Vice President, Technology Sourcing Manager

We're seeking someone to join our Global Supplier Services team within Corporate Services to lead and manage a portfolio of cross-category, technology sourcing initiatives across Morgan Stanley’s business units in Asia. In the Corporate Services division, we provide solutions that enable Morgan Stanley's workforce, across our global workplace locations, to effectively support and deliver value to our business clients. The role is a Vice President position reporting into the Global Head of Technology Sourcing. It is responsible for all elements of the Source to Contract process, including business demand management, supplier management, competitive bidding, sourcing project management, negotiations, and contracting. Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world. Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on… What you'll do in the role: Provide strategic leadership to the technology sourcing managers across Asia, cultivating a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. Spearhead complex supplier engagements and renewals, leveraging deep market insight and advanced negotiation skills to secure optimal outcomes for the firm. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, collaborating across geographies and functions to shape sourcing strategies that drive cost efficiencies, risk mitigation, and long‑term value creation. Harness analytical tools and benchmarking resources to inform competitive bidding processes and maximize commercial impact. Deliver robust financial analysis and articulate recommendations to executive leadership, supporting data‑driven decision‑making. Orchestrate cross‑functional collaboration with Software Asset Management, Legal & Compliance, Third Party Program Management, and Finance to ensure seamless deal execution and contract governance. Uphold rigorous compliance standards, overseeing documentation, due diligence, and system requirements to support enterprise sourcing policies. Champion innovation and transformation within the sourcing function, proactively identifying opportunities to enhance processes and elevate service delivery. What you’ll bring to the role: Minimum 10 years in indirect sourcing, with proven expertise across technology commodities such as hardware, software, cloud, telecom, and colocation services. Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced degree. Leadership and career management experience specifically managing a team across multiple locations in Asia while interfacing effectively with sourcing leadership, category leads and control functions globally. Subject matter expertise in the technology sourcing category across two or more of the following areas: hardware, software, cloud, telecom and colocation services. Comprehensive knowledge of and experience with interpreting, analyzing and drafting multiple types of agreements (e.g. NDAs, trials, masters, schedules) across different delivery models (e.g. on‑premise, cloud). Strong negotiation and influencing skills that drive savings and deliver value to stakeholders. Outstanding interpersonal skills, including the ability to develop and nurture both business and supplier relationships and interface at multiple levels. Written and spoken proficiency in English and Mandarin is an advantage. Experience in managing teams based on‑shore and off‑shore. Additionally, the successful candidate must: Be highly motivated, proactive, and take ownership of tasks and projects. Have strong written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrate proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of products. Have experience using procurement tools such as Ariba. What you can expect from Morgan Stanley: We are committed to maintaining the first‑class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 85 years. At our foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect, and cross‑collaboration. Our firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team. While our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work‑life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. 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