Lead Technical Sourcing Management

at  ATT

• Strategic planning and big thinking inclusive of technology development and advancement incorporating the cloud, hardware, software, Xaas, IoT, AI/ML,

Automation, etc.

• Technological expertise and

adeptness close to our BU stakeholders to offer
them appropriate level of sourcing and cost analysis support to ensure solutions conform to technology strategies including:
Effectively understand the offering, costs of what we are buying, alternatives, and how solution compares to our current solutions already used in
company; negotiate security controls in the form
of Supplier Information.
Security Requirements (SISR) to ensure technology risks are mitigated
and technology performs in compliance with ASPR; Analyze software SKUs to ensure each technology sourcing event contains a full
solution and to ask probing question about each

SKU to ensure solutions are not being overproposed;

• Review architecture to determine if

public-cloud hosted or private-cloud hosted to determine applicable cloud terms to include in contract.

• Understand and translate network architectures, technology evolution and

deployment models to ensure cost elements and contractual terms align to business value.

• Understand technology cost drivers to align pricing models with value realized by the business; Transform the technical requirements into contractual obligations to hold suppliers accountable for a successful implementation;
• Fluent in OS, cores, containers, sockets, and network technologies like OpenROADM, network disaggregation, Open RAN, Virtual RAN, to appropriately negotiate relevant terms for asset management and compliance.
• Business process, cost management and governance to ensure single version of truth of spend data for enterprise use, optimization, compliance, automating where applicable.
• Risk management expertise including problem solving, familiar with laws, intellectual property, technical regulations regarding data and privacy to make decisions

and ensure BU stakeholders awareness.

• Ability to work seamlessly within and across companies, cultures, functions, and geographies to drive change and action.
• Best practices knowledge within and across industries including an ability to translate those learnings into application for AT&T.