Define and execute the global strategy and roadmap for technology categories in alignment with LiveRamp’s evolving business strategy, supplier development and financial needs.
Collaborate closely with key stakeholders and act as a trusted business advisor to the various teams in developing new strategies in an effort to increase delivery through human capital, processes, tools, and suppliers.
Having the ability to successfully negotiate contracts/business requirements that meet the needs of organization (risk, quality, cost, etc.) across Technology categories.
Lead RFx process (e.g. requirements development, and selection and award process) and manage communications with suppliers and internal stakeholders throughout.
Initiate, design, plan, execute, monitor, and close process improvement projects, including supplier management and optimization.
Develop and implement strategies to achieve cost savings and reductions in supplier deals, prioritizing long-term value creation.
Ensure these savings are realized without impacting supply reliability or product/service quality.
Explore new technologies to optimize performance and transparency to business partners.
Establish procurement governance, audit controls, policy enforcement, and risk/compliance oversight.
Manage other ad-hoc projects.

Requirements

12+ years of strategic sourcing or procurement experience, including substantial time in a high-growth technology or SaaS environment.
At least 7 years leading Technology categories, such as cloud infrastructure, enterprise SaaS, developer tools, security, or other core technology domains.
5+ years of people leadership experience directly managing and developing strategic sourcing/procurement professionals.
Proven track record of: Designing and executing category strategies that deliver measurable cost/value outcomes.
Running complex RFPs and leading high-stakes commercial and contractual negotiations.
Managing strategic suppliers and driving performance improvement and innovation.
Strong project and program management skills, with the ability to clearly communicate project status, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans to senior stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to navigate unstructured and fast-changing environments, influence without authority, and quickly build trust with internal customers, including senior leaders.
Experience proactively resolving supplier performance issues, including commercial disputes, service-level gaps, and transition/off-boarding.
High proficiency in leveraging technology and financial systems (e.g., CLM, intake tools like zSAVE/ZIP, Workday, ERP/finance systems, and BI tools) to extract, analyze, and present data-driven insights.

Benefits

Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.
We host in-person and virtual events such as game nights, happy hours, camping trips, and sports leagues.
Flexible paid time off, paid holidays, options for working from home, and paid parental leave.
LiveRamp offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you be your best self in your personal and professional lives.
Our benefits package offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability, an employee assistance program, voluntary benefits as well as perks programs for your healthy lifestyle, career growth and more.
Our 401K matching plan—1:1 match up to 6% of salary—helps you plan ahead.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan - 15% discount off purchase price of LiveRamp stock (U.S. LiveRampers)
A comprehensive office equipment and ergonomics program—we provide you with equipment and tools to be your most productive self, no matter where you're located.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

strategic sourcingprocurementcategory strategyRFP managementcontract negotiationsupplier managementprocess improvementcost savingsperformance improvementdata analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinfluence without authoritytrust buildingproject managementproblem solvingadaptabilitystakeholder managementnegotiationcollaboration