4 of 4 Permanent Cost Management Jobs in Central London

Director, you are responsible for leading the strategic sourcing and acquisition of technology products and services that align with the organisation’s digital and operational goals. You oversee vendor management, contract negotiations, and procurement governance to ensure cost-effective, compliant, and scalable IT investments. Your role bridges the gap between IT, finance, and legal teams, driving innovation while … will be to support the exit from the Technology Transition Service Agreement (TSAs) with Kantar Group and help build a successful stand-alone technology environment for Kantar Media. Ongoing cost management of related contracts within the IT Category, engaging with key stakeholders to jointly and actively manage costs and contribute to overall reduction and value for money targets. … Category Management which requires strategy development and coordination for all IT categories, including category strategy development and identifying and implementing new strategic sourcing initiatives. Lead Strategic Sourcing and Negotiation activities to support the business on a global basis, working closely with the Kantar Media Regional teams to ensure global initiatives and agreements are implemented across Kantar, as required. Manage More ❯

You’ll work closely with technical squads, internal teams, and partners to build and scale a modern data capability —with a clear mandate to influence architecture, performance, security, and cost optimisation across the board. This is not a pure delivery or line management role — it’s for someone who wants to build IP , define methodology, coach engineers, and … Snowflake best practice across clients and internal teams ✅ Build repeatable assets, patterns, and frameworks (with an eye on reusability + commercial value) ✅ Guide squads on architecture, performance tuning, security, cost management ✅ Be the go-to Snowflake SME for our internal teams, partners, and clients ✅ Shape our internal Snowflake playbook and CoE vision You should have 🔹 Deep Snowflake expertise More ❯

AI Deployments – Has played a key role in production-ready AI applications Expertise in LLMs – Skilled in fine-tuning, training, and prompt engineering AI Model Optimization – Strong knowledge of cost management, evaluation, and modification Solution Architecture – Can design and build AI solutions from scratch Client Engagement – Comfortable working with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Team Leadership & Mentorship More ❯

RAG-powered knowledge bots, and automated documentation writers. Lead on AI Integration by providing hands-on technical leadership in AI/LLM strategy—covering APIs, prompt design, and inference cost management. Enable the Organisation by educating engineering leaders on AI-first development models, tooling, and productivity frameworks. To be a good fit for the Head of AI Enablement role … interfaces Background in or strong familiarity with AI-native companies Hands-on ability to own strategy and execution: from vision to POCs to full deployment Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and business audiences Keys to Success: Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills High attention to detail and ability to work independently Reasons to join: A vibrant More ❯