Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager, Technology

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Atlassian’s Procurement team is recognized as a competitive differentiator driving results and decisions as a tightly integrated trusted advisor. We drive impact through proactive, strategic business partnership with leaders across the company and are critical drivers of the next horizon for the company.

In this role, you will report to the Head of Technology Strategic Sourcing and join Atlassian's global procurement team consisting of a highly performing, collaborative group of professionals. You’ll lead a team of dedicated analysts and managers focused on maintaining and evolving technology landscape to provide a high-quality business experience.

Atlassian Technology Sourcing team is growing and as a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager you will be supporting our CTO leadership teams and ExecOps by establishing strategic relationships that can maximise the value between Atlassian and our providers while delivering best-in-class procurement services. Are you interested in contributing significantly to the overall success of the company, helping build out a globally scalable procurement group, establishing sourcing strategies, and leading change? If so, we're just getting started.

In this role, you'll get to :

Identify, obtain agreement, and lead transformational sourcing projects, following a standard strategic sourcing methodology that maximizes Atlassian's value

Personally lead projects, serving as the primary liaison between Legal, Finance, department teams, project managers and other partners in the end-to-end strategic sourcing process including category analysis, supplier selection, and contract negotiation

Establish relationships across the teams to ensure active and early participation in supplier related matters

Provide rigorous analysis of spend data and industry dynamics to Identify and launch sourcing projects

Identify process improvements to increase efficiencies and maximize spend opportunity

Contribute to implementation and change management of process improvement projects across Atlassian

Mentor partners on procurement practices

Lead the planning and launch of RFIs and RFPs

Minimum Qualifications

On your first day, we'll expect you to have :

Bachelor's degree with 8-10+ years of strategic sourcing experience, with broad knowledge of sourcing software, hardware, and services, running indirect spend for

Experience in sourcing, negotiating, and delivery of complex contracts, with an emphasis in technology related purchases (SaaS, IT Operations, HR, Marketing, Facilities and Finance) and consulting services including experience working with and influencing IT and business leaders along with supplier executives

Along with capabilities with an ability to understand, translate, (and ) refine business cases for successful sourcing / vendor relationships

Experienced negotiation skills in both financial and business matters, including commercial terms for strategic contracts

Ability to present technical issues, ideas, and recommendations in verbal, written and presentation formats

Teamwork oriented

Experience working globally, working with partners, team members, and suppliers

Expertise across the full lifecycle of strategic sourcing and corporate procurement activities including sourcing strategies, RFP development & analysis, supplier selection, contract negotiations, contract preparation, and review and analysis.

A clear ability to inspire change, handle conflict, bring together different points of view, make decisions, and achieve OKRs

Knowledge of legal and technology related contract terms and conditions

Knowledge of procurement policies and tools.

Compensation

At Atlassian, we strive to design equitable, explainable, and competitive compensation programs. To support this goal, the baseline of our range is higher than that of the typical market range, but in turn we expect to hire most candidates near this baseline. Base pay within the range is ultimately determined by a candidate's skills, expertise, or experience. In the United States, we have three geographic pay zones. For this role, our current base pay ranges for new hires in each zone are :

Zone A : $129,200 - $172,200

Zone B : $116,200 - $155,000

Zone C : $107,200 - $142,900

This role may also be eligible for benefits, bonuses, commissions, and equity.

Please visit go.atlassian.com / payzones for more information on which locations are included in each of our geographic pay zones. However, please confirm the zone for your specific location with your recruiter.

Benefits & Perks

Atlassian offers a wide range of perks and benefits designed to support you, your family and to help you engage with your local community. Our offerings include health and wellbeing resources, paid volunteer days, and so much more. To learn more, visit go.atlassian.com / perksandbenefits .

About Atlassian

At Atlassian, we're motivated by a common goal : to unleash the potential of every team. Our software products help teams all over the planet and our solutions are designed for all types of work. Team collaboration through our tools makes what may be impossible alone, possible together.

We believe that the unique contributions of all Atlassians create our success. To ensure that our products and culture continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

To provide you the best experience, we can support with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team during your conversation with them.

To learn more about our culture and hiring process, visit go.atlassian.com / crh .