Category Manager (SaaS Specialist)

About Us:
DailyPay, Inc. is transforming the way people get paid. As the industry's leading on-demand pay solution, DailyPay uses an award-winning technology platform to help America's top employers build stronger relationships with their employees. This voluntary employee benefit enables workers everywhere to feel more motivated to work harder and stay longer on the job, while supporting their financial well-being outside of the workplace.
DailyPay is headquartered in New York City, with operations throughout the United States as well as in Belfast. For more information, visit DailyPay's Press Center.
The Role:
DailyPay Procurement organization is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Category Manager specializing in Software as a Service (SaaS) sourcing. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in optimizing our organization's SaaS portfolio, ensuring cost-effectiveness, innovation, and alignment with business objectives. This individual will be responsible for strategic vendor management, contract negotiations, and overall lifecycle management of SaaS solutions.
If this opportunity excites you, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the qualifications.
How You Will Make an Impact:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive sourcing strategy for SaaS solutions, considering business requirements, cost optimization, and vendor performance
• Identify and evaluate potential SaaS vendors, staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies
• Lead contract negotiations with SaaS vendors, ensuring favorable terms, pricing structures, and service level agreements (SLAs)
• Collaborate with legal and infosec teams to mitigate contractual risks and ensure compliance with company policies while staying informed about changes in the regulatory landscape
• Analyze and optimize SaaS licensing models, ensuring cost-effectiveness and scalability
• Oversee the entire lifecycle of SaaS solutions, from selection and onboarding to renewal or termination
• Conduct regular vendor performance reviews, addressing issues and identifying opportunities for improvement

What You Bring to The Team:

• Bachelor's degree or relevant experience
• Strong project management, problem solving, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Proven experience in strategic sourcing and category management, with a focus on SaaS
• Excellent communication and time management skills; able to communicate issues and solutions to diverse audiences including senior leadership
• Provide problem-solving and innovative ideas to support internal customers
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate with vendors to more effectively position DailyPay to receive the best value proposals for the corporation
• Must have basic G-Suite skills

Nice to Haves:

• 4-year degree with Finance, Business Administration, or Supplier Management major
• Experience with contract management systems
• Knowledge/experience on US and UK markets etc

What We Offer:

• Exceptional health, vision, and dental care
• Opportunity for equity ownership
• Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Fun company outings and events
• Unlimited PTO
• 401K with company match

Pay Transparency. DailyPay takes a market-based approach to compensation, which may vary depending on your location. United States locations are categorized into three tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The salary ranges are listed by geographic tier. Additionally, this role may be eligible for variable incentive compensation and stock options. Where a candidate fits within the compensation range for a role is based on their demonstrated experience, qualifications, skills, and internal equity.
New York City
$111,000 - $144,000 USD
DailyPay is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable culture of belonging, grounded in empathy and respect, which values openness to opinions, awareness of lived experiences, fair treatment and access for all. We strive to build and develop diverse teams to create an organization where innovation thrives, where the full potential of each person is engaged, and their views, beliefs and values are integrated into our ways of working.
We encourage people of all backgrounds to join us on our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to [email protected]. All requests for accommodation will be addressed as confidentially as practicable.
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