AWS Strategic Software Sourcing Manager

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Software Manager within AIS to lead software acquisition strategies for hardware and networking infrastructure. You will negotiate with vendors, build key partnerships, and collaborate with engineering teams to understand requirements and evaluate solutions.

This role also involves analyzing spend data to identify cost optimization opportunities and driving lifecycle improvements while ensuring compliance and governance across AWS's

Qualifications

• Experience leading software sourcing strategies for complex tech environments.
• Proven ability to negotiate software agreements and licenses with multiple vendors.
• Strong relationships with software partners and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering teams to understand technical requirements and evaluate solutions.
• Experience analyzing spend data and market trends to identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Track record of driving process improvements in software acquisition and lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements and internal policies.
• Manage cross-functional programs with significant business impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive software sourcing strategies aligned with AWS's technical roadmap.
• Lead complex negotiations for software agreements and licenses across multiple vendors.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key software partners and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to understand technical requirements and evaluate solutions.
• Analyze spend data and market trends to identify cost optimization opportunities.
• Drive process improvements in software acquisition and lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements and internal policies.
• Manage cross-functional programs with significant business impact.
• You will work across engineering teams, legal, and vendors to optimize our software portfolio.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Negotiation

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering collaboration

Data analysis

Cost optimization

Lifecycle management

Compliance

Job description

Description
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.

Description
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on.
AWS Infrastructure Supply Chain & Procurement within the larger AIS organization works to deliver solutions to source, build and maintain our socially responsible data center supply chains. We are a team of highly-motivated, engaged, and responsive professionals who enable the core sustainable infrastructure of AWS.
The Strategic Sourcing Software Manager at AWS leads the development and execution of software acquisition strategies for our Hardware and Networking divisions. This role combines strategic sourcing expertise with deep understanding of software ecosystems and CPU/GPU technologies to secure critical software solutions that power AWS's infrastructure. You'll work across engineering teams, legal, and vendors to optimize our software portfolio while ensuring competitive advantage in the rapidly evolving cloud computing landscape.
Key job responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive software sourcing strategies aligned with AWS's technical roadmap
• Lead complex negotiations for software agreements and licenses across multiple vendors
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key software partners and internal stakeholders
• Collaborate with engineering teams to understand technical requirements and evaluate solutions
• Analyze spend data and market trends to identify cost optimization opportunities
• Drive process improvements in software acquisition and lifecycle management
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements and internal policies
• Manage cross-functional programs with significant business impact
• Analyze spend data and market trends to identify cost optimization opportunities
• Drive process improvements in software acquisition and lifecycle management
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements and internal policies
• Manage cross-functional programs with significant business impact
  

A day in the life
You will be working closely with several business partners to manage the Semiconductor business on a day to day basis, but will be heavily focused on mid and long-term technology sourcing strategies. You will partner closely with hardware engineering team to devise sourcing and technology development plans to launch next generation custom hardware. This will include interactions with hardware server development teams, network design and deployment engineering teams, rack integration, finance, legal, and others. You will be heavily focused on roadmap planning and execution against a technology migration strategy. You will leverage your expertise to build supplier relationships and architect agreements to support AWS' growing infrastructure. You will make responsible sourcing decisions that consider customer security, time to market, technology benefit, quality and cost.