Senior Category Manager, IT Software & Hardware

📋 Description

• Category Strategy: Develop and execute a comprehensive procurement strategy for Corporate IT
• Strategic Renewals: Proactively manage a high-volume pipeline of software renewals; lead
• Implementation Services: Structure and negotiate complex Statements of Work (SOWs) for IT
• Hardware & VAR Management: Optimization of Value-Added Reseller (VAR) relationships for
• Stakeholder Partnership: Act as the trusted advisor to the CIO, IT Ops, and Security leadership
• Risk & Compliance: Partner with Legal (Privacy/Security) to ensure all software and hardware

🎯 Requirements

• 7+ years of strategic procurement experience, with at least 4+ years dedicated to IT, Software, or
• Deep expertise in SaaS licensing models (consumption-based, per-seat, enterprise agreements) and
• Proven ability to draft and negotiate complex commercial contracts, including MSAs, EULAs, DPAs
• Experience managing Hardware lifecycles and negotiating with large VARs (e.g., CDW, Insight
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to present TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) analysis to
• Ability to operate in a high-velocity environment, managing multiple concurrent high-priority

🎁 Benefits

• Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo’s discretionary annual bonus program