Senior IT Category Manager — Remote, Equity Eligible

Waymo LLC; United States; Remote; USD 190,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Equity incentive plan

Company benefits program

Job summary

Waymo LLC is seeking an IT Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing for Software (SaaS/On-Prem), End-User Hardware, and IT Professional Services. You will partner with IT, Security, and Engineering to optimize renewals, negotiate complex contracts, and scale our technology stack.

The role requires 7+ years of strategic procurement, deep SaaS licensing expertise, and experience negotiating MSAs, EULAs, DPAs, and SOWs.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of strategic procurement, with at least 4+ years IT/software/tech sourcing.
• Deep expertise in SaaS licensing models and negotiations with Tier 1 publishers.
• Proven ability to draft and negotiate MSAs, EULAs, DPAs, and Pro Services SOWs.
• Experience managing hardware lifecycles and negotiating with VARs or OEMs.
• Strong financial acumen; able to present TCO analyses to leadership.
• Ability to operate in a high-velocity renewal and sourcing environment.

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive procurement strategy for Corporate IT, including SaaS, Hardware, and Telecom.
• Strategic Renewals: Proactively manage a high-volume pipeline of software renewals; lead negotiations for mission-critical SaaS platforms to secure favorable long-term terms.
• Implementation Services: Structure and negotiate complex SOWs for IT Professional Services and Systems Integrators to ensure successful software implementation and ROI.
• Hardware & VAR Management: Optimize VAR relationships for end-user compute and peripherals, ensuring competitive pricing and seamless fulfillment.
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as the trusted advisor to the CIO, IT Ops, and Security leadership; lead make vs. buy analyses to drive value.
• Risk & Compliance: Partner with Legal to ensure software/hardware agreements meet data protection and cybersecurity standards.

Skills

Strategic procurement

IT sourcing

SaaS licensing

Contract negotiation

Hardware lifecycle

Vendor management

Cost/tco analysis

High-velocity renewals

Tools

Ariba P2P

e-sourcing

Spend analysis tools

Job description

Waymo LLC is seeking an IT Category Manager to lead strategic sourcing for Software (SaaS/On-Prem), End-User Hardware, and IT Professional Services. You will partner with IT, Security, and Engineering to optimize renewals, negotiate complex contracts, and scale our technology stack.

The role requires 7+ years of strategic procurement, deep SaaS licensing expertise, and experience negotiating MSAs, EULAs, DPAs, and SOWs.