Senior Tech Sourcing & Negotiations Lead

Mercor; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Housing bonus

Meal stipend

Equinox membership

Laundry reimbursement

Wellness reimbursement

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Equity grant

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager, Technology to lead end-to-end sourcing and negotiations for software, AI, cloud, and infrastructure. You will partner with Engineering, Security, Product, Finance, Legal, and Operations to move quickly and scale with strategic supplier relationships.

This highly visible role offers ownership of multi-million-dollar deals, relocation and housing support, generous equity, and a pathway to shape Mercor’s tech footprint as the AI economy accelerates.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, vendor management, or commercial negotiations.
• Proven experience negotiating complex software, SaaS, cloud, AI, infrastructure, or technology agreements, including $1M+ strategic deals.
• Strong commercial judgment with the ability to structure creative, win-win agreements.
• Exceptional stakeholder management with Engineering, Security, Product, Finance, and Legal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing and commercial negotiations across software, AI, cloud, infrastructure, security, developer tools, and business services.
• Partner with stakeholders across Engineering, Security, Product, Finance, Legal, IT, and Operations to deliver commercial outcomes that enable the business to move quickly and scale efficiently.
• Structure commercial agreements that balance speed, flexibility, cost, and long-term business value.
• Independently negotiate agreements ranging from tactical purchases to $1M+ strategic vendor relationships.
• Own competitive sourcing events, pricing strategy, contract negotiations, renewals, and supplier relationships.
• Provide market insights and commercial guidance to influence vendor and investment decisions.
• Help build scalable procurement processes that enable growth without creating friction.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Commercial judgement

Fast-paced environment

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Senior Sourcing Manager, Technology to lead end-to-end sourcing and negotiations for software, AI, cloud, and infrastructure. You will partner with Engineering, Security, Product, Finance, Legal, and Operations to move quickly and scale with strategic supplier relationships.

This highly visible role offers ownership of multi-million-dollar deals, relocation and housing support, generous equity, and a pathway to shape Mercor’s tech footprint as the AI economy accelerates.