Strategic Finance Associate in United States

We're looking for someone to join the Datadog Procurement team and help expand the Strategic Sourcing group. Make an impact by being a trusted subject matter expert in several buying categories and continuing to prove the value that Strategic Sourcing brings to the organization. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You'll Do: Lead strategic sourcing for enterprise SaaS and IT categories - owning net-new purchases and complex, high-spend renewals through a documented, collaborative evaluation process, with action plans built well ahead of renewal dates. Own software license and subscription strategy, right-sizing entitlements, minimizing shelfware, and replacing last-minute buying with forward-looking renewal and demand planning. Lead the IT hardware procurement team responsible for purchasing, sourcing, and replenishment (laptops, peripherals, networking, office AV), balancing demand with headcount and multi-region growth while leveraging OEM/distributor relationships and buying scale. Lead the transformation of IT Procurement (hardware and SaaS licenses) from transactional to strategic - standardizing processes, introducing supplier-management discipline, and establishing operational metrics and KPIs. Develop strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders and collaborate on strategizing the purchase plan, negotiating pricing and other business terms with vendors on net-new purchases and complex, high-spend renewals, partnering cross-functionally with Procurement Operations, Legal, Security, IT, and Office Operations to ensure compliant, scalable execution. Create pricing models based on vendor proposals to quantify various buying scenarios related to our future growth and current demand Manage and develop a direct report, with

We’re looking for an experienced sourcing leader to join the Datadog Procurement team and help grow the Strategic Sourcing group. Make an impact by partnering closely with senior technology and business leaders, owning our fastest-growing AI, neocloud, and inference spend end-to-end, and continuing to prove the value that Strategic Sourcing brings to the organization. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Own the AI spend category end-to-end, covering foundation-model and AI APIs, AI development and productivity tools, and AI-enabled SaaS (with neocloud and inference compute as an emerging area), while developing and executing category strategies aligned to business objectives Champion AI and automation adoption across the sourcing function by identifying tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT) and building repeatable workflows that make sourcing faster, smarter, and more scalable Lead high-value AI vendor negotiations spanning foundation-model and API agreements, AI development and productivity tools, and AI SaaS, structuring seat- and consumption-based pricing across net-new purchases and strategic renewals, and building neocloud and GPU-capacity capability as the category grows Partner with Engineering and Finance to turn architectural and consumption trade-offs into commercial business cases, forecasts, and savings targets Build pricing and consumption models and apply FinOps discipline to quantify buying scenarios and uncover savings across a fast-moving spend base Work alongside executive and senior technology leadership as a trusted advisor on AI and neocloud investment decisions, influencing strategy and commercial trade-offs at the leadership level Track category KPIs (savings, pipeline, cycle time), monitor AI market, vendor, and pricing trends,

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 25 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 Medtronic’s Neuroscience portfolio focuses on helping people with neurological disorders, spine conditions, and chronic pain live better lives by developing technologies and therapies that reduce pain, restore function, and support daily activities. Our Pelvic Health Operating Unit advances care for patients living with bladder and bowel control conditions through targeted, minimally invasive neuromodulation therapies, including sacral and tibial solutions. Designed to modulate nerve pathways and restore communication between the brain and pelvic floor, these programmable therapies deliver personalized treatment supported by strong clinical evidence and long-term outcomes—helping improve confidence, independence, and quality of life. Click here to learn more about our Pelvic Health Products The Senior Strategic Accounts Director is responsible for leading strategic program development and execution for Pelvic Health Sales, with a focus on driving ASC strategy, strategic contracting, robotics growth, and enterprise account alignment. The role will m

PageWide Industrial Strategic Sourcing Lead Description - We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing & Contract Manufacturing Lead to define and advance the organization’s approach to managing contract manufacturers and critical suppliers. This role establishes supplier governance and commercial standards, leads complex sourcing and negotiation strategies, and provides senior oversight for supplier performance, operational readiness, risk, and continuous improvement. Serving as a functional leader and advisor, the position guides supplier relationship owners and cross-functional partners in making consistent, well-informed decisions that balance business requirements, supply continuity, and long-term supplier capability. The ideal candidate brings extensive strategic sourcing and contract manufacturing experience, strong commercial judgment, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders and improve organizational capability without relying on direct authority. Responsibilities Contract Manufacturing and Supplier Performance Define and lead the management model for contract manufacturers and critical suppliers, including governance, performance expectations, review cadence, escalation protocols, and continuous improvement priorities. Establish expectations for cost, quality, delivery, inventory, capacity, responsiveness, compliance, operational readiness, and business continuity. Guide supplier relationship owners in resolving complex commercial, operational, quality, and supply continuity issues. Lead supplier performance reviews and long-term improvement plans that deliver measurable business results. Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and Program Management to align supplier capabilities and deliverables with business requirements. Provide senior recommendations on supplier select

Who are we? Cohere is the leading security-first enterprise AI company. We build cutting-edge foundation AI models and end-to-end products that are designed to solve real-world business problems. We’re training and deploying frontier models for enterprises who are building AI systems. We believe that our work is instrumental to the widespread adoption of AI and we are looking for folks that want to be part of that. We obsess over what we build. Each one of us is responsible for contributing to increasing the capabilities of our models and the value they drive for our customers. Cohere is a team of researchers, engineers, designers, and more, who are all passionate about their craft. We are a global technology company headquartered in Toronto with key offices in London, New York City, San Francisco, Montreal, Paris, Berlin and Seoul. Join us! Why This Role: Cohere seeks a Strategic Sourcing Specialist to manage our Professional Services Procurement function. In this role you will be responsible for executing Strategic Sourcing activities across these categories as we continue to grow rapidly. You will collaborate with FP&A, Accounting, Legal, and multiple business stakeholders to support our Procurement operations. This is an opportunity for a hands-on Procurement professional who thrives in a high-growth environment, is comfortable navigating ambiguity, and can help implement efficient processes. You’ll be instrumental in building Procurement categories for Professional Services spend and owning their development and optimization. You’ll have the opportunity to establish best practices, drive significant cost savings, and create strategic partnerships with key service providers that support our business growth. Contract Terms: This is a 12-month fixed-term contract position with the potential for conversion to a permanent role based on business needs and performance. Please note that conversion to a permanent position is not automatic and will be subject to a se

Job Requisition ID # 26WD100708 Director, Expansion & Strategic Accounts D&M We are seeking a strategic Director Expansion & Strategic Accounts to lead a regional sales organization focused on the Design and Manufacturing industry. This leader will drive revenue growth, develop high-performing teams, strengthen customer and partner relationships, and execute sales strategies aligned with Autodesk’s business objectives. What You’ll Do Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing sales team focused on revenue growth and customer expansion. Develop and execute territory and industry sales strategies aligned to Autodesk priorities. Drive quota attainment through pipeline discipline, forecasting, deal inspection, and accountability. Build strong customer, partner, and internal relationships to identify growth opportunities and deliver outcomes. Partner across sales, technical sales, customer success, partner management, marketing, finance, and product teams to improve execution. Create a culture of ownership, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement. What You Bring Experience leading sales teams in enterprise software, SaaS, technology, or a related B2B environment. Track record of achieving revenue targets and building predictable sales performance. Strong understanding of territory planning, pipeline generation, forecasting, account planning, and customer expansion. Experience with direct and indirect sales channels, including partner ecosystems. Ability to lead through influence across matrixed teams and senior stakeho

At Freddie Mac, our mission of Making Home Possible is what motivates us, and it’s at the core of everything we do. Since our charter in 1970, we have made home possible for more than 90 million families across the country. Join an organization where your work contributes to a greater purpose. Position Overview: As a key member of the Multifamily Digital Program Strategy team, the Strategic Transformation Professional will play a critical role in driving enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, technology portfolio governance, and strategic program execution. This position partners closely with business and technology leaders to align strategic priorities, facilitate delivery through Agile methodologies, and ensure successful implementation of large-scale digital transformation efforts. The ideal candidate will bring experience managing complex programs, leading business requirements activities, supporting Agile delivery teams, and providing executive-level reporting and insights. This role offers the opportunity to influence strategic decision-making while collaborating across a broad network of Multifamily business and technology professionals. Our Impact: Freddie Mac Multifamily offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where team members contribute directly to the success of strategic technology modernization initiatives. The Multifamily Digital / Information Technology Portfolio Strategy team works closely with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders across Product Management, Business Operations, Architecture, Data Management, Risk & Controls, User Experience, and Technology Delivery to ensure program objectives are achieved and business value is realized. Your Impact: Partner with Multifamily Digital Program leadership, including providing direct strategic and operational support

Strategic Initiatives Program Manager (Consumer & Gaming) Description - We are looking for an experienced Strategic Initiatives Program Manager for Consumer & Gaming to lead high-impact, cross-functional programs that drive organizational priorities and accelerate business success. In this role, you will partner with leaders across multiple functions to establish governance, align stakeholders, manage risks, and ensure seamless execution from planning through delivery. The ideal candidate combines strong program management expertise, executive presence, and the ability to influence without authority to successfully navigate ambiguity, drive accountability, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities Leads cross-functional teams across the full lifecycle of strategic programs, ensuring alignment on objectives, milestones, deliverables, and business outcomes. Establishes and maintains program governance, integrated project plans, operating rhythms, reporting mechanisms, and decision-making frameworks to drive successful execution. Manages program risks, issues, dependencies, resource constraints, and change requests, proactively driving resolution and escalation to minimize business impact. Drives stakeholder engagement and executive communications by providing clear program visibility, facilitating decision-making, and ensuring alignment across organizations and leadership levels. Tracks program performance against defined objectives, milestones, and success metrics, ensuring delivery of targeted business outcomes and strategic priorities. Qualifications Four-year degree in Business, Operations, Finance, Marketing, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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 Role As a member of Ramp’s Strategic Account Executive team, you’ll work closely with our Head of Strategic Sales and senior leaders to drive net-new revenue and expand Ramp’s presence within the Fortune 1000. This is a new logo acquisition role focused on hunting, closing, and activating large, global Enterprise customers. You’ll play a key role in shaping Ramp’s up-market strategy, partnering cross-functionally to help modernize how the world’s largest organizations manage spend. What You'll Do Own the entire Enterprise sales cycle from prospecting through close, with a focus on new logo acquisition Self-source pipeline through outbound prospecting, warm introductions, and strategic partnerships, with clarity on pipeline origin and conversion Lead complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles involving Finance, IT, Legal, and Procurement teams Build and maintain strong relationships with C-suite executives, clearly articulating ROI, payback period, and business outcomes Collaborate cross-functionally with Solutions, SEs, CSMs, Channel Partner,

About OfficeSpace: OfficeSpace Software provides the leading AI operating system for the built world, that helps teams plan, connect, and perform in the workplace. As a performance-based, PE-backed company, we hire based on merit and a willingness to do what it takes to succeed long-term. You’re a great fit for the role if you’re entrepreneurial, passionate, motivated by building at light speed, and an Agentic AI early adopter. Our world-class teams operate in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica in a culture of trust, respect, growth, and impact. Role Summary: You own growth at the highest level. As a Client Executive – Enterprise, you build, expand, and protect strategic relationships across complex organizations with our highest value clients. You operate as a value architect, and executive partner to drive strategic and transformational client value - using data, AI, and sharp commercial discipline to grow enterprise accounts. What You Will Do Own and grow a portfolio of high-value strategic accounts by developing and executing multi-year expansion strategies aligned to each client’s business priorities. Develop and execute strategic account plans that translate client priorities into actionable expansion plays with clear value hypotheses, timelines, and deal strategies. Create and close pipeline proactively - not tied to renewal cycles - by identifying whitespace, shaping opportunities, and aligning to executive-level priorities within your accounts. Lead complex, multi-threaded sales motions by engaging economic buyers and key stakeholders across business, finance, and operations to build consensus and urgency. Sell platform-level solutions, not product features, positioning OfficeSpace as a mission-critical operating system that drives measurable business outcomes. Part

About OfficeSpace: OfficeSpace Software provides the leading AI operating system for the built world, that helps teams plan, connect, and perform in the workplace. As a performance-based, PE-backed company, we hire based on merit and a willingness to do what it takes to succeed long-term. You’re a great fit for the role if you’re entrepreneurial, passionate, motivated by building at light speed, and an Agentic AI early adopter. Our world-class teams operate in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica in a culture of trust, respect, growth, and impact. Role Summary: You own growth at the highest level. As a Client Executive – Enterprise, you build, expand, and protect strategic relationships across complex organizations with our highest value clients. You operate as a value architect, and executive partner to drive strategic and transformational client value - using data, AI, and sharp commercial discipline to grow enterprise accounts. What You Will Do Own and grow a portfolio of high-value strategic accounts by developing and executing multi-year expansion strategies aligned to each client’s business priorities. Develop and execute strategic account plans that translate client priorities into actionable expansion plays with clear value hypotheses, timelines, and deal strategies. Create and close pipeline proactively - not tied to renewal cycles - by identifying whitespace, shaping opportunities, and aligning to executive-level priorities within your accounts. Lead complex, multi-threaded sales motions by engaging economic buyers and key stakeholders across business, finance, and operations to build consensus and urgency. Sell platform-level solutions, not product features, positioning OfficeSpace as a mission-critical operating system that drives measurable business outcomes. Part

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to build safe artificial general intelligence (AGI) that benefits all of humanity. Achieving this requires bringing together world-class scientists, engineers, and business leaders to translate frontier research into real-world impact. Within OpenAI, the Go-to-Market organization helps customers understand, adopt, and scale our products across their businesses. The team includes Sales, Solutions, Support, Marketing, Partnerships, and Strategic Pursuits professionals who work together to bring the benefits of AI to organizations globally. About the Role At OpenAI, we're building toward an agent-first world where AI systems reason, act, transact, and create alongside people and businesses. As agents become a primary interface for work, the Strategic Pursuits Team leads our most complex enterprise opportunities and helps define how customers adopt OpenAI at scale. We're seeking a Strategic Pursuits Lead to shape and close high-impact enterprise opportunities across Frontier, AI Solutions, ChatGPT, Codex, API, and emerging offerings. This person partners with customers, account teams, Product, FDE, Legal, Finance, GTM, and executives to turn ambiguous demand into a clear vision, business case, commercial structure, delivery path, and repeatable GTM motion. This is a builder role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, can operate without a playbook, and is energized by creating the playbook while running the pursuit. The right person brings executive presence, commercial judgment, product intuition, and the ability to make messy work executable. This role can be based in our San Francisco or Seattle offices. We are also considering applications to work remotely from within the U.S. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: Lead strategic pursuits from early qualification through customer alignment, proposal, commercial structure, and transition in

About the Team OpenAI's Industrial Compute organization is building the world's most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. Working alongside leading cloud providers, engineering firms, construction partners, utilities, and equipment manufacturers, we are delivering hyperscale AI campuses that enable the next generation of frontier AI models. The Strategic Sourcing team develops and executes the commercial strategies that ensure our infrastructure programs have reliable access to the equipment, materials, and strategic partners needed to deliver at unprecedented scale. We partner closely with Infrastructure Delivery, Capacity Planning, Design Engineering, Hardware Operations, Finance, Legal, and our external suppliers to build a resilient global supply network capable of supporting Industrial Compute's long-term growth. As we continue expanding globally, strategic sourcing becomes a critical competitive advantage, ensuring our infrastructure programs remain cost-effective, resilient, and capable of executing against aggressive deployment timelines. About the Role We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager, Data Center Infrastructure: Owner Furnished Equipment to lead sourcing strategy for the critical infrastructure systems that power Industrial Compute campuses. This role will develop commercial strategies, negotiate strategic supplier agreements, and manage relationships across engineering, construction, manufacturing, and infrastructure partners responsible for delivering mission-critical facilities. You will work closely with Infrastructure Delivery, Capacity Planning, Engineering, Finance, Construction, and external suppliers to ensure Industrial Compute has the capacity, supplier relationships, and commercial frameworks required to support rapid global expansion. The ideal candidate has experience sourcing major infrastructure systems for hyperscale data centers, mission-critical facilities, industrial construction, semiconductor manufacturing, energy infrastr

About the Team OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. The team builds next-generation AI-native silicon and systems while working closely with software, research, and manufacturing partners to co-design hardware tightly integrated with AI models. In addition to delivering systems for OpenAI’s supercomputing infrastructure, the team develops the tools, methodologies, and strategic partnerships needed to accelerate hardware innovation. About the Role We’re seeking an experienced Hardware Strategic Sourcing Manager to own sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships for fiber and optical interconnect components across OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure. Reporting to the Head of Partnerships & Strategic Sourcing, you will lead sourcing across fiber cable assemblies, internal optical harnesses, fiber shuffles, optical backplane assemblies, connectorized and standalone passive optical assemblies, fiber-array units (FAUs), fiber-to-chip and coupling interfaces, detachable connectors, optical routing, and assigned optical packaging, assembly, and test services. You will work closely with electrical engineering, optical engineering, systems engineering, mechanical and packaging engineering, quality, rack integration, data-center deployment,manufacturing, supply chain, finance, legal, and program management teams to translate demanding bandwidth, signal integrity, reliability, and scale requirements into resilient supplier partnerships and scalable commercial strategies. Your work will directly support the performance, reliability, manufacturability, and scale of the high-speed optical connectivity required for OpenAI’s next-generation AI systems. In this role, you will: Develop and execute a comprehensive sourcing strategy for fiber and optical interconnect components supporting high-bandwidth AI systems and infrastructure. Own sourcing across optical fiber cable assembli

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 Role Technical Consulting is Ramp's post-sales technical delivery team. When a finance org needs Ramp to work the way their business actually runs, this is the team that takes customers through that transformation, from complex accounting issues to integration errors to everything in between. The Senior Manager, Technical Consulting, Strategic leads the team responsible for Ramp's largest and most strategic accounts . You'll own post-sales technical implementation for this segment end to end — from technical discovery and solution design through go-live, adoption, and expansion — working shoulder-to-shoulder with our Customer Activation team , with whom you'll co-own activation milestones and time-to-value . Strategic customers arrive with multi-entity structures, legacy ERPs, in-flight finance transformations, procurement and treasury requirements, and executive sponsors who expect a named technical leader in the room. Your team is the last line of technical escalation for these accounts — there is no tier above you. This role suits an ex