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About the role
Squarespace is looking for a seasoned Director of Strategic Procurement to lead and elevate the company's Procurement function. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide sourcing strategies to enable business goals, building and managing high-value supplier relationships, and driving cost efficiencies across all categories of spend.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Finance, or related field (MBA preferred)
- 15+ years of progressive procurement or strategic sourcing experience, including 5+ years in a Director+ level role
- Experience managing procurement in a high-growth or scaling tech company environment
- Track record managing significant technology and marketing spend portfolios
- Deep understanding of SaaS and cloud commercial models (subscription tiers, usage-based pricing, enterprise licensing agreements)
- Strong contract negotiation skills, including experience with software licensing terms, SLAs, data privacy/security clauses, and MSAs
More about this role
Squarespace is looking for a seasoned Director of Strategic Procurement to lead and elevate the company's Procurement function. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and executing enterprise-wide sourcing strategies to enable business goals, building and managing high-value supplier relationships, and driving cost efficiencies across all categories of spend. You will partner closely with executive leadership, finance, operations and business unit leaders to align procurement strategy with broader organizational goals, ensure supplier network resilience, and mitigate risk. This is a highly visible leadership position ideal for a strategic thinker with deep procurement expertise with a track record of transforming procurement into a driver of measurable business value.
You will report directly into our Senior Director of Finance Operations and be based in our New York City office.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive procurement vision directly aligned to the company's strategic priorities.
- Build multi-year sourcing strategies that enable key business goals and balance cost competitiveness, quality, service and speed.
- Identify opportunities to leverage...
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