Director Technology Sourcing

MGM Resorts • Las Vegas, NV

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About The Position

The Director of Technology Sourcing provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the team responsible for managing MGM Resorts technology portfolio acquisitions. This role ensures effective staffing, budgeting, mentorship, and continuous development within the sourcing function. The position drives business value by partnering with technology leaders and senior executives to align sourcing strategies with short- and long-term profitability goals. Additionally, the Director collaborates with legal, risk, tax, and data security teams to ensure compliance with evolving regulations and contracting standards.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in management, Technology, Contract Law Management, or a related field, or brings equivalent experience.
• They have 4+ years of experience managing employees in a similar environment, including negotiating technology contracts, RFx processes, SOWs, and contract terminology.
• They have strong knowledge of the Technology Sourcing category, including technology products, contractual language, redlining, drafting, negotiations, and identifying risks.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a hospitality environment is strongly preferred.
• This candidate is an excellent negotiator, highly collaborative, and effective working cross-functionally to drive strategic, compliant, and value-focused sourcing outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assist and support leadership in development and monitoring of processes and procedures, change management, sourcing strategies, budgets that produce both short-term and long-term profitability
• Develop and build processes that allow for maximum strategic value
• Oversee and manage the technology sourcing team to ensure that acquisition of goods and services related to technology are prioritized, negotiated, risks mitigated, budgeted, and approved while driving bottom line impact.
• Ensure team collaboration with business partners, risk, data security, legal, and technology partners and manage and resolve outstanding issues related to technology acquisitions
• Provide operational guidance to the technology sourcing team and business partners
• Provide mentorship and coaching, including team building and collaboration
• Progress towards achievement of organizational goals and objectives; including personal goals
• Collaborate with technology leaders, business partners, senior and executive leadership on technology acquisitions, strategic vision, and provide guidance on such acquisitions and strategies
• Maintain the highest standard of doing business with our suppliers, business partners, technology partners and others - Identify areas of improvement
• Lead high-level negotiations with suppliers and collaboration with technology business partners, legal, risk, data security, technology leadership to obtain favorable pricing and terms and conditions
• Utilize and build processes within Smartsheet and other software that will maximize reporting capabilities to show value, time to market, savings, prioritization, approvals, and etc.
• Maintain knowledge of contractual language and understanding of the technology being acquired
• Collaborate with Risk Management, Privacy, Data Security, Corporate Legal, and others to incorporate changes into our templates as required

Benefits

• Wellness incentive programs to help you stay healthy physically and mentally
• Access to company hotel, food and beverage, retail, and entertainment discounts as well as discounts with company partners on things like travel, electronics, online shopping, and more
• Free meals in our employee dining room
• Free parking on and off shift
• Health & Income Protection benefits (for eligible employees)
• Professional and personal development through programs and networking opportunities as well as volunteer opportunities in the community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees