Procurement Enablement Lead

OpenAI

. Partner across Procurement, Finance, Legal, Security, Privacy, and Enterprise Technology to improve how procurement work gets requested, routed, approved, and supported across the spend lifecycle.

Posted 5/9/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $216,000 - $240,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner across Procurement, Finance, Legal, Security, Privacy, and Enterprise Technology to improve how procurement work gets requested, routed, approved, and supported across the spend lifecycle.
Help design and improve procurement intake, guidance, and workflow experiences that make it easier for employees and stakeholders to navigate procurement processes.
Translate procurement policies, operational needs, stakeholder feedback, and operational insights into clear business requirements for workflows, automation, reporting, analytics, and process improvements.
Partner with Enterprise Technology and tool owners to support workflow configuration improvements across procurement systems, including approvals, routing, SLAs, escalation paths, exception handling, and reporting capabilities.
Identify opportunities to use AI, automation, analytics, and decision support tools to reduce manual work, simplify employee experiences, and improve service delivery across Procurement operations.
Analyze operational data, workflow metrics, and stakeholder feedback to identify friction points, uncover trends, measure adoption, and prioritize improvements across procurement workflows and support experiences.
Build and maintain operational reporting, KPI frameworks, and workflow performance insights that support prioritization, service improvements, and data-driven decision-making across Procurement operations.
Support rollout and adoption of new procurement processes and tools, including testing, documentation, communications, training, and change management.
Help improve consistency, controls, and data quality across procurement workflows to support operational scalability, reporting, and audit readiness.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have 8+ years of experience in Procurement Technology, Procurement Operations, Finance Operations, or related operational and systems-focused roles.
Bring hands-on experience with procurement and finance platforms such as Zip, Oracle Fusion, VNDLY, Navan, Brex, or similar workflow and transaction systems.
Have deep operational knowledge across Source-to-Contract, Procure-to-Pay, Travel & Expense, and Contingent Workforce / Extended Workforce processes.
Have experience designing, improving, and scaling operational workflows, automation, and service delivery models in complex enterprise environments.
Have strong analytical and data interpretation skills, including experience working with operational metrics, workflow data, reporting tools, and large datasets to drive process improvements and operational decision-making.
Are comfortable using data to identify trends, measure adoption, prioritize enhancements, and communicate operational insights to cross-functional stakeholders and leadership.
Understand procurement controls and governance, including approval frameworks, audit trail requirements, SOX-aware process design, and risk management in enterprise finance and procurement environments.
Have experience applying AI tools, including GPT-based capabilities, automation tooling, analytics, or decision support solutions to improve operational workflows and internal service delivery.
Have experience translating business requirements into scalable workflows and system solutions while partnering effectively with Enterprise Technology, engineering, or systems teams.
Have strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills, and are comfortable working across Procurement, Finance, Legal, Security, Privacy, IT, and business teams.
Are strong in process documentation and operational playbook development, and can turn complex workflows into clear SOPs, workflow maps, guidance, and knowledge assets.
Have experience leading rollout, change management, training, and communication efforts that improve adoption and create durable operational change.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

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Hard Skills & Tools

procurement technologyprocurement operationsfinance operationsoperational workflowsautomationdata interpretationreporting toolsAI toolsworkflow designprocess improvements

Soft Skills

analytical skillscross-functional collaborationstakeholder managementcommunication skillschange managementtrainingprocess documentationoperational scalabilityproblem-solvingleadership