Principal, Procurement

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We are a hybrid company with a focus on in-person collaboration when necessary. Employees are expected to be available to work from one of our office hubs at least two days per week or eight days per month. Our US hub locations include: Austin TX; New York City NY; San Francisco CA; and the Washington DC metro area. If this is a role based in Europe our Europe hub locations are London UK and Amsterdam NL. Please ensure you can realistically commit to this structure before applying.

The Opportunity

At BetterUp procurement isnt about controlits about enabling clarity responsible growth and speed.

Were seeking a Procurement Principal to design build and scale a modern procurement function that drives financial discipline operational efficiency and strategic partnership across the company.

Reporting to the General Counsel and working truly cross functionally across the organisation this leader will own the end-to-end procurement lifecycle with a focus on SaaS and technology vendors. Youll bring a balance of strategic foresight commercial fluency and operational rigor to deliver measurable value while building the foundation for a future-ready procurement organization.

This role begins as a hands-on individual contributor and will grow into a leadership position as the function matures. Its an opportunity to shape how BetterUp manages vendor partnerships technology investments and spend accountability at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Procurement Strategy & Leadership

  • Define and execute a company-wide procurement strategy focused on SaaS and technology vendor.

  • Serve as a strategic business partner to Legal Finance and business leaders balancing cost optimization compliance and agility all through an AI native lens

  • Design and operationalize frameworks for risk management contracting and governance that align with BetterUps values and growth objectives.

  • Advocate for the use of high-leverage tools (including AI) to streamline sourcing contract workflows and vendor performance tracking.

  • Regularly engage with executive leadership on vendor strategy capital planning and investment trade-offs.

• Operational Excellence

  • Own the full procurement lifecyclefrom sourcing and negotiation through onboarding renewal and offboarding.

  • Deliver measurable business impact through cost optimization supplier performance and process efficiency.

  • Build dashboards and KPIs to provide executive visibility into spend trends savings realized and procurement ROI.

  • Establish scalable procurement policies and controls to support audit readiness and future public-company compliance.

  • Lead continuous improvement through retros sprints and cross-functional experimentation.

• Cross-Functional Partnership

  • Collaborate with Legal Finance Security and IT to ensure vendors meet contractual financial and data privacy requirements.

  • Partner with department leaders to forecast spend identify savings opportunities and prioritize vendor consolidation.

  • Educate internal teams on procurement best practices creating a culture of transparency accountability and collaboration.

  • Operate as a connector and advisor helping teams move faster through clear processes and thoughtful decision-making.

• Future Planning & Team Development

  • Create the roadmap for a scalable procurement organization including team design resourcing and capability growth.

  • Build the business case for future hiring system investments and advanced analytics to enhance decision-making.

  • Stay informed on SaaS market dynamics category trends and supplier innovations to inform strategy and vendor negotiations.

Qualifications:

• 10 years of procurement strategic sourcing or vendor management experiencepreferably in a high-growth SaaS or technology environment.

• Deep expertise in SaaS vendor strategy contracting and lifecycle management.

• Proven success driving measurable savings efficiency and risk reduction while supporting business velocity.

• Strong negotiation skills and familiarity with complex commercial agreements risk allocation and data protection requirements.

• Experience building or transforming procurement functions and implementing procurement systems (Coupa Zip Ironclad or similar).

• Strategic data-driven and relationship-oriented leader who can influence at all levels of the organization.

• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills with the ability to translate procurement impact into business outcomes.

• A proactive adaptable mindsetcomfortable leading through ambiguity and driving clarity across multiple teams.

AI at BetterUp

Our team thrives at the intersection of human expertise and AI capability. As an AI-forward company adaptation and continuous learning are part of our daily work. Were looking for teammates who are excited to evolve alongside technology people who experiment boldly share their discoveries openly and help define best practices for AI-augmented work. These professionals thoughtfully integrate AI into their work to deliver exceptional results while maintaining the human judgment and creativity that drives real innovation. During our interview process youll have opportunities to showcase how you harness AI to learn iterate and amplify your impact.

Benefits:

At BetterUp we are committed to living out our mission every day and that starts with providing benefits that allow our employees to care for themselves support their families and give back to their community.

• Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member

• A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement

• Medical dental and vision insurance

• Flexible paid time off

• Per year:

  • All federal/statutory holidays observed

  • 4 BetterUp Inner Workdays ( Volunteer Days to give back

  • Learning and Development stipend

  • Company wide Summer & Winter breaks

• Year-round charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp

• 401(k) self contribution

We are dedicated to building diverse teams that fuel an authentic workplace and sense of belonging for each and every employee. We know applying for a job can be intimidating please dont hesitate to reach out we encourage everyone interested in joining us to apply.

BetterUp Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability genetics gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran addition to federal law requirements BetterUp Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

At BetterUp we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience education/training residence location as well as market indicators. The range below is representative of base salary only and does not include equity sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future.

The base salary range for the role is as follows:

$200000 - $250000: New York City and San Francisco

$180000 - $225000 : All other locations

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