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Salary: USD 103,000 - 142,000 / annual
Okta's Strategic Sourcing and Procurement (SS&P) team is seeking an experienced Category Manager (Technology Sourcing) to lead sourcing initiatives supporting the Technology organization globally. This role involves managing complex, high-value sourcing projects and contract negotiations for IT service and product categories including Software, Network, SaaS, IaaS, Telephony, and AI infrastructure on local or global scales.
Key responsibilities include developing procurement strategies for technology categories, leading the full strategic sourcing process (RFx, supplier evaluations, negotiations), negotiating commercial terms for project-level agreements and Master Service Agreements, identifying and executing cost optimization opportunities, building relationships with senior business stakeholders across Finance, Legal, Security, and Privacy teams, managing supplier performance against SLAs, ensuring policy compliance, and conducting spend analytics to identify consolidation opportunities.
The role reports to the Sr. Manager, Strategic Sourcing – Technology and requires strong negotiation skills, deep understanding of technology contract law and commercial terms, ability to manage multiple fast-moving projects with tight deadlines, and proven self-starter mentality. This is a hybrid position requiring 2 days per week in office, based in either the San Francisco Bay Area or Bellevue, WA.
Qualifications:
Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, or related field; 3–5 years of experience in Technology sourcing and procurement (Infrastructure, SaaS, Telecom, IaaS, AI) in large, global company environments; strong negotiation and legal acumen with deep understanding of tech contract law and commercial terms; agile and pragmatic decision-making ability; high ownership and velocity in managing competing priorities; self-starter mentality with ability to thrive independently; proficiency in Workday Strategic Sourcing (Scout), Coupa, or Ironclad is a strong plus; flexibility to travel as needed.
Preferred: Professional certifications such as CSCP, CPSM, or CPIM; experience supporting M&A-related sourcing activity including contract novation and consolidation.
