Synthesia

Operations

DirectorofProcurement

£135–190k ~AI est. London, United Kingdom; New York, New York, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Director of Procurement at Synthesia. Skills: Strategic sourcing, Vendor management, Contract negotiation. Define sourcing strategy. Define procurement strategy”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver measurable savings; Deliver operational efficiencies

Industry & Context.

Operations
Problems you'll solve

Structured approach; Pragmatic approach

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years procurement experience, Negotiating complex SaaS contracts, Negotiating cloud contracts, Negotiating professional services contracts, Negotiating real estate contracts, Managing multi-million dollar budgets, Familiarity with procurement tools, Familiarity with SaaS management tools, Comfort reviewing commercial terms

Nice to Have

Building procurement functions from scratch, AI first mindset, Curiosity about AI in procurement, Optimizing cloud infrastructure spend, Optimizing compute spend, Experience in AI/ML environments, Navigating real estate strategy, Navigating vendor partnerships globally

What You'll Do.

Define sourcing strategy

Define procurement strategy

Lead complex negotiations

Build processes from scratch

Build systems from scratch

Own strategic sourcing

Partner with Security

Drive vendor rationalization

Lead vendor negotiations

Establish procurement workflows

Establish procurement policies

Establish procurement governance

Establish procurement tooling

Partner with accounting

Champion P2P adoption

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional partnership; Influence senior stakeholders; Collaboration with legal teams

Full Job Description

Synthesia is the world’s leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in London, with offices and teams across Europe and the US. As AI continues to shape the way we live and work, Synthesia develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development, helping people work better and stay at the center of successful organizations. Following our recent Series E funding round, where we raised $200 million, our valuation stands at $4 billion. Our total funding exceeds $530 million from premier investors including Accel, NVentures (Nvidia's VC arm), Kleiner Perkins, GV, and Evantic Capital, alongside the founders and operators of Stripe, Datadog, Miro, and Webflow. About the role We are seeking a Director of Procurement to build and scale a new function at Synthesia. In this newly created role you will initially report to the CFO and operate at the center of critical decisions around spend, vendor strategy, real estate, and operational infrastructure. This is a high-impact role with real ownership. You’ll define our sourcing and procurement strategy, lead complex negotiations, and help build the processes and systems from scratch that support the company’s next stage of growth.   What you’ll be doing: - Own strategic sourcing across key spend categories, including SaaS, cloud infrastructure, marketing, professional services, real estate, and facilities - In a hyper-growth environment where speed matters, you'll build frameworks that enable the business rather than slow it down - Partner with Legal on contract lifecycle management, ensuring risk-appropriate terms and timely execution - Partner with Security on development of third party practices and process - Drive vendor rationalization and preferred-vendor strategies that maximize leverage without compromising business velocity - Lead complex vendor negotiations for new contracts and renewals, with a focus on cost optimi

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