Headway
DirectorofProcurement
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“Director of Procurement at Headway. Skills: Procurement strategy, Vendor lifecycle management, Cost optimization, Procurement tooling. Build procurement function. Own procurement function”
What You'll Achieve.
Scale procurement function; Control cost; Control risk; Improve purchasing decisions; Improve vendor evaluation; Improve procurement function; Improve vendor relationships; Optimize third-party spend; Improve negotiations; Improve contract terms; Drive efficiency
Industry & Context.
Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Built procurement function from scratch, Stood up intake processes, Stood up approval workflows, Stood up spend governance, Stood up vendor controls, Deep category expertise across SaaS, Deep category expertise across AI, Deep category expertise across professional services, Negotiated complex, high-stakes agreements, Negotiated across SaaS, Negotiated across AI, Negotiated across cloud, Negotiated across professional services, Actively use AI tools for procurement
Nice to Have
Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms a plus
What You'll Do.
Build procurement function
Own procurement function
Establish purchasing decisions
Create procurement function
Define procurement policy
Own vendor relationship framework
Manage vendor relationships
Lead sourcing initiatives
Build reporting infrastructure
Implement procurement systems
Optimize procurement systems
Serve as procurement partner
Build governance framework
Hire procurement team
Develop procurement team
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with executive team; Work with Finance; Work with IT; Work with Legal; Work with Security; Work with Compliance; Partner with Finance; Partner with Legal; Partner with Compliance; Partner with IT; Partner with Security; Partner with department leaders
Communication Scope
Executive presentations; Reporting
Full Job Description
1 in 4 people in the US have a treatable mental health condition, but most providers don't accept insurance, making therapy too expensive for most people. Headway’s mission is to fix this by building a new mental healthcare system everyone can access. We started by solving the biggest barrier to care: insurance. The admin work - credentialing, claims, payment reconciliation - is a nightmare. We've automated that. But we're going further. Over 75,000 providers across all 50 states run their practice on our software, serving over 1 million patients. We are building the best tools for therapists to run their entire practice, reimagining the experience of finding a therapist, and investing in the platform foundations to enable this at scale. We aren't just a billing layer; we are becoming the platform where care actually happens. We're a Series D company with $325M+ in funding (a16z, Accel, Spark Capital, etc.), looking for exceptional people to help us achieve this mission. We want your time here to be the most meaningful experience of your career. Join us, and help change mental healthcare for the better. How companies buy things sounds mundane. It isn't – not at Headway's stage. Every vendor decision shapes how fast we move, how much we spend, and whether our teams have the tools they need to help more people access mental healthcare. As we scale, procurement becomes a strategic lever: the difference between a company that operates with discipline and one that doesn' t. We're looking for a Director of Procurement who sees this not as a back-office function, but as one of the most operationally important roles at a company building something that matters. You'll work directly with our executive team and leaders across Finance, IT, Legal, Security, and Compliance – not just to manage vendors, but to build the systems and judgment that let Headway grow without losing control of cost or risk. You'll establish how we make purchasing decisions, evaluate partners, and creat
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