Senior Procurement Systems Analyst - Zip (Hybrid NYC)

The New York Times Company; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s)

401(k) company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development programs

Job summary

The New York Times Company is seeking a Senior System Analyst - Procurement to manage Zip configuration and release cycles within Enterprise Technology at our New York City headquarters. Hybrid work requires in-office presence about 2 days per week.

You will collaborate with Sourcing, Accounts Payable, Finance, Legal, and Enterprise Applications to ensure Zip aligns with Workday and other SaaS financial tools, while upholding governance and security standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering or configuring SaaS procurement or finance applications.
• 3+ years in modern integration patterns (APIs, event-driven architectures).
• Hands-on experience in production SaaS configuration, testing, release management, and change control.
• Familiarity with enterprise ticketing tools (e.g., ServiceNow, JIRA) and structured intake processes.
• Experience translating requirements into structured configuration changes and documenting decisions.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to data quality.
• Background in enterprise technology, finance systems, or shared services within a media or similar complex organization.
• Experience consulting with financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage Zip configuration, including workflows, fields, validations, permissions, and company settings
• Manage Zip release cycles (monthly and ad hoc), including reviewing release notes, assessing impact, advising business, coordinating testing, and promoting changes from sandbox to production
• Administer user roles and permissions in Zip to ensure appropriate access, segregation of tasks, and compliance with governance and security standards
• Partner with Sourcing, Accounts Payable, Finance, and Legal to translate requirements into Zip configuration changes
• Evaluate and resolve Zip support requests, defects, and small enhancements
• Follow our SDLC and change control procedures to guarantee proper configuration, testing, validation, and deployment
• Maintain configuration documentation, process flows, and decision logs for Zip and its integrations (e.g., Workday Financials, Ironclad)
• Monitor Zip usage, performance, and data quality, and recommend improvements to workflows, templates, and user experience
• Be the internal subject matter expert (SME) for Zip, providing guidance and training to our users and partner teams
• Contribute to governance forums and prioritization meetings, helping evaluate and size enhancement requests (S/M/L/XL) for Zip
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world

Skills

SaaS administration

APIs

Release management

Workday integration

Data governance

JIRA/ServiceNow

SDLC

Tools

Workday

JIRA

Ironclad

ServiceNow

Job description

The New York Times Company is seeking a Senior System Analyst - Procurement to manage Zip configuration and release cycles within Enterprise Technology at our New York City headquarters. Hybrid work requires in-office presence about 2 days per week.

You will collaborate with Sourcing, Accounts Payable, Finance, Legal, and Enterprise Applications to ensure Zip aligns with Workday and other SaaS financial tools, while upholding governance and security standards.