Strategic Partner & Vendor Program Manager

Location: Sunnyvale, CA / Austin, TX
Work Mode: Onsite
Duration: 6 Months (Contract)

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Strategic Partner & Vendor Program Manager to lead complex technology partnership initiatives across digital authentication, access control, smart mobility, digital identity, and fintech/payments.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in strategic vendor management, technical program delivery, cross-functional stakeholder coordination, and end-to-end technology integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage strategic technology partners, hardware vendors, and service providers throughout the vendor lifecycle.

• Lead contract scoping, SLA management, vendor performance reviews, financial approvals, and cost optimization initiatives.

• Drive end-to-end technical integrations involving hardware, firmware, mobile SDKs, digital identity, access control, and payment protocols.

• Coordinate globally distributed teams across Product, Engineering, QA, Information Security, Legal, and Operations.

• Develop program roadmaps, work breakdown structures (WBS), risk registers, and critical path schedules.

• Translate business, security, authentication, and cryptographic requirements into actionable technical milestones.

• Coordinate partner onboarding, pilot testing, field validation, and commercial product launches.

• Establish KPI dashboards, governance frameworks, quality gates, and operational reporting.

• Lead executive briefings and steering committee reviews to communicate program progress, risks, and decisions.

• Ensure compliance with applicable security, regulatory, and data privacy requirements.

Primary Skills

• Strategic Partner Management

• Vendor Management

• Technical Program Management

• Cross-Functional Program Delivery

• Technology Integration Management

• Digital Authentication and Identity

• Access Control Technologies

• Fintech and Payment Systems

• Stakeholder Management

• Program Roadmap and Risk Management

Secondary Skills

• Hardware and Firmware Integration

• Mobile SDK Integration

• NFC and Digital Wallet Technologies

• Biometric Authentication and PKI

• Smart Mobility and Connected Devices

• SLA and Contract Management

• Vendor Negotiation and Cost Optimization

• Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid Methodologies

• KPI Dashboards and Executive Reporting

• Security, Compliance, and Data Privacy

• Pilot Testing and Global Product Launches

• ISO Standards and Quality Assurance