Research Operations Project Manager

OGC Global

Research Operations Project Manager at OGC, ensuring efficient vendor onboarding and compliance for a Fortune 500 Telecommunications company. Focus on vendor management, budget operations, and compliance oversight.

Posted 6/15/2026contractRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $60,000 - $79,999 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of research vendors, including onboarding, contracting, renewals, offboarding, and ongoing relationship management.
Serve as the primary liaison between internal stakeholders and external research vendors, coordinating across Legal, Privacy, Procurement, Cybersecurity, Finance, and other partner groups.
Monitor vendor performance through scorecards, KPIs, service-level metrics, and compliance tracking.
Manage vendor budgets, forecasts, purchase orders, invoices, accruals, and financial tracking processes across research initiatives and vendor engagements.
Partner with Vendor Management teams to ensure vendors meet corporate security, privacy, legal, and compliance requirements.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years relevant experience in operations, vendor management, procurement operations, research operations, compliance, project management, or financial operations
Experience supporting vendor onboarding, contract administration, supplier management, compliance reviews, governance activities, and audit readiness processes
Experience supporting budget management, including financial tracking, forecasting, invoice reconciliation, spend management, and operational reporting
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint.
Experience utilizing Smartsheet, Monday.com, or similar workflow and operational management platforms to support vendor management, budget tracking, compliance oversight, reporting, and process execution.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

vendor managementcontract administrationcompliance reviewsbudget managementfinancial trackingforecastinginvoice reconciliationspend managementoperational reportingproject management

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solvingorganizational skillscommunication skills