About the Team OpenAI’s Sourcing and Procurement organization helps the company acquire and scale the products, services, and partnerships needed to advance its mission. As the organization grows, we are looking for a strategic builder-operator to establish an AI-led contracting capability that improves speed, consistency, and execution across the company. In this role, you will partner with leaders and stakeholders across Procurement, Legal, Finance, Security, Engineering, and business teams to design and oversee the contracting process from intake through negotiation and lifecycle management. You will bring structure to ambiguity, align partners around shared priorities, and build repeatable operating mechanisms, responsible AI-assisted workflows, and a centralized contract lifecycle management (CLM) system of record that enable sourcing coordinators to execute agreements consistently and help the business scale. About the Role As a Contract Management Lead, you will build, lead, and continuously improve OpenAI’s AI-led contracting help desk—a new capability designed to scale contract drafting, review, negotiation, and lifecycle management without significantly increasing headcount. You will own the service strategy, operating model, delivery oversight, coordinator enablement, workflow design, and performance tracking. Sourcing coordinators will manage day-to-day negotiations and agreement execution; you will ensure they have the tools, playbooks, training, guidance, and escalation support required to deliver timely, consistent, and well-governed outcomes. This is a builder-operator and service-ownership role for someone who combines strong commercial contracting and legal-language fluency with a product-management mentality. You will be hands-on in building the systems, playbooks, AI-enabled workflows, and reporting that support the contracting desk—not in personally negotiating every agreement. You will use a contract lifecycle management (CLM) platform as the c
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About the Team OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is building the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Power Execution team owns the strategy and execution required to secure reliable, scalable, and economically resilient power for OpenAI’s global data center portfolio. The team sits at the intersection of commercial, technical, policy, legal, and operational work, partnering across OpenAI and with utilities, grid operators, regulators, counterparties, and public-sector stakeholders. About the Role The Energy Regulatory Lead will own energy regulatory strategy and execution for OpenAI’s infrastructure growth. This role will be the primary bridge between the Power Execution team and Public Policy and Government Affairs on energy regulatory matters, ensuring that OpenAI’s external engagement is grounded in project realities and that changing policy and regulatory conditions are translated into actionable infrastructure decisions. This is an individual contributor lead role and does not have direct reports initially. The role combines portfolio-level regulatory positioning with transactional regulatory work: evaluating jurisdictional pathways, supporting utility and energy transactions, coordinating approvals and filings, and helping project teams navigate tariffs, interconnection, load-service requirements, market rules, and regulatory risk from diligence through execution. In this role, you will: Develop and maintain OpenAI’s energy regulatory strategy across priority U.S. markets and, as needed, emerging geographies for infrastructure expansion. Coordinate closely with Public Policy and Government Affairs to shape energy regulatory priorities, engagement plans, messaging, and positions before utilities, public utility commissions, grid operators, state energy offices, and other relevant policymakers. Translate project requirements—load size, timing, reliability, cost, carbon, and expansion needs—into clear regulatory objectiv
$116.2K – $155.4K/yr
Operational Account Manager Description - Location Flexible in the US Applies advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert. Frequently contributes to the development of new ideas and methods. Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors. Leads and/or provides expertise to functional project teams and may participate in cross-functional initiatives. Acts as an expert providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies. Frequently represents the organization to external customers/clients. Exercises significant independent judgment within broadly defined policies and practices to determine best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives. May provide mentoring and guidance to lower level employees. Responsibilities: Manages the operational business relationship of large accounts, often with global/regional reach; serves on account team, providing operational perspectives. Plans and leads business analyses and provides recommendations to sales teams and business units. Acts as a point of escalation and collaborates with other functions to drive resolution of operational issues of high complexity, in support of the customer/partner requirements. Represents the customer/partner needs and provides business requirements to projects of high complexity, and conducts post-project evaluations. Prepares and runs operational performance reviews with the customer/partner and drives improvement plans. Consults and advises on operational matters of high complexity to internal clients up to the Director level. Proactively communicates operational process changes to customers/partners and internal clients; drives the implementa
Work Flexibility: Remote As a Senior Lead, Data Engineering, you will serve as a technical leader who helps shape the future of enterprise data solutions. In this role, you will drive complex data initiatives, influence technical strategy, and partner with teams across the organization to build scalable, high-impact data products. This is an opportunity to solve challenging business problems while mentoring fellow engineers and elevating data engineering best practices. What You Will Do Lead the architecture, development, and modernization of scalable enterprise data platforms that support global procurement analytics and business transformation. Define and help execute a multi-year data engineering strategy focused on platform scalability, reliability, automation, technical debt reduction, and long-term maintainability. Design, build, and optimize Azure-based data solutions using technologies such as Databricks, Delta Lake, Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation. Integrate and harmonize data across multiple ERP systems by standardizing supplier, purchasing, and master data into common enterprise data models. Partner with procurement analysts, architects, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate complex business needs into reusable, scalable data products and engineering solutions. Establish engineering standards, conduct architecture reviews, improve documentation, and mentor engineers to raise the overall technical capability of the team. Identify and implement AI-enabled approaches that accelerate development, improve data quality, automate documentation, support testing, and enhance analyst productivity. Evaluate and recommend tools, frameworks, patterns, and platform investments that improve performance, reliability, security, governance, and operational ef
$157.6K – $203.9K/yr
At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference. Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact. We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together. Job Description Gilead Sciences is seeking a collaborative, hands-on leader to shape and deliver the ERP capabilities for a new, next-generation bulk drug substance manufacturing facility at our Foster City site. As the site’s SAP business lead, you will translate operational needs into integrated processes across production, procurement, quality, and warehousing. Working closely with site stakeholders and the IT implementation team, you will define requirements, guide implementation, and connect SAP with other digital platforms to help create a compliant, paperless manufacturing environment. R
From $115.2K/yr
GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps. GitLab enables organizations to increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, reduce security and compliance risk, and accelerate digital transformation. More than 50 million registered users and more than 50% of the Fortune 100* trust GitLab to ship better, more secure software faster. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier, with all team members expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact. GitLab is where careers accelerate, innovation flourishes, and every voice is valued. Our high-performance culture is driven by our values and continuous knowledge exchange, enabling our team members to reach their full potential while collaborating with industry leaders to solve complex problems. Co-create the future with us as we build technology that transforms how the world develops software. * Fortune 500® is a registered trademark of Fortune Media IP Limited, used under license. Claim based on GitLab data. Fortune 100 refers to the top 20% ranked companies in the 2025 Fortune 500 list, published in June 2025. Fortune and Fortune Media IP Limited are not affiliated with, and do not endorse products or services of GitLab. An overview of this role As a Manager, Procurement, you’ll serve as an individual contributor supporting GitLab’s Chief Technology Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and Chief Information Officer organizations. You’ll lead strategic sourcing, vendor management, and contract negotiations for critical technology suppliers, with a strong focus on software, cloud infrastructure, and hyperscaler partnerships. You’ll work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional partners to shape sourcing strategies, improve procurement processes, identify savings opportunities, and explore how artificial intelligence can support proc
About the Team OpenAI Finance helps ensure the organization is positioned for long-term success as we pursue our mission. The Strategic Sourcing & Procurement team enables OpenAI to scale responsibly, securely, and at speed by helping teams choose the right external partners, structure strong commercial agreements, and build resilient supplier ecosystems. We work at the intersection of innovation and execution, partnering closely with leaders across the company to turn rapidly evolving needs into scalable, compliant, and economically sound solutions. Professional services are a critical source of specialized expertise, capacity, and operational leverage across OpenAI. Our work spans consulting and advisory services, finance and accounting, legal, people and talent, managed services, and other enterprise capabilities. Done well, sourcing becomes a source of trust and momentum—helping teams move faster with the right partners, clearer outcomes, stronger economics, and appropriate safeguards. About the Role We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Lead to own and execute OpenAI’s category strategy for Professional Services. This is an experienced individual-contributor role for a high-velocity, hands-on sourcing operator who can set category priorities, own complex work end to end, exercise sound judgment, influence senior stakeholders, and build scalable category mechanisms in a rapidly growing organization. You will turn incomplete information, shifting priorities, and unclear decision paths into practical next steps and disciplined execution. You will manage a broad portfolio of services engagements—from strategic advisory relationships and enterprise programs to high-volume statements of work. Partnering directly with leaders across Finance, Accounting, Legal, People, Extended Workforce, and business teams, you will set category priorities and translate needs into clear sourcing strategies, executable engagement models, and measurable outcomes. You will operate inde
Become a part of our caring community Services represent one of the organization’s most consequential sources of capability, capacity, transformation and external spend. The Associate Vice President, Services Procurement will lead the enterprise strategy for contingent workforce, outsourcing and offshoring, consulting and clinical services, converting third-party services into measurable business outcomes, workforce agility, operating leverage and sustainable value. The AVP will serve as the senior Procurement partner to leaders across the Insurance segment and Corporate Services, helping shape operating-model, workforce and transformation decisions before sourcing begins or a supplier solution is selected. The leader will bring deep expertise in global business services, business process outsourcing, workforce solutions and complex professional services. The mandate is to strengthen business-case quality, establish clear make, buy, build, automate and partner choices, create fit-for-purpose commercial models, manage transitions and hold providers accountable for committed outcomes. Success will be measured by whether business leaders make better services and workforce decisions, transformations deliver their promised value, and suppliers improve performance and innovation. Key Responsibilities Serve as the Strategic Services Partner to Business Leaders Serve as the senior Procurement relationship leader and trusted commercial advisor to Insurance segment and Corporate Services leadership. Develop a deep understanding of business strategy, operating plans, transformation roadmaps, workforce needs and financial commitments, and translate them into integrated services, workforce and supplier strategies. Engage upstream of supplier selection to frame the problem, test demand and assess make, buy, build, automate, offshore, outsource
From $10K/yr
About Ramp Ramp is building the smart infrastructure for finance teams, embedded in the transaction flow of every dollar a business spends. We automate how over $200B in annualized spend flows in and out of 70,000+ companies: authorizing payments, flagging risk, categorizing spend, and closing books. The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving. We hire people with high agency and high urgency. We look for slope over intercept. We care less about where you trained and more about what you’ve built. At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome. The median Ramp customer saves 5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp. We believe every ambitious company deserves the same. If you want to build systems that directly shape how companies move and manage billions, Ramp is the place to do it. About the Team & Role Ramp's procurement product is changing how companies buy. We've built the fastest intake-to-pay platform on the market — 3x faster than traditional P2P workflows, with AI that automates sourcing, contract extraction, approval routing, and invoice matching in one place. Customers save an average of 16% on vendor spend annually and eliminate 46+ hours of manual purchasing work every month. As Manager of Procurement Activation, you're the person who makes that real at scale . You'll lead a team of Procurement Activation Specialists working with Mid-Market customers, typically 100 to 999 employees, $50M to $100M in revenue, from discovery and configuration through go-live. Where your ICs work directly with CFOs and controllers to redesign how individual companies buy, you're building the system that makes those implementations excellent, repeatable, and fast. This is a founding role . There's no playbook to inherit — you'll write it. That means developing your people, building the motion from scratch, and becoming the primary p
From $109.4K/yr
We take play seriously. We’re looking for curious adventurers ready to find their party, fueled by imagination and drive to build what’s never been built before. At Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, you’ll collaborate with passionate teams to reimagine our iconic brands and create experiences that spark joy, connection, and community through the magic of play. This is your chance to shape legendary play that lasts a lifetime. We are seeking a Global Sourcing Manager, Marketing, to join Hasbro in Boston, MA. At Hasbro, we build play and entertainment experiences that connect generations and encourage fans around the world. As the Global Sourcing Manager, Marketing, you will develop and complete sourcing and category strategies across marketing and production spend. You'll serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, build strong supplier partnerships, and provide value through innovation, cost optimization, and operational excellence. You will report directly to the Director of Global Strategic Sourcing, aligning procurement approaches with business priorities. You will also build stronger supplier relationships and advance sourcing initiatives supporting brand growth and business performance. Effective from the date that Hasbro opens its new Boston location, this position will be onsite Tuesday – Thursday at Hasbro’s new HQ location in Boston, MA. In the interim, this position will be onsite Tuesday –Thursday at Hasbro’s HQ in Pawtucket, RI or at Hasbro’s temporary location in Boston, MA. A Day in the Life of a Global Sourcing Manager, Marketing: Lead comprehensive sourcing projects across marketing and production categories, from opportunity evaluation through contract negotiation and supplier optimization. Analyze financial data to deliver timely, actionable insights that support sourcing decisions. Align sourcing and supplier approaches with business priorities, integration plans, and long-term roadmaps. Develop and complete
The Project Manager I is responsible for simultaneously overseeing and leading multiple small to medium technology projects within specified timeframe, scope, and quality standards. This role involves gathering and controlling project scope, managing the implementation and delivery of new technology and infrastructure capabilities across our venues while involving multiple cross functional stakeholders to ensure a successful rollout. This role is assigned work of moderate to high complexity and with assistance from other project managers and leadership. Job Responsibilities Planning: Work with our business partners to figure out project scope, and then with the appropriate delivery teams to document their needs and feedback. Update and edit templated project plans and schedules to meet project goals, revising as needed for individual project nuances. Engage necessary resources, defining roles and responsibilities within the project team. Execution: Responsible for all project documentation, updates to stakeholders, and ongoing communications. Manage day-to-day operational aspects of projects, including scope, schedule, and quality. Assists the IT PMO in defining and implementing project best practices. It’s a team effort; we need your help! Documentation is paramount to our success. Critical Skills & Experience Requirements Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent work experience 3+ years leading large scale projects 2+ years leading cross-functional teams 1+ years Project Budgeting 1+ years Technology Procurement Create and maintain project schedules in Microsoft Office Suite, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, or other tools; managing task dependency, resourcing, milestones, etc. Ability to establish credibility with business partners and IT stakeholders and become a trusted partner Strong
Become a part of our caring community The Director, HR Business Partner leads the people agenda for Humana Healthy Horizons by aligning talent strategy with business strategy and converting business priorities into organizational, leadership, workforce, talent, and culture outcomes. The role is accountable for enabling performance across both the run the business and grow the business agendas. This includes ensuring the Medicaid organization has the workforce capacity, leadership depth, organizational capability, and talent strategies required to deliver current commitments, compete for new business, implement awarded business, and scale successfully. The Director serves as a trusted accountability partner to senior leaders, shapes business decisions through workforce and organizational insight, represents the voice of the business across HR, and orchestrates integrated support from HR Centers of Excellence. The role maintains disciplined ownership of assessment, strategy, execution, and measurable outcomes rather than defaulting to advisory or transactional HR delivery. Primary Responsibilities and Accountabilities 1. Business Strategy and Growth Own translation of business strategy into workforce, leadership, talent, culture, and organizational strategies that enable current business performance and future growth. Assess business priorities, growth opportunities, operating challenges, and organizational risks to determine the people and organizational actions required to achieve business objectives. Establish and execute integrated plans that support market performance, business expansion, procurement activity, awarded business, implementation, and long-term scalability. Ensure workforce and organizational implications are identified, tested, and addressed as strategic choices and growth opportunities
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 28 Sep 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life The Senior Process Engineer is responsible for providing support for multiple product families related to safety, quality, service, product cost, process improvements, and customer feedback across chemical, extrusion, textile, and biomedical manufacturing processes. This role leads and participates in cross-functional teams to achieve project goals, support continuous improvement initiatives, and drive manufacturing performance. Based at Medtronic's North Haven, Connecticut campus, a major manufacturing and engineering site supporting Surgical Innovations products, the Senior Process Engineer serves as a technical expert for production equipment and manufacturing processes. The role also supports new products transitioning from R&D into manufacturing, helping ensure successful product launch, operational readiness, and long-term manufacturing sustainability. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. The Senior Process Engi
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 5 Oct 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life In this role, you will help bring innovative medical technologies from concept into commercialization by leading manufacturing engineering efforts for metal additive manufacturing processes within New Product Introduction. The Principal Manufacturing Engineer will support both upstream and later-stage NPI activities, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to develop robust, scalable, and compliant manufacturing solutions that enable successful product launches and long-term operational performance. This position requires deep technical expertise in metal additive manufacturing, strong process development capabilities, and experience operating within a regulated environment. The ideal candidate will be equally comfortable supporting early feasibility and design collaboration as well as process validation, design transfer, and production readiness activities. At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working a minimum of 5 days a week onsite as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. Responsi
$166.1K – $265.7K/yr
Director, Service Supply Chain Cost Optimization Description - The Director, Service Supply Chain Cost Optimization leads financial and operational management activities focused on cost optimization, business performance, and operational efficiency across a complex services and supply chain environment. This role translates financial and operational insights into strategic priorities, executive decision-making, and measurable business outcomes. The Director drives the modernization of cost management practices through advanced analytics, digital capabilities, and predictive decision support, enabling greater operational effectiveness and financial discipline. Key Responsibilities Lead business and financial planning processes, including forecasting, budgeting, performance reviews, and corrective action planning. Drive cost optimization initiatives and operational efficiency programs across the organization. Establish alignment among cross-functional stakeholders to ensure achievement of business, operational, and financial objectives. Develop and execute strategies that improve operational performance and reduce inefficiencies. Implement process improvements that enhance quality, productivity, and cost effectiveness. Modernize cost management practices through digital tools, advanced analytics, forecasting, and predictive insights. Utilize scenario planning, root-cause analysis, and risk assessment to address complex operational and supply chain challenges. Develop mitigation strategies and lead transformational initiatives that improve efficiency, cost performance, and business predictability. Exercise decision-making authority on key operational and administrative matters within the organization. Ensure effective execution of organizational and business objectives. L
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