💼 About This Role

You'll lead sourcing strategy for enterprise and engineering technology categories at OpenAI, partnering with technical leaders across Engineering, Security, IT, and Finance. Your work will directly shape supplier strategy and commercial decisions critical to OpenAI's scaling. This role offers the chance to build scalable sourcing frameworks and influence AI-augmented workflows.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Lead sourcing strategy across enterprise and engineering technology categories.
• Define and manage multiple complex sourcing workstreams independently.
• Own strategic supplier negotiations for major renewals and agreements.
• Manage and develop experienced category leads on the team.
• Build scalable category tools like playbooks and dashboards.

📋 Requirements

• 10+ years of strategic sourcing experience in technology categories.
• Proven track record of leading high-stakes supplier negotiations.
• Experience managing and developing sourcing professionals.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders across technical and business teams.

✨ Nice to Have

• Experience with usage-based pricing and flexible consumption models.
• Familiarity with AI/ML tools in sourcing workflows.
• Knowledge of infrastructure software or security technology markets.

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 🏖️ Unlimited PTO
• 💵 Equity offerings
• 🏥 Comprehensive health insurance

🚩 Heads Up

• Role description is extremely long and repetitive, suggesting potential scope creep.
• Mentions 'AI-augmented' sourcing but no AI-specific tools in requirements.