What are your contributions to the team?

• Provide direction by making decisions and driving alignment; build effective teams by creating a common purpose, making talent a priority, recognizing people doing the right things, and developing others to make them stronger—while driving success through focus on execution, accountability, and achieving outstanding results.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team focused on strategic sourcing, contract lifecycle management (CLM), vendor performance management, and procurement process excellence.
• Define and implement category strategies (e.g., SaaS, cloud/IaaS/PaaS, telecom, infrastructure, end-user devices, cybersecurity, professional & managed services) to achieve lowest total cost of ownership while meeting availability, resilience, and compliance requirements.
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives, including market analysis, competitive events (RFI/RFP/RFQ), supplier evaluation and selection, and vendor rationalization to reduce complexity and improve commercial and operational outcomes.
• Oversee high-value, complex negotiations and contract development, improving terms such as pricing and licensing models, SLAs/CSLs, service credits, liability and indemnities, audit rights, data protection and cybersecurity requirements, IP ownership, subcontracting controls, termination and step-in rights, and renewal/price protections—while mitigating vendor lock-in and ensuring workable exit plans.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key technology partners and service providers, establishing governance models (QBR/MBR), escalation paths, and joint roadmaps to drive performance, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Champion vendor and contractual risk management, including assessment of cybersecurity and privacy risk, regulatory requirements, financial viability, concentration risk, business continuity/DR posture, and third-party/subprocessor exposures.
• Drive measurable value creation—cost savings and cost avoidance—through negotiation strategy, demand management, software asset management (SAM) and license optimization, cloud/telecom consumption governance (FinOps), and value engineering with stakeholders.
• Develop and lead the enterprise IT procurement and contract management strategy aligned with the IT roadmap, digital transformation priorities, cybersecurity requirements, and financial targets.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for IT procurement impact (e.g., savings/value, contract cycle time, renewal governance, supplier performance, compliance to contracting standards, and risk reduction), and communicate results to leadership.

How to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Law, Information Systems, or related field required; MBA, JD, or advanced degree considered an asset.
• Twelve (12) years or more of progressive procurement, strategic sourcing, and/or commercial experience, including significant IT category scope (software, cloud, telecom, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and IT services) with demonstrated, quantifiable value creation beyond price (savings, cost avoidance, risk reduction, and/or service improvements).
• Five (5) years or more in leadership roles with direct accountability for strategic sourcing, contracting, and vendor management for high-value technology spend.
• Demonstrated people leadership capability to make decisions and drive alignment, showing accountability, focus on execution, and achieving outstanding results.
• Ability to define and communicate multi-year IT category strategies aligned with the IT roadmap (e.g., can present a category strategy deck/roadmap, key value levers, and stakeholder alignment approach).
• Proven track record leading complex vendor negotiations and contract outcomes with measurable value creation (e.g., SaaS/subscription terms, SLAs/XLAs, liability, audit rights, data privacy and security terms, IP, exit/transition provisions, price protections, and renewal strategy).
• Strong understanding of IT commercial models and cost drivers, including SaaS licensing and metrics, cloud consumption and FinOps practices, managed services pricing, telecom rate structures, and professional services/SOW governance.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate business and IT objectives into category strategies, sourcing roadmaps, and executable contract and renewal plans.
• Exceptional negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills across executives, IT leadership, cybersecurity, legal, finance, and suppliers.
• Knowledge of software licensing and software asset management (SAM) and/or cloud financial management (FinOps) to support license compliance, consumption controls, and ongoing cost optimization.
• Must demonstrate competence across the five Bombardier leadership competencies (building effective teams, leading change, providing direction, driving for success, and engendering confidence and trust).
• Must be fluid in French and English.
• Must be able to work on-site in Montreal at least three days per week, sometimes more, as per the applicable policy or practice. Up to 10% of calendar year may be required for business travel to liaise with key suppliers.