Location: Atlanta, GA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Discover Your Career at Emory University: Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community. Description: The Director of IT Procurement leads sourcing and procurement strategies for all information technology goods and services, including hardware, software, cloud solutions, telecommunications, research computing technologies, and IT-related professional services. Reporting to the Senior Director of Procurement, this role is responsible for optimizing technology spend, ensuring contract compliance, and partnering closely with IT leadership to support the university's academic and administrative technology needs. The Director may manage a small staff and is expected to build a collaborative, strategic, and service-oriented procurement function. The role will work cross functionally with Information Technology Services (ITS), Cybersecurity, Legal, Risk Management, and key campus stakeholders to deliver value, mitigate risk, and support innovation across the university. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Develops and executes a comprehensive procurement strategy for IT hardware, software, cloud services, licensing models, maintenance/support agreements, and IT consulting. - Analyzes technology spend, vendor trends, product lifecycle considerations, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for cost reduction, consolidation, and improved service levels. - Leads sourcing events (RFPs, RFIs, RFQs) tailored to IT requirements such as interoperability, architecture alignment, security, and performance. - Leads negotiations for complex IT contracts including Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), enterprise software, cloud computing, on prem and hosted solutions, hardware refresh programs, and telecommunications services. - Ensures contracts include appropriate data security, privacy, accessi