Director of Strategic Sourcing - IT

Light & Wonder • Las Vegas, NV

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or MBA preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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
• Deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and working capital improvements
• Monitor and optimize IT spend, licensing, and cloud utilization
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities
• 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
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing sourcing team
• Set performance goals and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• 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

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director