Category Manager - Technology Infrastructure

As Category Manager, you will lead a strategic software category for Technology Infrastructure within a global financial services tech environment. You’ll partner with engineering, architecture, legal, and vendor management to drive commercial value and supplier governance across a complex portfolio. You’ll manage high-value software agreements, renewals, and licensing, with a strong focus on risk and commercial optimisation. This role offers exposure to large-scale technology programmes and senior stakeholders, with a path to shape procurement strategy.

• bonus
• comprehensive benefits package
• hybrid working (3 days in London)
• career development opportunities

• Lead sourcing activity and negotiations with global software vendors
• Manage high-value software agreements, renewals and licensing
• Collaborate with legal, finance, architecture and vendor management to protect commercial terms
• Support procurement strategy and long-term technology objectives
• Engage with senior stakeholders across functions to drive value delivery
• Govern supplier relationships and risk management
• Present recommendations and articulate value of sourcing activity
• Contribute to global supplier governance in a transformation programme

• Strong experience in Technology Procurement, Software Category Management or Strategic Sourcing
• Proven track record negotiating complex software agreements
• Experience with major software providers (Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow)
• Exposure to software licensing and contract negotiations
• Ability to work in a large, complex environment with multiple stakeholders
• Experience partnering with legal teams and reviewing commercial contracts
• Clear, concise communication and stakeholder influencing skills
• Demonstrated commercial achievements and supplier relationship management

• Stakeholder engagement
• Clear communication
• Influencing and negotiation
• Software licensing
• Contract negotiations
• Vendor management