Senior Global Tech Procurement Lead

GamblingCareers.com; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat is seeking a Senior Category Manager – Technology Procurement to develop our global sourcing plan and drive enterprise-wide value generation. You will lead initiatives across SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, and IT services, collaborating with senior leaders across CTO/Engineering, Product, Finance, Legal, and Security.

This role emphasizes spend analytics, supplier strategy, and build vs buy decisions, with a focus on cost optimization, governance, and risk management to support

Qualifications

• 10+ years in technology sourcing, procurement, and vendor negotiations.
• Extensive SaaS licensing, cloud pricing, and enterprise technology agreements.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and guide complex negotiations.
• Experience in global/matrix environments with FinOps or cloud cost models preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and own global strategy across technology spend including SaaS, cloud, infra, IT services.
• Establish multi-year sourcing roadmaps aligned with product and engineering priorities.
• Lead complex enterprise-wide negotiations and form contracts for SaaS licensing, cloud pricing, and multi-year terms.
• Structure agreements to optimize cost, flexibility, and risk.
• Own the global supplier landscape and establish supplier segmentation and partnership models.
• Lead executive-level vendor engagements with senior leadership across CTO/Engineering, Product, Finance, Legal and Security.
• Advise on build vs buy decisions, vendor selection, and commercial risk.
• Use analytics and AI tools to drive spend insights, cost efficiency, and improved contract outcomes.
• Influence procurement policies, technology governance, and compliance with security and regulatory standards.
• Drive transformation in procurement through new sourcing models, automation, and consumption-based optimization.

Skills

Technology sourcing

Vendor management

Contract negotiations

Global procurement

FinOps / cloud cost models

Strategic problem solving

Influence without authority

Job description

Aristocrat is seeking a Senior Category Manager – Technology Procurement to develop our global sourcing plan and drive enterprise-wide value generation. You will lead initiatives across SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, and IT services, collaborating with senior leaders across CTO/Engineering, Product, Finance, Legal, and Security.

This role emphasizes spend analytics, supplier strategy, and build vs buy decisions, with a focus on cost optimization, governance, and risk management to support