LPL Financial · 1 hour ago
VP, Technology Vendor Relationship Manager, Financial Markets & Trading Platforms
Fort Mill, SC
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$128K/yr - $213K/yr
12+ years expLPL Financial is a leading wealth management firm in the U.S. seeking a VP, Technology Vendor Relationship Manager to oversee critical technology vendor relationships within trading and market operations. This role focuses on vendor performance management, contract negotiation, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
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Responsibilities
Strategic Vendor Leadership
Serve as the vendor relationship manager for critical technology vendors supporting trading platforms, capital markets systems, and market‑operations environments
Lead vendor governance activities, including performance management, service reviews, and vendor‑driven innovation
Minimize value leakage and ensure the organization captures the full value of vendor investments
Commercial & Contract Management
Act as a subject matter expert on contract structures, usage, commercial levers, and pricing models specific to market‑technology vendors
Partner with Procurement on benchmarking, pricing negotiations, and commercial strategy for large‑scale, multi‑service agreements
Lead technology’s engagement in RFI/RFP processes to ensure requirements reflect trading‑platform needs, regulatory obligations, and operational dependencies
Technology & Market Expertise
Advise on emerging technologies, market‑structure shifts, regulatory impacts, and evolving vendor capabilities
Evaluate vendor offerings and industry trends across equities, fixed income, derivatives, FX, execution, OMS/EMS, and other trading‑technology domains
Support technology leaders with insights influencing platform strategy, vendor selection, budgeting, and forecasting
Operational & Risk Management
Monitor vendor performance, SLAs, operational stability, incident support, and delivery quality to ensure alignment with trading‑environment expectations
Identify, escalate, and mitigate operational, compliance, regulatory, cybersecurity, and third‑party risks
Collaborate with Technology, Operations, Risk, Legal, and Compliance partners to ensure vendors meet all regulatory and control standards
Support issue resolution for escalated vendor incidents and oversee vendor offboarding where appropriate
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience managing complex technology vendors, contracts, or strategic partnerships
10+ years of financial‑services experience with direct exposure to capital markets, trading systems, market data, OMS/EMS, or trade‑lifecycle technology
Demonstrated experience working with major industry vendors (e.g., trading platforms, execution systems, clearing/settlement vendors)
Strong analytical, negotiation, and commercial skills
Experience developing and analyzing RFPs, SLAs, and complex commercial agreements
Strategic thinking and commercial acumen
Market‑technology fluency
Stakeholder influence and executive communication
Vendor‑performance governance and operational rigor
Risk management and regulatory awareness
Preferred
Expertise across trading‑platform verticals
Experience managing vendors supporting regulated trading environments
Ability to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement
Strong enterprise mindset capable of influencing senior technology and business leaders
An individual contributor who thrives with autonomy and owns outcomes end‑to‑end
Benefits
401K matching
Health benefits
Employee stock options
Paid time off
Volunteer time off
And more
Company
LPL Financial
LPL Financial provides investment solutions and tools for independent financial advisors.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (106)
2024 (105)
2023 (122)
2022 (127)
2021 (65)
2020 (44)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.5B2025-03-31Post Ipo Equity· $1.5B
2024-06-03Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2010-11-18IPO
Leadership Team
Rich Steinmeier
Interim CEO
Sid Vyas
Chief Technology Officer/EVP
Recent News
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