VP, Legal & Professional Services Sourcing

PassFort; New York (NY); On-site; USD 119,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Moody’s is seeking a senior sourcing leader to drive end-to-end procurement for Legal and non-IT Professional Services. You will manage supplier spend, optimize category strategies, and coordinate with Legal, Finance and Technology to deliver measurable savings and innovative outcomes.

You will lead high-visibility projects, use analytics and AI to forecast demand, and build executive relationships to ensure value delivery across Moody’s global operations.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of Legal and Professional Services Sourcing and Category Management experience in large global corporations.
• Demonstrated success leading complex sourcing initiatives and commercial negotiations.
• Proven ability to manage external Legal Services spend and relationships with major law firms.
• Knowledge of alternative legal fee arrangements, legal spend analytics, legal operations, or alternative legal service providers.
• Experience across multiple Professional Services categories such as consulting, accounting, tax, and advisory.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-visibility sourcing projects across Legal and Professional Services, delivering commercial outcomes that move the business forward.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing for key supplier agreements across Legal and Non-IT Professional Services categories, including managing strategic sourcing events such as Requests for Proposal, Requests for Information, and targeted negotiations.
• Analyze spend, demand, supplier markets, business requirements, and external market trends to identify strategic opportunities.
• Develop category strategies that address cost optimization, value creation, supplier consolidation, demand management, innovation, risk, and business continuity.
• Execute strategies related to law-firm panels, preferred provider programs, rate structures, alternative fee arrangements, matter management, and appropriate use of alternative legal service providers.
• Lead category planning with the business and establish measurable savings and value-delivery targets.
• Proactively manage the renewal pipeline in collaboration with internal stakeholders.
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and Technology to align sourcing strategy with enterprise priorities.
• Build strong relationships with senior business leaders, report savings metrics, and leverage analytics, automation, and AI to improve sourcing efficiency and decision-making.

Skills

Legal Sourcing

Category Management

Vendor Management

Spend Analytics

Alternative Fee Arrangements

AI Tools

Stakeholder Mgmt

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Moody’s is seeking a senior sourcing leader to drive end-to-end procurement for Legal and non-IT Professional Services. You will manage supplier spend, optimize category strategies, and coordinate with Legal, Finance and Technology to deliver measurable savings and innovative outcomes.

You will lead high-visibility projects, use analytics and AI to forecast demand, and build executive relationships to ensure value delivery across Moody’s global operations.