Procurement Operations Lead — AI-Driven, End-to-End

Menlo Ventures; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401(K) with company match

Unlimited PTO

Life Insurance + STD/LTD

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Legora is hiring in New York for a dedicated Procurement hire to design and own the intake-to-PO lifecycle from the ground up. You’ll collaborate with Finance, Legal, Security, and IT to scale procurement across multiple functions as the business grows.

You will build AI-enabled processes, ensure policy compliance, and develop self-serve resources for teams. This remote-ready role centers on transforming procurement operations in a fast-paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in procurement operations at a high-growth tech company.
• Direct experience building procurement processes from zero: intake, approval matrices, vendor onboarding.
• Deep familiarity with procurement/P2P tooling (Ramp, Ironclad, Zip, NetSuite).
• Comfort building with and evaluating AI tools and agents, with rigour to verify output.
• Working knowledge of AP and payment processes, to hand off cleanly to AP.
• Strong business judgement: resolve exceptions, manage ambiguity.
• Excellent stakeholder communication with internal teams and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Build and Own the Intake-to-PO Lifecycle: design, maintain, and launch the process, including intake triage, vendor onboarding, PO creation, and fast-buy paths.
• Enhance Procurement with AI: identify where AI agents and automation improve the process, build, deploy, and iterate with checks for reliability.
• Partner with Accounts Payable: support vendor master data quality and PO accuracy, troubleshoot disputes upstream.
• Be the Subject-Matter Expert: provide guidance on procurement tools, policy, and compliance; exercise judgement on exceptions.
• Own Reporting and Analytics: build dashboards and reports to track procurement performance and spend narratives for leadership.
• Keep Vendor Reviews Moving: coordinate security, privacy, and legal diligence to keep reviews on a timeline.
• Lead Cross-Functional Change Management: drive adoption and fold acquired vendors into one system.
• Build the Enablement Layer: create playbooks, policy templates, and short how-to videos for self-serve buying.

Skills

Procurement operations

Zero-based procurement design

P2P tooling

AI tooling evaluation

AP/payments knowledge

business judgement

stakeholder communication

builder mindset

Tools

Ramp

Ironclad

Zip

NetSuite

Job description

Legora is hiring in New York for a dedicated Procurement hire to design and own the intake-to-PO lifecycle from the ground up. You’ll collaborate with Finance, Legal, Security, and IT to scale procurement across multiple functions as the business grows.

You will build AI-enabled processes, ensure policy compliance, and develop self-serve resources for teams. This remote-ready role centers on transforming procurement operations in a fast-paced tech environment.