Lead Procurement Business Partner - Infrastructure and Cloud

Why this role?

Snyk is building a world-class Procurement function, and we’re hiring a Lead Procurement Business Partner to own our largest and most critical spend category: R&D and Cloud Infrastructure. You will manage the suppliers that represent the majority of our technology investment - driving commercial value, improving cloud efficiency, and enabling our Engineering and Product teams to innovate at speed.

As a critical and visible member of the Procurement team, you’ll help build the function from the ground up. You’ll partner closely with our Head of Procurement and leaders across Engineering, CloudOps, Product, Security, IT, and Finance to shape category strategies, negotiate major cloud and software agreements, and establish scalable, best-in-class sourcing practices. This isn’t an operational role - it’s a strategic seat at the table.

This is a high-impact position where your decisions will directly influence cost, risk, and technical velocity. If you excel at managing complex supplier portfolios, thrive in a fast-growing tech environment, and want to define procurement standards that scale, we’d love to speak with you.

What you'll do

• Lead sourcing strategies across Engineering and Product needs including, SaaS, Professional Services and cloud (AWS/GCP), owning the full supplier lifecycle from selection and contracting through performance management, renewals, and risk oversight.

• Negotiate major technology agreements and optimise commercial terms, pricing, and usage models.

• Work closely with CloudOps to shape cloud spend strategy, identify optimisation opportunities, improve forecasting, and develop commercial frameworks that scale.

• Drive measurable efficiencies across our cloud environments.

• Act as a strategic advisor to Engineering and Product — translating business needs into sourcing strategies that balance cost, performance, agility, and compliance.

• Influence senior stakeholders with clear commercial recommendations.

• Use spend analytics and supplier insights to uncover cost-saving, consolidation, and rationalisation opportunities across cloud and software.

• Support budget planning and deliver measurable commercial value through improved terms, reduced risk, and stronger supplier performance.

• Enhance procurement processes, tools, and frameworks to support a scalable, disciplined sourcing model.

• Ensure compliance with procurement policy, security standards, data protection requirements, and contract governance.

• Lead sourcing initiatives, cloud optimisation projects, contract negotiations, and supplier transformation workstreams.

• Partner with Legal, Finance, CloudOps, and Security to ensure smooth execution and alignment with business objectives.

• Track and report on procurement KPIs—including savings, supplier performance, cloud efficiency metrics, and lifecycle milestones—and provide leadership with actionable insights and recommendations

What you bring?

• 8+ years of strategic sourcing experience, with 5+ years specialising in SaaS, and Cloud Infrastructure, including ownership of $XM+ negotiations and proven cost-saving outcomes.

• Experience in a high-growth tech or startup environment, with a track record of building processes from the ground up, thriving in ambiguity, and successfully wearing multiple hats.

• Strong commercial and analytical capability, with hands-on experience in deal structuring, TCO analysis, and negotiating complex MSAs, DPAs, SLAs, and software/cloud licensing agreements.

• FinOps Practitioner certification and/or cloud platform certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure) highly preferred.

• Deep technical and commercial understanding of AWS, GCP, and Azure, including cost drivers, pricing models, RIs/Savings Plans, storage/network economics, and architectural trade-offs.

• Ability to analyse cloud usage and billing data, collaborate with CloudOps on optimisation strategies, and translate technical consumption patterns into actionable commercial recommendations.

• Advanced proficiency in spend analytics, TCO modelling, benchmarking, scenario modelling, and identifying optimisation opportunities across cloud and software portfolios.

• Strong grasp of SaaS unit economics, the supplier landscape, CSP pricing models, and enterprise licensing structures.

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence without authority, build trusted partnerships with Engineering, Product, Security, Finance, IT, and Legal, and balance commercial discipline with business agility.

• Demonstrated ability to drive a culture of disciplined sourcing, data-driven decision-making, Supplier accountability, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement.

• A customer-obsessed, service-oriented mindset, focused on enabling high-velocity teams while maintaining strong governance and commercial rigour.

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We care deeply about the warm, inclusive environment we’ve created and we value diversity – we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether you’re the right person, do apply anyway!

About Snyk

Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups, to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health, wellness, financial security, and a work/life blend, we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.

Benefits & Programs

- Prioritize health, wellness, financial security, and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.

- Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development

- Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers

- Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance

- Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances