highly effective in their roles.
We partner with our clients to create opportunities for individuals to launch into fulfilling and rewarding careers in the industries we serve and deliver a future-ready workforce to our Clients.
Our unique model delivers continuous formal training, personal development and mentoring to create a driven, high calibre, highly skilled workforce that are empowered to add value to our clients from the outset.
Our Head Office is in London, but we work with clients globally. We currently have teams in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Belfast, Warsaw, Wroclaw and expanding into US and Asia.
Vantage Point Global is fully committed to being an inclusive employer. We are passionate about attracting diverse talent, and welcome applications regardless of ethnicity, culture, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation.

Skills Required