• What is IT Procurement Lead - MMBL?
  • • Manage end-to-end IT procurement, commercial negotiations, RFP/RFQ issuance, and technology vendor contract lifecycles.
  • • Establish and maintain an active 12-month Annual Maintenance Contract (AMC), software license, and hardware warranty renewal tracking register.
• What IT Procurement Lead - MMBL does?
  • • Conduct commercial and technical audits on active vendor proposals to optimize IT budget spend and eliminate vendor auto-renewals.
  • • Collaborate with Bank Supply Chain, Legal, and Compliance units to ensure IT contracts adhere to SBP third-party risk guidelines and data privacy regulations.
  • • Monitor technology vendor performance against contractual SLAs, milestone deliverables, and licensing compliance matrices.
  • • Drive cost-saving initiatives across software licensing (Oracle, Temenos, Microsoft), cloud compute, data center hardware, and network link expenditures.
• What are we looking for and what does it require to be IT Procurement Lead - MMBL?
  • • Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Computer Science, or Finance.
  • • Experience: Minimum 5 to 8+ years of dedicated IT procurement, vendor management, or contract negotiation experience within banking or enterprise IT sectors.
  • Essential Skills and Competencies:
  • • Strong commercial negotiation acumen, contract drafting capability, and vendor SLA management skills.
  • • Comprehensive understanding of enterprise IT licensing models (core banking, databases, cloud, middleware, network hardware).
  • • Proficiency in RFP/RFQ formulation, vendor evaluation scoring matrices, and financial total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) analysis.
  • • Solid knowledge of SBP regulatory guidelines regarding IT outsourcing and vendor risk management.
  • Desirable Skills:
  • • CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) certification; ITIL Vendor Management certification.

• Head Office

Mobilink Microfinance Bank Ltd. is providing banking services to over 48 million registered users including 20+ million monthly active customers across Pakistan. With a hybrid model that combines traditional microfinance with mobile/digital banking technologies, the bank now operates with over 114 branches and 270,000 branchless banking agents and provides a USSD (GSM) based digital channel offering savings, micro enterprise (MSME) loans, small housing loans, remittances, collection (utility bills and loan installments), mobile wallets, insurance, G2P, B2B & B2P payments; thus, playing a leading role in the promotion of financial inclusion. MMBL is committed to fostering a positive and productive workplace, and our core values reflect this focus. These values include promoting innovation and entrepreneurship, encouraging teamwork and collaboration, and prioritizing a customer-centric approach in all aspects of our business.

This is an opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a difference and playing a key role in driving transformative change. Our team is committed to empowering millions with the tools necessary to succeed in the digital age, and we're looking for a talented individual to join us in this endeavor.