Lead Technical Sourcing Management Emerging Technologies
for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to decide which sections have content. We have: - Introduction: "Build what’s next by shaping the technology partnerships that power a more connected world. At AT&T, we empower leaders to drive change in a fast-evolving, connected landscape—and your sourcing strategy will help accelerate innovation across areas like cloud, AI/ML, Internet of Things, and automation." Could be "About the role" or "Job Overview". Use "About the role" maybe. - Job Overview: "In this role, you’ll lead end-to-end technical sourcing for emerging technologies—setting the strategy, selecting the right suppliers, and negotiating agreements that enable cross-functional programs. You’ll bring a strong point of view on the market, balance cost, risk, and compliance requirements, and influence decisions that support long-term business outcomes." Could be part of About the role. - What you’ll do: list of duties. That's Responsibilities. - What you’ll need: list of needed expertise. That's Requirements or Qualifications. - What you’ll bring: list of qualifications/experience. That's Qualifications or Skills. - Salary: "Our Lead Technical Sourcing Management earns between $130,700 - $196,100 USD Annual." Also later "Our Lead Technical Sourcing Management jobs earn between $116,700.00 - $196,100.00 USD Annual." There's duplication; we need to preserve all substantive info, but not duplicate? We should include salary range; maybe combine both? The posting includes two ranges: $130,700 - $196,100 and $116,700.00 - $196,100.00. The latter seems more precise. We should include both? The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. So we should include both statements. Could combine into a paragraph mentioning both ranges. Or we could list both as separate sentences. - Benefits: list of benefits. That's Benefits. - Schedule: Weekly Hours: 40, Time Type: Regular, plus office presence 5 days per week. That's Schedule. - Location: we need to include location info. There's no specific heading for location; we could put under About the role or a separate section? The instruction: Use headings only for those listed; we could embed location in a paragraph under About the role or maybe under a "Location" heading not allowed. So we should incorporate location info into a paragraph, maybe under About the role or a separate
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before sections. Since we cannot create a heading for location, we just include it in a paragraph. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal. Also remove duplicated lines? We need to preserve all substantive info but not duplicate identical lines. There's duplication of benefits list repeated twice (once after first salary mention, again after second). We should include benefits only once. Also duplication of salary statements; we can include both but maybe combine. We must not include "Click here to learn more or request an application accommodation here." etc. We must not include "Ready to join our team? Apply today!" etc. We must not include "Our Lead Technical Sourcing Management earns between $130,700 - $196,100 USD Annual." and later similar; we can keep both but maybe combine: "Salary range: $130,700 - $196,100 USD Annual (alternate range: $116,700.00 - $196,100.00 USD Annual)." But that's summarizing? Might be okay as preserving both. However instruction: do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Combining into a single sentence is not inventing; it's just presenting both. It's still preserving detail. Should be fine. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown. Let's craft:
About the role
Build what’s next by shaping the technology partnerships that power a more connected world. At AT&T, we empower leaders to drive change in a fast-evolving, connected landscape—and your sourcing strategy will help accelerate innovation across areas like cloud, AI/ML, Internet of Things, and automation. In this role, you’ll lead end-to-end technical sourcing for emerging technologies—setting the strategy, selecting the right suppliers, and negotiating agreements that enable cross-functional programs. You’ll bring a strong point of view on the market, balance cost, risk, and compliance requirements, and influence decisions that support long-term business outcomes. This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the following locations: Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; Bedminster, NJ; and Chicago, IL. No relocation is offered.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for emerging technologies (cloud, AI/ML, Internet of Things, and automation) that align to business and technical roadmaps.
- Lead supplier selection activities, including market research, competitive comparisons, and stakeholder alignment to support technology adoption.
- Negotiate contracts and manage supplier agreements to deliver favorable commercial terms, clear deliverables, and measurable outcomes.
- Own ongoing supplier management—performance reviews, issue resolution, and adherence to security controls and contractual obligations.
- Partner with business unit and cross-functional teams to provide cost analysis, risk assessments, and recommendations that inform executive decisions.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and proactively manage sourcing risks to support compliance and continuity.
Requirements
- Technical sourcing and procurement expertise for emerging technology categories (e.g., cloud, AI/ML, Internet of Things, and automation).
- Contract negotiation and supplier agreement management (including commercial terms, service levels, and deliverables).
- Supplier performance management, including governance rhythms, scorecards/metrics, and remediation planning.
- Cost analysis and total cost of ownership (TCO) modeling to support sourcing recommendations.
- Risk management across technology sourcing (e.g., third-party risk considerations, compliance alignment, and continuity planning).
- Working knowledge of security controls and how they are incorporated into supplier onboarding and contractual obligations.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of related experience.
- Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA) desired.
- Certification is required in some areas.
- Experience leading significant sourcing initiatives with strategic autonomy and measurable business impact.
- Experience influencing executive decisions through data-driven recommendations and cross-functional alignment.
- Experience mentoring or guiding less experienced staff through complex sourcing work.
Pay
Salary range: $130,700 - $196,100 USD Annual (alternate range: $116,700.00 - $196,100.00 USD Annual). Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire, at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Caregiver Leave
- Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
- Adoption Reimbursement
- Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
- Life and Accidental Death Insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Extensive employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone
Schedule
Weekly Hours: 40
Time Type: Regular
Office presence: minimum of 5 days per week
We need to ensure we didn't include any boilerplate. Also we removed duplicated benefits and salary lines. We kept location info in About the role. Check for any leftover boilerplate: The EEO statement at end removed. Also removed "Click here to learn more..." etc. Check for any repeated lines: We have only one benefits list. Check for any mention of "Not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers." That's boilerplate fluff; we removed. Check for any mention of "Joining Our Team Comes With Amazing Perks And Benefits:" we removed heading and just listed benefits. Check for any mention of "Our Lead Technical Sourcing Management earns between $130,700 - $196,100 USD Annual." we kept as part of Pay. Check for any mention of "Our Lead Technical Sourcing Management jobs earn between $116,700.00 - $196,100.00 USD Annual." we kept as alternate range. Check for any mention of "Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography, experience, expertise, and education/training." we kept. Check for any mention of "Weekly Hours: 40 Time Type: Regular Location: Atlanta, Georgia, Chicago, Illinois, Dallas, Texas, USA:NJ:Bedminster / AT&T Way - Adm:1 AT&T Way @ North Building:1425 Us Hwy 206 Salary Range: $116,700.00 - $196,100.00" We incorporated location and schedule separately; we omitted the detailed address specifics (like AT&T Way etc.) as maybe too granular but still substantive? The posting includes a specific address for Bedminster location. Should we preserve that? It's location detail. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information. The address is substantive. However we already listed Bedminster, NJ as location. The specific address may be considered extra detail but still substantive. Should we include it? We could add a note: "Bedminster, NJ location: AT&T Way @ North Building, 1425 Us Hwy 206". But we must not create a heading for location. We can add a sentence in About the role: "The Bedminster, NJ office is