Director of Strategic Sourcing

Corporate:

Light & Wonder’s corporate team is comprised of incredible talent that works across the enterprise, defying boundaries to provide essential services in an extraordinary manner to ensure the success of the organization and the well-being of employees.

Position Summary

The Director of Strategic Sourcing – IT leads the organization’s IT sourcing and supplier management strategy, including software, cloud services, hardware, cybersecurity, and IT professional services. This role delivers value through cost optimization, supplier innovation, risk mitigation, and strong contract execution.

Partnering closely with IT, Finance, Legal, and Information Security, the Director aligns sourcing strategy with enterprise technology priorities. This role leads a team and is accountable for category strategy, supplier performance, negotiations, governance, and continuous improvement.

Strategic Leadership

• Develop and execute IT sourcing and category strategies aligned to business and technology priorities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to IT leadership, Finance, and business stakeholders

• Establish sourcing governance, policies, and best practices

Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and negotiations

• Build total cost of ownership (TCO) models and business cases

• Drive supplier consolidation, cost optimization, and efficiency improvements

• Evaluate emerging technologies and sourcing models to support digital initiatives

Supplier & Contract Management

• Manage key technology supplier relationships and performance

• Negotiate complex enterprise agreements across software, SaaS, cloud, hardware, and services

• Ensure strong commercial terms (pricing, SLAs, security, IP, risk protections)

• Partner with Legal, Security, and Risk teams on supplier governance and risk management

Financial & Commercial Management

• Deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and working capital improvements

• Monitor and optimize IT spend, licensing, and cloud utilization

• Support budgeting and forecasting activities

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Build relationships across IT, Security, Architecture, PMO, and business teams

• Influence stakeholders on sourcing strategy and decisions

• Drive adoption of procurement processes with a customer-focused approach

People Leadership

• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing sourcing team

• Set performance goals and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Risk & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and regulatory standards

• Support third-party risk, due diligence, and business continuity planning

• Promote ethical sourcing and supplier diversity initiatives

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Supply Chain, Finance, Information Systems, or related field.

• Master's degree or MBA preferred.

• 10+ years of progressive procurement or strategic sourcing experience.

• 5+ years leading enterprise IT sourcing and category management.

• 3+ years of leadership experience.

• Demonstrated success negotiating complex enterprise technology agreements valued at multiple millions of dollars.

• Experience with strategic sourcing methodologies and category management.

• Strong understanding of software licensing models, SaaS, cloud platforms (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud), cybersecurity, and IT professional services.

• Knowledge of software asset management (SAM) and IT asset management (ITAM).

Core Competencies

• Strategic Leadership & Influence – Ability to shape sourcing strategy, influence executive stakeholders, and align cross-functional teams around complex technology decisions

• Commercial & Negotiation Expertise – Deep experience structuring and negotiating enterprise technology agreements that balance cost, risk, and long-term value

• Category & Supplier Management – Strong foundation in IT category management, including supplier strategy, performance management, and lifecycle optimization

• Financial & Analytical Acumen – Skilled in building business cases, analyzing spend, and leveraging data to drive cost optimization and investment decisions

• Risk & Contract Management – Proven ability to manage contractual, operational, and cybersecurity risk in partnership with Legal, Security, and Compliance teams

• Data-Driven Decision Making – Uses data and market insights to inform sourcing strategies and continuously improve outcomes

• Change Leadership & Execution – Experience leading transformation initiatives and driving adoption of procurement processes across complex organizations

• Collaborative Leadership – Builds strong partnerships across technical and business teams while developing and mentoring high-performing talent

Key Performance Indicators

• Delivery of Cost Savings & Value Creation – Achievement of annual savings, cost avoidance, and overall value delivered through sourcing initiatives

• Spend Under Management – Expansion and effective management of technology spend across categories

• Contract & Sourcing Cycle Efficiency – Reduction in contract execution timelines and overall sourcing cycle time

• Supplier Performance & Value Realization – Improvement in supplier outcomes, service levels, and innovation contributions

• Stakeholder Satisfaction – Positive feedback from IT, Finance, and business partners on sourcing support and partnership

• Team Performance & Development – Engagement, retention, and growth of the sourcing team

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses. As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

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