How You’ll Support Our Mission
This exciting role involves managing the day-to-day operations of the Application Governance process at ESO. Reporting directly to the Senior Director of IT, who is currently developing this process, the position will transition through a couple of phases.
In the first phase, you will assist with data collection and clean-up on all active contracts using Tropic (Tropicapp.io). The second phase will focus on handling the daily operations around software renewals, which includes collaborating with internal stakeholders and external vendors. Tropic will support contract negotiations, so a significant portion of your time will be spent negotiating contracts and ensuring Tropic has the necessary information to negotiate effectively on our behalf.
Additionally, there will be other responsibilities as needed, making this a dynamic and engaging role.
This position is based out of our Belfast, Northern Ireland office.
What You’ll Be Doing - The Day to Day
- Overseeing the entire SaaS contract lifecycle, from negotiation to renewal, ensuring all agreements align with company policies, legal standards, and budgetary constraints.
- Maintaining a precise database of contracts.
- Analyzing spend to drive cost efficiencies.
- Fostering relationships with vendors for optimal service and pricing.
- Working closely with the finance team to ensure procurement activities meet budgetary goals.
- Engaging in strategic planning to tailor procurement strategies to specific needs.
Who You Are - The Essentials
- At least 3-5 years of procurement experience, particularly within the technology sector.
- Ability to negotiate effectively.
- Data analysis skills for insights.
- Clear communication skills across departments.
- Experience in managing compliance and risk.
Who You Are - The Desirables (It’s a plus if you have):
- Passion for procurement and technology.
- Experience with the platform Tropicapp.io or similar Application Governance software.
- Education in a related field.
Benefits & Perks! You will have fantastic benefits at ESO including but not limited to;
- Life insurance (4 x base salary)
- Income protection insurance
- A generous pension contribution
- Private medical insurance including optical and dental
- A health cash plan
- Modern City Centre office and a flexible hybrid working policy
- AwardCo Recognition Program
- Enhanced paternity leave and pay, enhanced adoptive pay, enhanced maternity pay - 12 weeks full pay after 6 months' service.
- Enhanced short and long-term sick pay
- 25 days holiday which increases year on year until you reach 5 years of service + 14 additional days
About ESO
ESO is a fast-paced, growing data, technology and research company passionate about improving community health and safety through the power of data. We pioneer innovative, user-friendly software to meet the changing needs of today’s EMS agencies, fire departments, and hospitals. We’re small enough to be nimble and fun, but big enough to be a great place to work. We serve thousands of customers out of our offices across the US, Canada and Northern Ireland.
Are you ready to Make a Difference?
ESO is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We invite you to consider opportunities at ESO regardless of your gender; gender identity; gender reassignment; age; religious or similar philosophical belief; race; national origin; political opinion; sexual orientation; disability; marital or civil partnership status or other non-merit factor.
Our Equal Opportunity Statement of Policy for Northern Ireland is available on request.
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ESO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ESO and has not been reviewed or approved by ESO.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, with multiple medical plan options including a $0-deductible plan, dental and vision choices, EAP counseling, and optional pet insurance. A wellness reimbursement is also described, adding practical support beyond core medical coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is framed as generous, with PTO in the 20–30 day range (tenure-based) plus paid holidays and a paid volunteer day. Paid short-term disability and leave provisions are described as part of the broader time-away support.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) program with employer matching is specified, including a stated match formula (2.5% match on up to 5% of pay) and eligibility timing. This provides a clear baseline of retirement support, even if not described as best-in-class.
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What We Do
ESO is a fast-paced, growing data, technology, and research company passionate about improving community health and safety through the power of data. We pioneer innovative, user-friendly software to meet the changing needs of today’s EMS agencies, fire departments, and hospitals. We’re small enough to be nimble and fun, but big enough to be a great place to work. We serve thousands of customers out of our four US offices and our Belfast, Northern Ireland office. We believe in the power of data to improve community health and safety. That’s not just some lofty corporate vision statement — it’s something we live, breathe and see the results of every day. We approach our work as if the lives of our own families and friends depended on the results. Because a lot of the time … they do.
Why Work With Us
We believe in taking great care of our customers and our employees. We believe work ought to be both challenging and fun. (Otherwise what’s the point?) We believe it’s worthwhile to continually push for something better, to pursue excellence for the sake of excellence, and to hold each other to the same standard.
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