Procurement Specialist
Stamford, CT - USA
Job Summary
The Finance team provides a broad range of timely accurate relevant and objective financial information advice and services to its business partners with commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards. Our team offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where our colleagues can learn at a fast pace and are rewarded with advanced opportunities both within Finance and across the firm.
- Own end-to-end technology procurement for Point72 shaping high-value agreements that support the firms technology strategy
- Lead negotiations for SaaS agreements enterprise software subscriptions enterprise license agreements and professional services contracts with major technology vendors
- Identify and redline key contract terms covering automatic renewals price escalators data portability audit rights service-level agreements and service commitments
- Benchmark pricing and commercial structures to strengthen negotiation strategies support vendor decisions and identify cost optimization opportunities
- Build total cost of ownership analyses and business cases that help stakeholders evaluate trade-offs risks and long-term value
- Structure technology deals that align commitments with forecasted usage business priorities risk considerations and future operating needs
- Manage the technology contract lifecycle including execution repository accuracy renewal planning amendments and statement of work oversight
- Monitor technology spend supplier performance market conditions and renewal timelines to identify savings cost avoidance and vendor optimization opportunities
- Partner with Legal Technology Finance and other stakeholders to align procurement decisions with governance regulatory requirements and commercial risk management
- 5 years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience with the majority focused on software SaaS or technology categories
- Bachelors degree in business finance economics law supply chain management or a related analytical discipline
- Experience in financial services investment management or another regulated environment procurement certifications or procurement platform experience
- Proven experience independently negotiating SaaS and software agreements including enterprise license agreements subscription contracts and professional services statements of work
- Strong contract review skills including redlining commercial and legal provisions covering automatic renewals price escalators intellectual property data-use rights and audit clauses
- Experience leading full competitive sourcing processes including scoping supplier engagement evaluation selection and award
- Deep understanding of SaaS commercial models including per-seat concurrent-user consumption-based outcome-based and enterprise license structures
- Solid grounding in procurement principles including category management total cost of ownership analysis benchmarking cost modeling and supplier performance management
- Strong analytical skills including experience working with spend data building Excel-based cost models and presenting commercial analysis to senior stakeholders
We invest in our people their careers their health and their well-being. When you work here we provide:
- Fully-paid health care benefits
- Generous parental and family leave policies
- Mental and physical wellness programs
- Volunteer opportunities
- Non-profit matching gift program
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women minorities and the LGBT community
- Tuition assistance
- A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industrys brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our peoples long-term growth. For more information visit annual base salary range for this role is $120000-$200000 (USD) which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location work experience education and/or skill level among other things.
Required Experience:
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About Company
We invest in Discretionary Long/Short, Macro, and Systematic strategies. We’re inventing the future of finance by revolutionizing how we develop our people and how we use data to shape our thinking. Join our team to innovate, experiment, and be the best at what you do.