Description
We are seeking a senior leader to head Sourcing Enablement & Delivery, leading sourcing operational delivery, contracting enablement, and AI transformation,and building Procurement’s contribution to OpenAI’s commercial growth.
You will build the teams, systems, service model, and cross-functional partnerships that enable sourcing and contracting at scale, helping teams move quickly without losing commercial discipline or accountability.
You will partner with GTM, Sales, and Partnerships to develop Procurement’s contribution to OpenAI adoption and commercial growth. Bring procurement-industry knowledge, buyer insights, and lessons from internal AI use into customer engagement, product feedback, and opportunities across the procurement ecosystem.
The base pay offered is $266K – $385K, with generous equity, performance-related bonus(es) for eligible employees, and the following benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
- Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
- Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
- Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
- 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
- Mental health and wellness support
- Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
- Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
- Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
- Relocation support for eligible employees
- Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.
Responsibilities:
- Build and lead the organization. Hire and develop managers, coach performance, and build succession and leadership depth.
- Own sourcing enablement and delivery operations. Set service commitments and quality standards with the Delivery and Contract Management leaders.
- Lead the sourcing operating rhythm. Bring demand, priorities, and capacity into one forward plan, informed by workload and performance data.
- Strengthen contracting. Partner with Legal and Procurement Operations/COE on contract lifecycle management, approved templates, and negotiation playbooks.
- Lead RACI development. Define responsibilities, decision rights, handoffs, and escalation paths within Procurement and across partner teams.
- Create mechanisms to bring sourcing into decisions earlier: connect business demand, supplier activity, and renewals,including work outside formal intake,with Sourcing teams.
- Build and prove AI-enabled ways of working. Own use-case priorities, adoption, and business outcomes for sourcing and contracting experiences.
- Define Procurement’s commercial-enablement approach with GTM, Partnerships, Legal, and Compliance.
- Help define goals and measures of success for Procurement’s contribution to OpenAI adoption and commercial growth with Sourcing leadership and cross-functional partners.
- Bring procurement-buyer expertise into GTM. Own this team’s buyer insights and use cases.
- Drive OpenAI adoption across the procurement industry. Work with Sourcing leadership, partners and GTM to explore how Procurement third-parties and partners can adopt and distribute OpenAI capabilities.
- Partner with Legal and Compliance to embed business-integrity and confidentiality safeguards;
Requirements:
- 12+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, vendor management, or commercial leadership
- Proven track record of transforming a procurement capability through rapid growth or change
- Experience managing managers and developing strong teams
- Knowledge of the procurement industry,its buyers, technology providers, service firms, and buying priorities
- Ability to use industry analysts, market research, buyer conversations, and professional networks to form a point of view on emerging trends
- Experience turning AI, automation, or enterprise technology into capabilities people use