Manager, People Vendor Strategy & Business Management

People Vendor Strategy & Business Manager

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That's why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

Position Summary

The People Vendor Strategy & Business Manager will drive the strategy, governance, and operational effectiveness of the organization's HR and people-related vendor partnerships. This role will serve as a strategic partner to People Group and Procurement, ensuring vendors deliver maximum value, align with business priorities, and enable an exceptional associate experience.

This leader will oversee vendor performance, facilitate business reviews, and ensure proactive management of contracts and partnerships across benefits, talent systems, contingent workforce providers, and associate services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a people vendor management strategy aligned to People Group and business goals.
• Act as the primary relationship manager for key People vendor partners, fostering collaboration and driving accountability for performance.
• Establish governance processes, including vendor segmentation, performance metrics, and structured business reviews.
• Partner with HR leaders and Procurement to manage the full vendor lifecycle, from selection and onboarding through ongoing performance and contract renewals.
• Monitor and report on vendor performance against SLAs, KPIs, and strategic priorities, providing insights and recommendations to HR leadership.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, cost optimization, and service improvement in partnership with vendors.
• Proactively address vendor risks and issues to ensure business continuity and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in vendor management, HR operations, procurement, or business strategy roles.
• Strong understanding of HR vendor landscapes (benefits, technology, workforce solutions, etc.).
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across HR, procurement, and business leadership.
• Excellent strategic thinking, relationship management, and analytical skills.

Key Competencies

• Strategic mindset with operational rigor.
• Ability to manage complex vendor ecosystems and drive measurable outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build trust and influence at all levels.

Annual Salary

$121,975.00 - $189,625.00 The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate's work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life's twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we're constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We're an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers' expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you'll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people's lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career and your potential in mind. You'll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family's overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability.