Procurement Business Partner, Technology
As a Procurement Business Partner supporting Technology and Product, the successful candidate will lead sourcing initiatives and manage supplier relationships across assigned technology categories. The role involves partnering with Technology, Product, Engineering, Data, Information Security, and Finance stakeholders to understand demand, evaluate suppliers, and develop commercial strategies that align with business and technology roadmaps.
By combining market insight, financial analysis, and strong stakeholder partnership, the Procurement Business Partner will deliver measurable value, mitigate risk, and support scalable technology investment.
- Lead sourcing initiatives across assigned technology categories, including enterprise software, SaaS, cloud and infrastructure, hardware, telecom, data, AI, developer tools, cybersecurity, and technology services.
- Partner with Technology and Product stakeholders to understand demand, challenge requirements, and develop sourcing strategies aligned with roadmaps, architecture decisions, and business priorities.
- Lead competitive sourcing events, including RFx development, proposal analysis, supplier evaluation, commercial analysis, and supplier selection.
- Develop business cases and negotiate software licensing, cloud and consumption commitments, data and AI arrangements, hardware, and professional-services agreements.
- Conduct spend, utilization, market, supplier, benchmark, and total-cost-of-ownership analyses to identify sourcing and optimization opportunities.
- Manage supplier relationships, ensuring partners meet expectations for cost, service, performance, security, scalability, and innovation.
- Coordinate with Legal, Finance, Information Security, Privacy, Compliance, and Technology stakeholders to address contractual and third-party risks.
- Leverage analytics, AI, automation, and data-driven insights to improve sourcing outcomes, supplier management, and procurement effectiveness.
- A Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Supply Chain, Information Systems, or a related field (required).
- At least 6 years of experience in strategic sourcing, technology procurement, category management, vendor management, or a related commercial function (required).
- Proven experience leading technology sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, competitive sourcing events, and contract discussions across categories including software as a service (SaaS), cloud services, enterprise licensing, data, artificial intelligence, hardware, telecommunications, and professional services (required).
- Strong analytical and financial acumen, with experience evaluating pricing, benchmarking, utilization, total cost of ownership, and business cases to support sourcing decisions (required).
- The ability to translate technology roadmaps and business requirements into practical sourcing strategies while building strong partnerships across Technology, Finance, Legal, and supplier stakeholders (required).
- Experience leveraging analytics, artificial intelligence, automation, or procurement technologies to improve sourcing outcomes, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment (required).
- Comprehensive health benefits including various medical plans, dental, and vision.
- Wellbeing program featuring free therapy sessions with Lyra Mental Health Solution, Lyra Employee Assistance Program, the Calm App, and Virtual Yoga Classes.
- 14 weeks of 100% paid parental leave to all global team members and workplace lactation support.
- Partnership with Care.com for backup childcare for U.S. employees.
- Support for family planning including adoption, surrogacy, and fertility treatments.
- Flexible PTO for employees based in the United States.
- Pet insurance to help save on vet expenses.
- Gym membership reimbursement.
- Financial planning support including 401(k) matching and Origin Financial.
- Commuter benefits to help lower costs.
- Tuition reimbursement program for educational courses.
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.