Strategic Sourcing Lead, Professional Services

TL;DR

Strategic Sourcing Lead, Professional Services: Leading and scaling procurement for professional services categories with an accent on optimizing costs and service quality. Focus on developing strategic sourcing initiatives, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies in a high-growth AI environment.

Location: Remote-flexible, with offices in Toronto, San Francisco, New York, London, and Paris. Candidates should be located in or near these regions.

Company

hirify.global is a company training and deploying frontier AI models for developers and enterprises building AI systems for content generation, semantic search, RAG, and agents.

What you will do

• Lead procurement activities for professional services categories including consulting, marketing, legal, and external services.
• Develop and execute strategic sourcing initiatives to optimize costs and service quality.
• Own the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, from needs assessment to contract execution.
• Manage vendor relationships and negotiations for professional services providers.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policy and regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align procurement strategies with business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in procurement, finance, business or related field.
• 5-8 years of progressive procurement experience.
• Proven experience leading procurement for professional services categories.
• Strong strategic sourcing and negotiation skills.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and contracts.
• Proficiency in procurement software and ERP systems (Omnea preferred).
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Experience with P2P (procure to pay) processes.
• Professional certification in procurement or supply chain.

Culture & Benefits

• Open and inclusive culture, working on the cutting edge of AI research.
• Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks.
• Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget for mental health.
• 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months.
• Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement.
• Remote-flexible, with offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend.
• 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days).