Technology Procurement Manager

At SOM, we are a collective committed to shaping a better future for our clients, communities and planet. We aspire to create the most sustainable, impactful work through creative, interdisciplinary teams with all the resources and diversity of a global firm. We value those who are passionate about excellence, innovation, integrity, inclusivity, and collaboration. Together we can achieve great things.

• Ideas:
  Our highest aspirations go beyond known solutions and models. We are constantly innovating and attempting to bring new approaches, solutions and processes to our work.

• Knowledge:
  We are not expected to know everything, but rather to passionately pursue answers. It is vital that we listen intently and are proactive about learning, integrating new skills and deepening our knowledge.

• Deliverables:
  We strive for excellence in the concept, quality, and delivery of our work.

• Individual:
  We believe in the individual and the wealth of attributes, skills, and knowledge that a person can develop and contribute.

• Team:
  Our design ethos is founded on the principle of interdisciplinary integration. We foster a positive team culture in which everyone collaborates openly towards common goals. We proactively reconcile the goals and priorities of SOM and clients while fostering opportunities for design and technical excellence in alignment with the firm's ethos.

• Firm:
  We believe in a meritocracy of ideas. We are a collective that looks to everyone to actively contribute to the design discourse in the office.

We are looking for a Technology Procurement Manager to help shape a disciplined, secure, and cost-effective technology ecosystem that supports our business today and as we grow. This role sits at the intersection of IT, Security, Legal, and Finance, and will have meaningful influence over how technology vendors are selected, governed, and renewed across the firm.

• Own the Technology Procurement Lifecycle:
  Lead end-to-end procurement for technology vendors, with a primary focus on SaaS, cloud services, and hardware.

• Contract Management:
  Manage the full contract lifecycle including sourcing, RFPs, negotiation, execution, renewals, and off-boarding.

• Renewal
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Build and maintain a forward-looking renewal roadmap to reduce risk, avoid auto-renewals, and improve negotiation leverage.

• Cost Efficiency:
  Proactively identify cost-optimization opportunities across the technology portfolio without compromising service quality.

• Commercial Strategy:
  Benchmark pricing, licensing models, and contract terms to ensure best-in-class commercial outcomes.

• Financial Modeling:
  Develop and evaluate financial models (TCO, ROI, cost-avoidance) to support technology investment decisions.

• Vendor Performance:
  Lead Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with key vendors and value-added resellers, tracking performance and contractual compliance.

• Risk and Compliance:
  Partner closely with Security and Legal teams to ensure vendors meet security, privacy, and compliance requirements.

• Vendor Due Diligence:
  Support activities including reviews of SOC 2, ISO, data protection, and risk posture.

• Risk Mitigation:
  Identify contractual, operational, and security risks early and help implement mitigation strategies.

• Stakeholder Relationships:
  Act as a trusted partner to IT, Engineering, Design Technology, and business stakeholders.

• Negotiation:
  Lead negotiations with senior vendor representatives and executive stakeholders.

• Process Improvement:
  Improve procurement processes, documentation, and governance across the firm.

• Inspires and leads others by example, participates in staff mentoring and training, clearly defines team member expectations and responsibilities, empowers others, and delegates where appropriate based on team members' recognized abilities and potential.

• In collaboration with team members, contributes to a clear and consistent work plan to achieve the project budget, deliverables, and schedule.

• Actively engages in internal professional development opportunities.

• Contributes to the implementation of sustainable strategies in all project assignments and the associated development of staff knowledge.

• Contributes to the development of standards, policies, and procedures.

• Protects SOM from financial and legal risk.

• 7+ years of experience in procurement, sourcing, or vendor management, including 4+ years focused on technology procurement.

• Deep experience negotiating SaaS, cloud, and hardware agreements, including complex, multi-year and multi-million-dollar contracts.

• Strong understanding of technology licensing models, commercial structures, and contract terms.

• Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable cost savings and risk reduction.

• Strong analytical skills with experience building financial and cost models.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, with comfort engaging technical teams and executives.

• Experience supporting Architecture, Engineering,…