Corporate Vice President, Sourcing Technology

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week 

Our New York Life culture has laid the foundation for over 180 years of commitment to our employees, agents, policy owners, and the communities where we live and work. Here you become a valued part of a welcoming, inclusive, and caring organization with a long-standing legacy in stability and growth. The strength revolves around our diversified, multi-dimensional business portfolio that goes beyond life insurance.

As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide an environment where you can explore your career ambitions, offering opportunities to tackle meaningful challenges and stretch your skills while balancing work and life priorities.

Business Overview:
As part of our Sourcing organization, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to our transformation towards becoming an AI-, data-, and tech-enabled company.  Join us at this inflection point and play a mission-critical role in reimagining how we source, negotiate, and partner with leading technology firms that will power our future.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:
Impact at Scale: Make your mark in a company with the reach of a Fortune 100.

People-First Culture: Collaborative, inclusive, and purpose-driven. We believe in doing right by our employees, clients, and communities.

Hybrid Work, Real Balance: 3 days in our vibrant NYC headquarters (Tues–Thurs), with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays.

Modernization in Motion: Be part of a top-down commitment to modernizing how we operate with technology at the center.
About the Role
As our Technology Sourcing Lead, you’ll be a strategic advisor and execution leader, developing and implementing sourcing strategies aligned with our evolving tech stack and digital priorities.

You'll be the point of contact for complex, high-value sourcing deals across Software, Hardware, Infrastructure, Cloud and Telecom.

You’ll partner closely with senior technology executives, legal, risk, architecture, and information security to drive sourcing decisions that balance cost, risk, innovation, and speed.

What You’ll Do:

Architect Strategy: Translate NYL’s tech and business strategies into sourcing roadmaps that deliver value, innovation, and resilience.
Lead the Deal: Own end-to-end execution of strategic sourcing events — RFPs, negotiations, contracting — across multi-million-dollar deals.
Champion Savings + Value: Create measurable cost efficiencies while elevating vendor performance, innovation, and compliance.
Drive Change: Influence stakeholders at all levels to adopt sourcing best practices that align with our transformation.
Build Relationships: Act as a trusted partner to C-level executives, functional leaders, and external suppliers.
Mentor & Elevate: Coach junior team members and help elevate the sourcing function with business acumen, negotiation finesse, and risk-smart decision-making.
Institutionalize Intelligence: Build market and supplier intelligence to inform sourcing strategies and identify new opportunities.

What You Bring:

• 15+ years in Technology Sourcing/Procurement, with deep knowledge of:
  - Software procurement (SaaS, cloud, enterprise licenses)
  - Infrastructure (mainframe, distributed computing, networks)
  - Telecom and cloud operations
  - Proven contracting expertise, including commercial terms, SLAs, and risk.
  - Experience partnering with executive stakeholders in technology, risk, security, insurance, legal, and architecture.
  - Executive presence and the ability to balance internal priorities with enterprise-wide best interests.
  - Strong project management skills and business acumen.
  - Bachelor’s degree required, procurement certifications a plus.
  - Experience in financial services or insurance is a strong advantage.

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Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $137,500-$237,500 

Overtime eligible: Exempt 

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes 

Sales bonus eligible: No 

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.​

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.

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Job Requisition ID: 92417