We're looking for 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. Reporting to the Head of Strategic Sourcing, you will manage the Sourcing Delivery and Contract Management leaders. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week.
Responsibilities
Build and lead the organization, hiring and developing managers and building succession and leadership depth; Own sourcing enablement and delivery operations, setting service commitments and quality standards; Lead the sourcing operating rhythm, bringing demand, priorities, and capacity into one forward plan; Strengthen contracting with Legal and Procurement Operations/COE on contract lifecycle management, templates, and negotiation playbooks; Lead RACI development, defining responsibilities, decision rights, handoffs, and escalation paths; Create mechanisms to bring sourcing into decisions earlier; Build and prove AI-enabled ways of working for sourcing and contracting; 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; Bring procurement-buyer expertise into GTM; Drive OpenAI adoption across the procurement industry; Partner with Legal and Compliance to embed business-integrity and confidentiality safeguards
Requirements
Have 12+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, vendor management, or commercial leadership, with strong judgment about supplier choices, negotiations, contracts, and risk; Have built or transformed a procurement capability through rapid growth or change, with clear evidence of better execution, commercial outcomes, or user experience; Have managed managers and developed strong teams through hiring, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and thoughtful use of internal and external capacity; Have worked in or closely with marketing, sales, or commercial teams, ideally serving procurement buyers; Know the procurement industry, including its buyers, technology providers, service firms, and buying priorities; Use industry analysts, market research, buyer conversations, and professional networks to form a point of view on emerging trends; Have turned AI, automation, or enterprise technology into capabilities people use; Can set direction when the path is not defined and earn support from teams you do not manage
Benefits
Relocation assistance for new employees
Stany Zjednoczone · San Francisco
