Strategic Tech Sourcing Lead: Cloud, SaaS & AI

Addison Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Addison Group in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Technology Sourcing Manager to lead procurement for cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, and AI/ML services. You will work closely with Engineering, IT leadership, and Legal to shape sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships.

The role emphasizes data-driven negotiations, cost optimization, and stakeholder collaboration to secure favorable terms while managing risk and timeline expectations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in technology procurement.
• Experience sourcing enterprise software, SaaS, cloud infrastructure, or IT services.
• Strong commercial negotiation experience with technology suppliers.
• Comfortable challenging the business on scope, timelines, and supplier choices.
• Strong analytical skills, including financial models, supplier comparisons, and contract terms.
• Experience using data, automation, or AI tools in your work.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Engineering, Infrastructure, and IT leadership to understand platform needs, business requirements, and technology roadmaps.
• Develop sourcing and category strategies across cloud infrastructure, enterprise SaaS, AI/ML services, developer tooling, and security technologies.
• Lead complex sourcing events including supplier discovery, RFPs, negotiations, and contract execution.
• Evaluate supplier proposals, pricing models, and long-term cost structures, including usage-based and consumption pricing.
• Map contract renewals and business initiatives several quarters in advance so sourcing stays ahead of demand.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and InfoSec to structure scalable commercial terms, data-protection provisions, and risk protections.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, working with them on supplier choices, scope, and timelines to reach the best commercial outcome.
• Use AI-enabled tools and structured analysis to compare supplier proposals and generate negotiation insights.
• Build strong partnerships with technology leaders so sourcing is embedded early in platform investment decisions.
• Simplify sourcing processes and improve the decision frameworks technology stakeholders rely on.

Skills

Technology procurement

SaaS sourcing

Negotiation

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

AI tools usage

Tools

Zip

NetSuite

Ironclad

Job description

Addison Group in Bellevue, WA is seeking a Technology Sourcing Manager to lead procurement for cloud infrastructure, enterprise software, and AI/ML services. You will work closely with Engineering, IT leadership, and Legal to shape sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships.

The role emphasizes data-driven negotiations, cost optimization, and stakeholder collaboration to secure favorable terms while managing risk and timeline expectations.