Overview
Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen. We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.
Location: London (2 days a week in the office - Wednesday and Thursday in Soho Square)
Role
Rightmove is accelerating its AI-enabled transformation across product development, operations, customer experience, and internal processes. This role manages strategic technology suppliers to deliver commercial value, contractual robustness, and safe, compliant adoption of AI and automation tooling. You will work closely with Engineering, Technology, Corporate IT, Data, Product, Legal, Information Security, Finance, and key partners to ensure compliance, drive efficiency, reduce cost, and support scalable, responsible innovation.
Responsibilities
- Partner with technical teams to understand requirements, integration needs, and future AI capability plans.
- Support end-to-end sourcing processes (RFIs, RFPs, RFQs) and commercial negotiations for AI and automation tools, focusing on total cost of ownership, quality, and risk management.
- Build and manage strong supplier relationships.
- Oversee performance metrics, risk assessments (cyber, regulatory), and compliance with security, governance, and dataprotection requirements.
- Lead quarterly business reviews and drive continuous improvement.
- Track tangible operational and commercial benefits.
- Ensure clarity on KPIs, SLAs, uptime, roadmap dependencies, and value realisation commitments.
- Act as procurement business partner to product and engineering teams, building strong relationships with key stakeholders in these areas.
- Collaborate with Technology, Finance, Legal, Data Protection, and Information Security to define requirements, support adoption, and articulate value.
- Deputise for the Procurement Manager as required.
What we're looking for
- End-to-end technology procurement experience across categories such as SaaS, cloud, data platforms, developer tools, and AI/ML tooling.
- Experience in building and executing category strategies aligned to business objectives.
- Experience managing complex supplier relationships, including structured performance and governance frameworks.
- Skilled in commercial negotiation and contract review (MSAs, SOWs, licensing, SaaS agreements, data processing terms).
- Understanding of AI, automation, and emerging technology procurement.
- Ability to interpret technical and data governance requirements.
- Experience working in a fast-paced, product-led, engineering-focused environment.
- Familiarity with the EU AI Act, UK data protection requirements, and cloud security standards.
- CIPS qualification or equivalent.
About Rightmove
Our vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.
We’re home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.
We’re a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still here. We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:
- Wecreatevalue… by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.
- Wethinkbigger… by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.
- Wecaredeeply… by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.
- Wemovetogether… by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.
- Wemakea difference… by focusing on delivering measurable impact.
We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!
What we offer
- Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments.
- Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
- 27 days holiday plus two paid volunteering days a year, and holiday buy schemes.
- Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in the office.
- Contributory stakeholder pension.
- Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility.
- Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
- Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
- Access deals and discounts on travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more.
Equality and Diversity
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or sexual orientation. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.
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