Strategic Sourcing Lead, Technology
Bridgewater Associates
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $225,000 - $250,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Partner closely with technology and business stakeholders to deeply understand objectives
- Own and actively manage strategic vendor relationships
- Proactively identify sourcing and category opportunities
- Design and execute sourcing strategies that evaluate alternatives
- Lead negotiations for complex software licensing, IT services, and hardware agreements
- Secure technology services that deliver durable advantages
- Maintain end-to-end accountability for contract performance
- Continuously raise the bar for sourcing standards
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in IT sourcing, procurement, and supplier management
- Deep expertise in software sourcing, including SaaS and enterprise platforms (e.g., Workday, Zoom, Slack)
- Demonstrated experience sourcing and negotiating IT infrastructure solutions
- Proven ability to operate effectively at both the strategic level and in a high-volume execution environment
- Extensive experience leading sophisticated contract negotiations for software licensing, IT services, and infrastructure agreements
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
- Track record of maintaining exceptionally high standards of quality and control
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and the willingness to challenge assumptions
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Hard Skills & Tools
IT sourcingprocurementsupplier managementsoftware sourcingSaaSenterprise platformscontract negotiationsIT infrastructure solutionsanalytical skillsproblem-solving
Soft Skills
communication skillscollaboration skillsstrategic thinkingjudgmentintellectual curiosityquality controlnegotiation skillsleadershipexecutionadaptability