Director, Vendor and Software Management
Xcel EnergyDenver, CO
Full Time
Posted October 16, 2026
$148k - $211k
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- Source
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- Freshness
- Open in the current public read path; this is not an employer guarantee.Last observed October 17, 2026
- Classification
- Modern power-system classification not yet published for this listing.Legacy source industry field: Utilities
- Pay provenance
- Employer-provided pay
Job Description
Connected, Committed, Trustworthy, Safe
Key Responsibilities
- 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. Essential Responsibilities
- 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
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 and employee commitments that guide how we work, support one another, and grow together.
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