Procurement Strategy Lead

Checkr, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 224,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning & development

Equity compensation

Medical coverage

Fertility support

Flexible PTO

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Checkr is hiring a Head of Procurement to lead our procurement team. Reporting to the Controller, this role owns procurement workflows and partners with budget holders to drive negotiation strategy on new spend and contract renewals.

This is a hands-on leadership role: part negotiation, part people management, part cross-functional partnership. The right candidate is comfortable running vendor negotiations personally while coaching a team and providing visibility to the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management, including direct people management.
• Proven record of personal contract negotiations across software/SaaS, professional services, facilities, etc.
• Hands-on experience with procure-to-pay or intake/orchestration platforms.
• Strong cross-functional influence skills driving alignment with budget holders and stakeholders.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with evolving processes and tooling.
• Clear, structured communication; translate procurement activity for finance/executive leadership.
• A-player mindset with bias for action and ownership to deliver outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team with clear priorities and growth plans.
• Build an operating system for procurement (intake SLAs, playbooks, escalation paths) to scale with the company.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to shape negotiation strategy for new spend and renewals.
• Own procurement policy, approval thresholds, and vendor onboarding/due diligence.
• Build SOX controls and audit requirements related to procurement and vendor spend controls.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Contract negotiation

P2P platforms

Cross-functional influence

Fast-paced environment

Clear communication

Tools

Zip or comparable tools

Job description

Checkr is hiring a Head of Procurement to lead our procurement team. Reporting to the Controller, this role owns procurement workflows and partners with budget holders to drive negotiation strategy on new spend and contract renewals.

This is a hands-on leadership role: part negotiation, part people management, part cross-functional partnership. The right candidate is comfortable running vendor negotiations personally while coaching a team and providing visibility to the organization.