Strategic Sourcing Manager
Listed on 2025-12-19
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IT/Tech
Business Systems/ Tech Analyst, IT Business Analyst, Cybersecurity
Company Overview
is the next-generation digital identity wallet that simplifies how individuals securely prove their identity online. Consumers can verify their identity with once and seamlessly login across websites without having to create a new login and verify their identity again. Over 152 million users experience streamlined login and identity verification with at 20 federal agencies, 45 state government agencies, and 70+ healthcare organizations.
More than 600+ consumer brands use to verify communities and user segments to honor service and build more authentic relationships. ’s technology meets the federal standards for consumer authentication set by the Commerce Department and is approved as a NIST 800-63-3 IAL2 / AAL2 credential service provider by the Kantara Initiative. is committed to “No Identity Left Behind” to enable all people to have a secure digital identity.
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This role is based out of our Mountain View, CA or McLean, VA offices and requires full-time in-office attendance.
is seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager to lead sourcing, negotiation, and vendor management efforts across a broad range of enterprise spend categories. This individual will play a critical role in driving cost savings, mitigating risk, and maximizing value from third‑party partnerships. The Strategic Sourcing Manager will support teams across the organization — including Go‑To‑Market, Operations, Finance, Marketing, HR, and IT — by identifying vendor opportunities, executing sourcing strategies, and overseeing the end-to-end procurement process.
This role is ideal for a commercially-minded leader who can balance speed with strategic thinking, and who thrives in a high-growth, high-impact environment.
Responsibilities Drive Strategic Sourcing Initiatives- Lead sourcing strategies across indirect spend categories, including SaaS, professional services, corporate tools, and infrastructure.
- Identify opportunities to reduce costs, optimize supplier mix, and improve contract terms.
- Manage competitive RFPs/RFIs, vendor selection processes, and commercial evaluations.
- Build pricing models, business cases, and total cost of ownership analyses.
- Own the negotiation and execution of vendor agreements — new contracts, renewals, and amendments.
- Collaborate with Legal, Finance, IT Security, and business owners to ensure alignment with compliance, risk, and budget requirements.
- Ensure contract accuracy, performance incentives, and appropriate SLAs are in place.
- Serve as a consultative partner to internal teams, helping them navigate procurement processes and make strategic sourcing decisions.
- Provide guidance on make‑vs‑buy considerations, vendor consolidation, and renewal timing.
- Partner closely with other support teams to ensure holistic alignment across sourcing and vendor management strategies.
- The ability to understand, interpret, and communicate information from data.
- Skilled in sourcing, cost modeling, and identifying value levers in supplier negotiations.
- Able to distill complex business requirements into actionable procurement strategies.
- Balances near‑term execution with long‑term sourcing strategy.
- Makes data-driven decisions and advocates for scalable, sustainable vendor models.
- Builds strong partnerships across Legal, Finance, Risk and business units.
- Able to influence stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving needs.
- Proactive, organized, and committed to continuous improvement.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 7 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, or vendor management across multiple spend categories.
- Experience in leading procurement/sourcing projects for enterprise technology contracts.
- Identity, SaaS, fintech, or high-growth company experience.
- Proven success leading vendor negotiations…
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