Director of Procurement

• Build and scale a brand-new procurement function at Synthesia, reporting directly to the CFO. • Operate at the centre of critical decisions around spend, vendor strategy, real estate, and operational infrastructure. • Define sourcing and procurement strategy, lead complex negotiations, and build processes and systems from scratch to support the company's next stage of growth. • Based in London or New York City, working hybrid.

• Have 10+ years of progressive experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management. • Have a track record of building procurement functions from scratch, with the instinct to spot leverage others leave on the table and the presence to operate at C-level. • Have significant experience negotiating complex SaaS, cloud, professional services, and/or real estate contracts. • Bring deep expertise in sourcing strategy, vendor selection, contract negotiation, supplier performance management, and cost optimisation. • Have a track record of managing multi-million-dollar budgets and delivering measurable savings and operational efficiencies. • Be familiar with procurement and SaaS management tools. • Demonstrate strong cross-functional partnership skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders across Finance, IT, Security, HR, and Legal. • Be comfortable reviewing and redlining commercial terms in close collaboration with legal teams. • Take a structured, pragmatic approach to problem-solving, with the ability to operate both strategically and hands-on.

• Bring an "AI first" mindset and curiosity about how AI can improve procurement operations. • Have experience optimising cloud infrastructure and compute spend, particularly in AI/ML environments. • Have a track record navigating real estate strategy and vendor partnerships in global, multi-office settings.

• Own strategic sourcing across key spend categories including SaaS, cloud infrastructure, marketing, professional services, real estate, and facilities. • Build frameworks in a hyper-growth environment that enable the business rather than slow it down. • Partner with Legal on contract lifecycle management, ensuring risk-appropriate terms and timely execution. • Partner with Security on development of third-party practices and processes. • Drive vendor rationalisation and preferred-vendor strategies that maximise leverage without compromising business velocity. • Lead complex vendor negotiations for new contracts and renewals, focusing on cost optimisation, commercial flexibility, and risk mitigation. • Help establish scalable procurement workflows, policies, governance, and tooling to improve visibility, auditability, and internal client satisfaction. • Partner with accounting on month-end accruals, coding accuracy, and PO hygiene. • Champion P2P adoption and optimisation across the company, driving compliance, user experience improvements, and workflow automation.

• Build a new function from scratch at a $4 billion AI video platform, reporting directly to the CFO. • Have real ownership and high impact across critical spend, vendor strategy, and operational infrastructure decisions. • Join a company used by over 90% of the Fortune 100, backed by premier investors including Accel, NVentures, Kleiner Perkins, and GV. • Work hybrid from London or New York City.

Synthesia is the world's leading AI video platform for business, used by over 90% of the Fortune 100. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in London, the company develops products to enhance visual communication and enterprise skill development. Following a Series E round raising $200 million, Synthesia's valuation stands at $4 billion, with total funding exceeding $530 million from investors including Accel, NVentures, Kleiner Perkins, and GV.