Lead Procurement Manager

EvenUp; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible PTO

Sick leave

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

RRSP for Canada-based employees

Parental leave

Local in-person meet-up program

Office hubs: San Francisco, Toronto

Job summary

EvenUp is seeking a Lead Procurement Manager to streamline purchasing workflows and drive cost efficiency across SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and IT services. You will own high-value tech agreements and lead vendor selections in a fast-growing tech environment.

We value strong negotiation, financial literacy, and cross-functional collaboration with FP&A, IT, and product teams to safeguard growth while optimizing spend and reducing debt. Toronto-based roles welcomed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management.
• 2+ years of cross-functional project leadership.
• Proven track record of refining and scaling procurement processes.
• Strong negotiation skills with high-dollar SaaS and cloud contracts.
• Strong financial literacy and partnership with Finance.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, improve, and enforce clear purchasing workflows and spending guardrails.
• Own high-value enterprise tech agreements across SaaS, cloud infra, and IT services.
• Spearhead vendor selections and RFPs with detailed total-cost analyses.
• Lead commercial negotiations for key SaaS and IT contracts with stakeholders.
• Partner with FP&A, IT, and leadership to audit spend and reduce technical debt.
• Evaluate, implement, and maintain procurement systems (Zip, Ramp) for visibility.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with policies and data protection regulations.

Skills

Procurement

Strategic sourcing

Vendor management

Negotiation

Financial literacy

Tools

Zip

Ramp

Job description

EvenUp is on a mission to close the justice gap using technology and AI. We empower personal injury lawyers and victims to get the justice they deserve. Our products enable law firms to secure faster settlements, higher payouts, and better outcomes for victims injured through no fault of their own in vehicle collisions, accidents, natural disasters, and more.

We are one of the fastest-growing vertical SaaS companies in history, and we are just getting started. EvenUp is backed by top VCs, including Bessemer Venture Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, SignalFire, and Lightspeed. We are looking to expand our team with talented, driven, and collaborative individuals who seek to have a lasting impact. Learn more at www.evenuplaw.com.

The Lead Procurement Manager will drive execution and operational workflows for EvenUp's technology and vendor ecosystem, managing the end-to-end purchasing processes for SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and IT services. You will operate at the center of our operational scaling, balancing cost optimization with the performance requirements of our teams to ensure we maintain high-velocity growth without compromising infrastructure reliability.

What You’ll Do

• Procurement Function Strategy - Maintain, improve, and enforce clear purchasing workflows, and operational spending guardrails.

• Category Management - Own high-value enterprise technology agreements across SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and corporate IT services, optimizing total cost of ownership.

• Strategic Sourcing & RFPs - Spearhead vendor selections and RFP processes, performing detailed total-cost analysis, security evaluation, and commercial benchmarking.

• Contract Negotiation & Sourcing - Lead commercial negotiations for key SaaS and IT contracts in alignment with internal stakeholder priorities.

• Spend Management & Cost Optimization - Partner closely with FP&A, IT, and EPD leadership to conduct routine spend audits, eliminate software overlap, optimize license allocation, and reduce technical debt.

• Process & Tooling Standardization - Evaluate, implement, and maintain procurement systems (e.g., Zip, Ramp) to increase cross-functional visibility.

• Cross-Functional Alignment - Collaborate with all teams to ensure all purchasing activities comply with company policies, data protection regulations, and audit requirements.

• Possible Success Metrics (KPIs) - Achieve measurable total cost savings across SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and IT services through license optimization, vendor renegotiations, contract renewal velocity, % of Vendors using PO’s, % of Vendors submitting electronic invoices, and software consolidation.

• Suggested Milestones - Audit current vendor spend, establish standardized procurement workflows via tools like Zip or Ramp, and right-size cross-departmental software licenses to eliminate waste within 90 to 180 days.

What We Look For

• 7+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management within high-growth technology or vertical SaaS environments.

• 2+ years of cross-functional project lead experience.

• Proven track record of refining and scaling procurement processes within a fast-paced technology or vertical SaaS environment.

• Strong negotiation skills with demonstrated experience structuring high-dollar SaaS and cloud infrastructure agreements.

• Strong financial literacy and experience partnering directly with Finance teams to manage departmental budgets and usage modeling.

Benefits & Perks

As part of our total rewards package, we offer attractive benefits and perks to our employees, including:

• Choice of medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family.

• Additional insurance coverage options for life, accident, or critical illness.

• Flexible paid time off, sick leave, short-term and long-term disability.

• 10 US observed holidays, and Canadian statutory holidays by province.

• A home office stipend.

• 401(k) for US-based employees and RRSP for Canada-based employees.

• Paid parental leave.

• A local in-person meet-up program.

• Hubs in San Francisco and Toronto.

(Please note the above benefits & perks are for full-time employees)

Notice to Candidates

To ensure fairness and proper consideration, we do not accept resumes or expressions of interest via email or social media messages.

Please note that EvenUp may use AI notetakers and other recording devices in the recruiting process. If you interview with us, with your consent, we may record your conversations and summarize them into notes for internal use. Recording is optional, and declining will not affect your candidacy.

EvenUp is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion in our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.