Director, Procurement (MKT & Corp Services)
As Director of Procurement, the successful candidate will lead a team responsible for procurement strategy supporting Marketing, Corporate Services, and Business Operations. The role involves partnering with senior leaders to build commercial strategies that support growth, brand impact, operational effectiveness, and responsible cost management. By bringing structure, market insight, and strong supplier governance to complex services spend, the Director will help teams move quickly while delivering measurable value and improving business outcomes.
DraftKings is looking for a strategic leader to own the procurement strategy, supplier ecosystem, and sourcing roadmap across diverse categories including media, advertising, agencies, creative services, consulting, and contingent labour. The Director will act as a strategic advisor to leadership, advancing enterprise-wide procurement standards while ensuring alignment with growth priorities and functional roadmaps.
- Lead and develop a team of Procurement professionals supporting Marketing, Corporate Services, and Business Operations, setting clear priorities, building category expertise, and fostering a high-performance culture.
- Own the procurement strategy, supplier ecosystem, and sourcing roadmap across media and advertising, agencies, creative and production, sponsorships, talent and influencer services, market research, consulting, contingent labor, workplace, travel, professional services, customer experience, and business operations.
- Partner with executive and senior leaders across Marketing, Finance, Legal, People, Workplace, Communications, and Business Operations to align procurement strategies with growth priorities, operating plans, and functional roadmaps.
- Lead complex sourcing initiatives and negotiations, including agency models, media and marketing services, strategic consulting, outsourced services, and other statement-of-work-based engagements.
- Develop commercial structures that improve transparency, flexibility, accountability, and value, including clear scopes, rate cards, fee and incentive models, deliverables, usage rights, and performance measures.
- Apply spend, demand, benchmark, and supplier-market analyses to identify consolidation, competitive sourcing, specification, and demand-management opportunities across the portfolio.
- Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Privacy, Information Security, and business stakeholders to address contractual, regulatory, reputational, and third-party risks while supporting speed to market.
- Represent Procurement as a strategic advisor to Marketing, Corporate Services, and Business Operations leadership while advancing enterprise-wide procurement standards, tools, and ways of working.
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Supply Chain, or a related field. (required)
- 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, vendor management, or a related commercial function, including significant responsibility for marketing, corporate services, or business operations categories. (required)
- Demonstrated experience leading teams and developing Procurement professionals in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. (required)
- Deep knowledge of services-based commercial models, including agencies, media and marketing services, consulting, contingent labor, outsourced services, and statement-of-work engagements. (required)
- Proven success leading high-value, complex negotiations and building category strategies across multiple stakeholder groups and diverse spend categories. (required)
- Strong financial and analytical acumen, including experience with rate, fee, benchmark, demand, and supplier-performance analysis. (required)
- Ability to balance commercial discipline, brand and business objectives, speed to market, and stakeholder experience. (required)
- Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and build credibility with Vice President, Senior Vice President, and C-suite stakeholders. (required)
- Experience leveraging analytics, AI, automation, and procurement technology to improve sourcing outcomes, controls, and stakeholder experience. (required)
- Experience in sports betting, iGaming, fantasy sports, media, entertainment, technology, financial services, or another regulated industry. (nice-to-have)
- US base salary range of 162,400.00 USD - 202,900.00 USD, plus bonus and equity.
- Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Wellbeing program including free therapy sessions with Lyra, the Calm App, and virtual yoga classes.
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and workplace lactation support.
- Partnership with Care.com for backup childcare.
- Family planning support including adoption, surrogacy, and fertility treatments.
- Flexible PTO for US employees.
- Pet insurance.
- Gym membership reimbursement.
- Financial planning resources including 401(k) matching and Origin Financial.
- Commuter benefits.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
DraftKings Inc. is a leading American digital sports entertainment and gaming company, headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2012, it started in daily fantasy sports and has grown into one of the largest US online sportsbook and iGaming operators. The company offers mobile sports betting, online casino and daily fantasy contests across regulated North American markets. DraftKings is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange and employs several thousand people.