Senior Category Manager – Technology Procurement

About the Position

At Aristocrat, we focus on bringing happiness to life through the power of play. Our mission, culture, and impact are fueled by innovation, cooperation, and a passion for excellence. As a Senior Category Manager – Technology Procurement, you will be instrumental in developing our global sourcing plan and promoting enterprise-wide value generation. This role presents a remarkable opportunity to lead key initiatives and work alongside senior business leaders across various territories. If you want to have a significant influence and be part of a top-tier team, this role is for you!

Responsibilities

• Define and own global strategy across technology spend, including SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, and IT services.
• Establish multi-year sourcing roadmaps aligned with technology roadmap, product and engineering priorities, and financial targets.
• Manage complex, high-value, enterprise-wide negotiations, formulating commercial models for SaaS licensing, cloud consumption/pricing, and multi-year contracts.
• Structure agreements to optimize cost, flexibility, and risk.
• Own the global supplier landscape and strategy, establishing supplier segmentation and partnership models.
• Lead executive-level vendor engagements and partner directly with senior leadership across CTO/Engineering, Product, Finance, Legal, and Security teams.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on build vs buy decisions, vendor selection, and commercial risk and trade-offs.
• Use analytics and AI tools to leverage spend and usage data, driving cost efficiency, improving contract outcomes, and identifying strategic opportunities.
• Influence procurement policies, technology governance, and compliance frameworks to ensure alignment with security requirements, regulatory obligations, and contract risk standards.
• Drive transformation in technology procurement through new sourcing models, automation, and consumption-based optimization.

Requirements

• 10+ years in technology sourcing/procurement, vendor management, and commercial negotiations.
• Extensive background in SaaS licensing, cloud pricing structures, and enterprise technology agreements.
• Proven ability to influence senior collaborators and guide complex negotiations.
• Experience in global/matrix environments and exposure to FinOps, cloud optimization, or engineering cost models preferred.
• Strategic problem solver with strong commercial competence and ability to influence without authority at senior levels.
• High ownership and accountability, with a track record of driving measurable business outcomes.
• Ability to balance technical, financial, and operational considerations.

We Offer

• Competitive salary range: $94,500 - $175,500 per year.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.
• Opportunity to work in a hybrid work pattern.

About the Company

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) is a global entertainment and gaming content creation company powered by technology. Our three reporting segments comprise regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), Social Casino (Product Madness) and regulated online real money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services, including electronic gaming machines, casino management systems, online real money games, including iLottery, as well as free-to-play mobile games, that serve customers and entertain millions of players worldwide every day. Our team of ~7,400 people across the globe is united by our company's mission to bring joy to life through the power of play.

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