Director, Vendor and Software Management

Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) is a leading energy provider and Fortune 500 company, dedicated to serving millions of electricity and natural gas customers across eight states: Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, New Mexico and Texas. We make energy work better for our customers, helping them thrive every day. That means always raising the bar - delivering better service and providing more reliable, resilient, and sustainable energy.  Xcel Energy is a place where you’ll have opportunities to grow, expand your skills, and help lead the clean energy transition. We offer meaningful rewards, recognition, and support to help you build your career and make an impact - both on the job and beyond. Most importantly, it means you’ll be joining a company that knows employees are the driving force behind its success and is committed to helping you be your best.   Xcel Energy supports a hybrid work model to enable collaboration and flexibility. Many roles are expected to work onsite three days per week (Tuesday–Thursday); however, work location expectations vary based on role, team, and business needs.

Summary Responsible for transitioning current fragmented software and service spend into a simplified, accountable partner ecosystem that improves economics, delivery performance, and operational resilience. Key objectives include Software Asset Management & Rationalization, Vendor Consolidation & Optimization, Vendor Governance, Performance, Risk & Escalation Management, Contract and Commercial Optimization. Drives overall IT planning efforts; ensures alignment with enterprise IT strategy and standards. Manages  IT portfolio in collaboration with other IT and business leaders. Responsible for IT financial budgets including capital, O&M, and value realization. Develops and coaches teams.

Relationship Management: Build strong effective partnerships with internal and external teams; Strong executive presence; able to influence and navigate complex and competing interest of multiple stakeholders Strategy and Planning: Develop and manage strategic technology plans and roadmaps; Collaborate with IT and business leaders to build and develop the long and mid-term strategic plans to enable business objectives; Drive process improvements and IT service optimization Operational / Delivery Management: Manages identification, investigation and solving production problems, including preventative measures and appropriate communication to clients regarding resolution; has in-depth knowledge of business operations and drives ongoing improvements in IT performance Portfolio Management: Management of the investments, projects and activities within a IT portfolio; Manage objectives, priorities, delivery and financials Talent Development: Develop a high performing team by building skills through coaching, mentoring and ongoing training and development; Creates and environment of continuous learning and growth development; Develops leadership talent across the organization and develops plans for enhancing organizational talent Financial Management: Manages financial budgets: capital, expense and inservicing; Manages regulatory commitments as appropriate; Effectively prioritizes financial spend based on strategic company objectives; Ensure financial prudency on behalf of customers and shareholders Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree in business, IT or related field or equivalent experience; master's degree preferred. Ten years of IT experience and/or integrated utility and regulatory business experience building and developing teams. Experience managing leaders of teams. Sound understanding of core business processes, industry trends, technology and IT environments. Exceptional relationship management and communications skills.

Experinece in Portfolio Management, procurement and software planning.   Our culture is grounded in shared values