Strategic Sourcing Lead developing end-to-end strategy for OpenAI’s professional services partnerships. Collaborating with senior leaders and mitigating risks while optimizing supplier engagements.
Responsibilities
Own the global Professional Services category strategy, including supplier segmentation, engagement models, and long-term roadmap.
Define and standardize frameworks for how professional services are sourced, contracted, and governed across the company.
Establish clear category guardrails to balance speed, flexibility, cost efficiency, and compliance.
Lead strategic relationships with OpenAI’s most critical professional services partners.
Rationalize a fragmented supplier base by identifying consolidation, tiering, and preferred-partner opportunities.
Partner with Finance to improve cost transparency, rate structures, volume leverage, and forecasting across the category.
Partner closely with Legal and Extended Workforce teams to mitigate co-employment and regulatory risks.
Ensure professional services engagements are structured and operated in line with internal policies and external compliance requirements.
Introduce clearer governance for scope control, renewals, expansions, and offboarding.
Act as the primary strategic interface between Procurement and senior stakeholders across Research, Engineering, G&A, and Operations.
Influence decision-making through clear executive-level communication, data-driven insights, and structured recommendations.
Requirements
10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, consulting, or commercial leadership roles in fast-scaling, ambiguous environments.
Experience managing categories with co-employment or workforce classification risk.
Demonstrated ownership of large, complex professional services or consulting categories.
Strong commercial acumen across rate structures, SOW-based services, and vendor operating models.
Experience partnering with senior Finance, Legal, and HR/Workforce stakeholders
Familiarity with procurement systems (e.g., Zip, Ironclad) at a portfolio and governance level.
Executive-ready written and verbal communication skills.
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 (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
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.
Senior Vendor Management Specialist in American Tower’s Supply Chain team. Evaluating vendor partnerships and collaborating for continuous improvement of vendor relations.
Procurement Specialist coordinating sourcing of products and issuing purchase orders. Training new staff and continuously improving procurement processes and supplier relationships.
As a Category Manager, manage Dynablast's equipment and component categories to grow offerings and market presence. Collaborate with teams to execute strategies and drive performance.
Associate Director leading clinical procurement and contracting operations for global clinical trials at Biogen. Focusing on operational excellence, compliance, and financial discipline.
Strategic Sourcing Manager executing sourcing strategies for efficiency and value at MUFG. Building relationships and leading negotiations to achieve business objectives while saving costs.
Head of Third Party Management managing strategic vendor relations and compliance governance for a leading African bank. Responsible for risk management, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Manager leading strategic sourcing and supplier management for Atlantic Union Bank. Responsible for procurement initiatives, supplier relationships, and compliance in a hybrid work environment.
Manager of Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management driving procurement initiatives at Atlantic Union Bank. Leading team development and strategic supplier management in financial services.
Pacific Regional Manager at Quirch Foods, overseeing beef sales and supplier relationships in Oregon and Washington. Leading sales teams to achieve performance objectives while ensuring compliance and quality standards.