The role develops sourcing and commercial strategies for complex and evolving Data and AI technologies; leads competitive sourcing, supplier and financial analysis, contract negotiations, implementations, and vendor management; and works closely with Data and AI, IT, IT Security, Privacy, Legal, Accounting, Procurement, and other stakeholders to evaluate supplier capabilities, commercial models, contractual protections, risks, and business value and recommend appropriate courses of action to senior leadership. Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and develop and execute category and sourcing strategies for Data and AI products and services, including AI and generative AI platforms, large language model services, enterprise data platforms, data and information providers, analytics solutions, machine learning technologies, and related technology and professional services.