Morgan Stanley
Vice President, Strategic Software Sourcing
$135K–$165K
Dallas, Texas · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- Significant experience required; no number of years stated.
About the job
Leads sourcing strategy, supplier governance, and commercial negotiations for Morgan Stanley’s IBM and Broadcom software portfolios and mainframe hardware.
What you'll do
- Direct category strategy and lifecycle sourcing, including renewals, demand management, technology refreshes, and supplier rationalization.
- Negotiate enterprise software, licensing, maintenance, services, and mainframe hardware agreements; oversee hardware investments and refresh planning.
- Advise senior technology leaders and coordinate with internal teams to deliver compliant transactions and manage supplier, contractual, and commercial risks.
What they ask for
- Significant experience in technology sourcing, procurement, vendor management, category strategy, and complex enterprise negotiations.
- Demonstrated experience managing large strategic technology suppliers, broad product portfolios, and complex commercial models.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise and infrastructure software licensing, contracting, maintenance, support, and consumption-based pricing.
- Executive-level stakeholder management, commercial judgment, and ability to translate technical, financial, and risk requirements into sourcing strategies.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with mainframe hardware and software.
Pay
USD $135,000 to $165,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
IBM, Broadcom, Red Hat, VMware, CA Technologies, Symantec, Brocade, IBM Z
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