• Own the end-to-end SaaS portfolio, including inventory, usage analytics, access controls, renewal calendar, and spend visibility, using SaaS Management Platforms (e.g., BetterCloud). • Drive portfolio consolidation and proactively identify Shadow IT, redundancy, and optimization opportunities. • Report regularly on SaaS spend, risk, and portfolio health to leadership. • Own the commercial and governance lifecycle of SaaS vendors, including contracts, SLAs, renewals, and compliance alignment. • Lead comprehensive renewal planning and execution 90-120 days in advance, ensuring predictable budgeting, cost optimization, stakeholder coordination, and avoidance of misaligned auto-renewals. • Manage vendor escalations, conduct Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with strategic partners, and execute third-party risk assessments (TPRM) via Vanta. • Partner with Finance to provide accurate SaaS spend forecasting, budgeting inputs, and detailed ROI analyses (including Total Cost of Ownership and business cases) for vendor decisions and investment approvals. • Own financial governance and cost optimization for Google Cloud usage, focusing on spend visibility, rightsizing, and committed-use optimization. • Partner with IT, Security, Legal, Finance, and Engineering to support vendor onboarding, security assessments, and integration planning. • Standardize SaaS onboarding, access, and approval workflows across departments, and proactively track adoption rate, compliance metrics, and standardization success across the organization.