Commercial Vendor Manager

ABOUT LENDABLE Lendable is on a mission to build the world's best technology to help people get credit and save money. We're building one of the world’s leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: - One of the UK’s newest unicorns with a team of just over 700 people - Among the fastest-growing tech companies in the UK - Profitable since 2017 - Backed by top investors including Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs - Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/lendable.co.uk) So far, we’ve rebuilt the Big Three consumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers’ hands in minutes instead of days. We’re growing fast, and there’s a lot more to do: we’re going after the two biggest Western markets (UK and US) where trillions worth of financial products are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. JOIN US IF YOU WANT TO 1. Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 2. Work in small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo 3. Build the best technology in-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting About the role As our credit risk capabilities scale across multiple markets and products, the strategic management of our vendor relationships has never been more critical. We're looking for a Vendor Manager to own our relationships with a broad portfolio of credit bureaus and data providers to ensure we extract maximum value from these partnerships while managing costs, performance, and innovation. Reporting to a Commercial Director, you'll be the central point of contact for our most important vendors. Your portfolio will span credit bureaus such as Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, alternative data providers. You'll own contract negotiations, performance management, product roadmaps, and cross-functional coordination to ensure Lendable has access to the best products and data at the right cost. This role sits at the intersection of risk, product, engineering, finance and legal. You'll need to think commercially and build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders. What we're looking for: Essential: - 2+ years in vendor management, strategic partnerships, procurement role, contract negotiations or a relationship management focused role in financial services: ideally on the buy side. - Strong commercial acumen. - Analytical mindset with the ability to assess vendor performance and ROI - Excellent attention to detail and highly organised. - Strong stakeholder management skills, comfortable influencing senior internal and external stakeholders Desirable: - Experience managing credit bureau relationships and/or other mission-critical vendors - Experience in fintech or consumer lending businesses. - An understanding of credit data products, bureau outputs, and risk decisioning - Experience with alternative credit data sources and emerging providers - Track record of driving vendor innovation and product enhancements - Experience managing vendor relationships across multiple geographies (UK/US) - Experience with contract negotiation and cost management. What you'll be doing Vendor Relationship Management: - Own strategic relationships across a diverse vendor portfolio, with particular depth in credit bureaus and data providers - Act as the primary point of contact for key vendors, managing escalations and strategic discussions - Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders at bureau partners - Conduct regular business reviews to assess performance, roadmap, and innovation opportunities - Manage vendor onboarding, integration planning, and ongoing support Commercial & Contract Management: - Lead contract negotiations…