Job Title: Strategic Partner & Vendor Program Manager Location: Sunnyvale, CA / Austin, TX (Onsite) Duration: 6 months
Salary Range: $55.00 - $58.00/Hour on W2 (Without Benefits). Applicants must be willing to work on W2
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Strategic Partner & Vendor Program Manager to lead complex, partner-facing technology initiatives at the intersection of digital authentication, access control (e.g., smart mobility, corporate facilities, digital wallet keys), and fintech/payments with 7+ years in Program Management.
In this role, the candidate will be the primary liaison between external strategic partners/vendors and internal cross-functional engineering, product, and compliance teams.
The candidate will drive multi-year programs from partner onboarding and commercial agreement through technical integration, security compliance, and global market rollout.
1. Strategic Partner & Vendor Management:
Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for key global technology partners, hardware vendors, and service providers.
Manage vendor lifecycle end-to-end: participate in contract scoping, SLA definitions, vendor performance reviews, and financial approvals/invoicing.
Identify cost-saving opportunities and negotiate service contracts while preserving deliverable quality and delivery speed.
2. Cross-Functional Program Delivery:
Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical integrations involving hardware, firmware, mobile SDKs, digital identity, access control, and payment protocols.
Orchestrate work across globally distributed teams (Product, Engineering, QA, InfoSec, Legal, Operations, and external partner teams).
Define program roadmaps, work breakdown structures (WBS), risk registers, and critical path schedules across Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid frameworks.
3. Technical Integration & Product Expansion:
Translate complex business, security, and cryptographic/authentication requirements into actionable technical milestones for partners.
Drive technical enablement and onboarding to ensure partner systems meet strict security, latency, and user experience (UX) criteria (e.g., Apple Wallet/NFC access, biometric/PKI auth, ISO/compliance standards).
Coordinate pilot testing, field validations (e.g., smart mobility/scooters, facility turnstiles, readers), and full-scale commercial launches.
4. Governance, Compliance & Reporting:
Establish operational frameworks, KPI dashboards, and quality gates to monitor partner SLA adherence and integration health.
Lead steering committee reviews and executive briefings, distilling technical blockers into concise, data-backed decisions.
Ensure all partner integrations comply with industry-specific security, regulatory, and data privacy mandates.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Sunnyvale, CA, CA
Salary
$55–$58 Per Hour
Skills
Access Controlunmatched
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Appleunmatched
Authenticationunmatched
Billingunmatched
Channel Strategiesunmatched
Computer Firmwareunmatched
Contract Negotiationunmatched
Cost Controlunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Cryptographyunmatched
Field Trialsunmatched
Functional Programming Languagesunmatched
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)unmatched
Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
Legalunmatched
Maintain Complianceunmatched
Onboardingunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Performance Reviewsunmatched
Product Engineeringunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)unmatched
Quality Assuranceunmatched
Quality Managementunmatched
Quality Monitoringunmatched
Regulationsunmatched
Regulatory Complianceunmatched
Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
Riskunmatched
Security Complianceunmatched
Service Level Agreement (SLA)unmatched
Technical Deliveryunmatched
Technical Presentationunmatched
User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
Vendor/Supplier Evaluationunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Managementunmatched
Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched
Waterfall Model of Software Developmentunmatched
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)unmatched
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