Director, G&A Procurement Business Partner
Anthropic, San Francisco, CA, United States
About Anthropic
Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems.
About the role We're looking for a Director of G&A Procurement Business Partnership to serve as the strategic procurement owner across Anthropic's Finance, Legal & Policy, GTM, and People & Workplace verticals. This role reports to the Head of Procurement.
You're a business partner first. In a hyper‑growth environment where speed and impact are equally valued, you'll build frameworks that enable the business rather than slow it down. You'll own purchase management, month‑end close processes, and systems hygiene across the verticals that collectively underpin our operational and organizational growth.
You'll manage a small team of procurement professionals in H1 2026, with a clear path to grow the function as Anthropic scales.
What you'll do Process Optimization & Systems (~50%)
Champion P2P adoption and optimization across G&A business units, driving compliance, user experience improvements, and workflow automation.
Partner with Finance Systems, Business Analytics, Finance & Strategy, and Accounting teams to improve procurement data quality, GL coding accuracy, and spend visibility across G&A categories.
Build scalable playbooks and training that maintain control without creating bottlenecks for fast‑moving business partners.
Partner with Legal on contract lifecycle management, ensuring risk‑appropriate terms and timely execution.
Partner with Privacy & Security on development of TPRM practices and process.
Drive vendor rationalization and preferred‑vendor strategies that maximize leverage without compromising business velocity.
Reduce P2P cycle time through automation, self‑service, and AI‑assisted tooling so more volume moves through with fewer manual touchpoints.
Partner with Legal, Security, TPRM, and Finance to embed controls into how work actually flows.
Month‑End Close & Accruals (~30%)
Serve as procurement's owner for month‑end close activities: accrual submissions, PO management, and spend reconciliation in close partnership with Accounting and FP&A.
Ensure PO hygiene across G&A verticals: timely creation, receipt matching, and proactive communication of large commitments to Finance.
Drive accrual accuracy through scalable processes for open PO reviews, and prepaid management.
Own procurement's contribution to financial forecasting, surfacing vendor commitment data to support accurate budget‑to‑actual reporting.
Ensure every request and PO is audit‑ready with clean metadata that supports invoice matching, reporting, and financial controls.
Team Leadership & Business Partnership (~20%)
Lead, coach, and develop a team of procurement professionals, setting clear expectations and career development plans.
Embed as a strategic partner within Finance, Legal, GTM, and People leadership, attending key planning cycles, vendor strategy discussions.
Translate complex sourcing and financial concepts for non‑procurement stakeholders; build trust through responsiveness and results.
Serve as the escalation point when operational breakdowns occur and drive resolution to a clean outcome.
You may be a good fit if you have 10+ years of progressive procurement experience, with 5+ years in an enterprise tech, SaaS, fintech, or hyperscaler environment.
At least 7 years of people management experience with a track record of building high‑performing teams.
An “AI first” mindset and curiosity about how AI can improve procurement operations.
Exposure in strategic sourcing and contract negotiation in G&A categories: professional services, real estate/facilities, GTM/marketing, or HR/workforce, etc.
Strong working knowledge of procurement‑adjacent accounting: accruals, prepaid expenses, PO management, and month‑end close processes.
Hands‑on experience with modern procurement platforms and ERPs.
Demonstrated ability to operate in high‑velocity, ambiguous environments, building structure without slowing the business.
Strong grasp of controls, segregation of duties, and compliance requirements across Procurement, Legal, and Finance.
A passion for transforming manual processes into structured, automated, audit‑ready systems.
Strong candidates may also have RE/Workplace procurement at scale.
Experience with Zip or similar enterprise procurement suites.
BI tool proficiency for spend analysis and reporting.
Exposure to hyper‑growth scaling environments.
Compensation The annual compensation range for this role is $230,000 – $300,000 USD.
Logistics Education requirements:
We require at least a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Location-based hybrid policy:
Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.
Visa sponsorship:
We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.
Important notice for applicants:
Anthropic recruiters only contact you from @anthropic.com email addresses. They will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, visit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.
How we're different We believe that the highest‑impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large‑scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long‑term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest‑impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.
Come work with us! Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.
Equal Employment Opportunity As set forth in Anthropic’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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About the role We're looking for a Director of G&A Procurement Business Partnership to serve as the strategic procurement owner across Anthropic's Finance, Legal & Policy, GTM, and People & Workplace verticals. This role reports to the Head of Procurement.
You're a business partner first. In a hyper‑growth environment where speed and impact are equally valued, you'll build frameworks that enable the business rather than slow it down. You'll own purchase management, month‑end close processes, and systems hygiene across the verticals that collectively underpin our operational and organizational growth.
You'll manage a small team of procurement professionals in H1 2026, with a clear path to grow the function as Anthropic scales.
What you'll do Process Optimization & Systems (~50%)
Champion P2P adoption and optimization across G&A business units, driving compliance, user experience improvements, and workflow automation.
Partner with Finance Systems, Business Analytics, Finance & Strategy, and Accounting teams to improve procurement data quality, GL coding accuracy, and spend visibility across G&A categories.
Build scalable playbooks and training that maintain control without creating bottlenecks for fast‑moving business partners.
Partner with Legal on contract lifecycle management, ensuring risk‑appropriate terms and timely execution.
Partner with Privacy & Security on development of TPRM practices and process.
Drive vendor rationalization and preferred‑vendor strategies that maximize leverage without compromising business velocity.
Reduce P2P cycle time through automation, self‑service, and AI‑assisted tooling so more volume moves through with fewer manual touchpoints.
Partner with Legal, Security, TPRM, and Finance to embed controls into how work actually flows.
Month‑End Close & Accruals (~30%)
Serve as procurement's owner for month‑end close activities: accrual submissions, PO management, and spend reconciliation in close partnership with Accounting and FP&A.
Ensure PO hygiene across G&A verticals: timely creation, receipt matching, and proactive communication of large commitments to Finance.
Drive accrual accuracy through scalable processes for open PO reviews, and prepaid management.
Own procurement's contribution to financial forecasting, surfacing vendor commitment data to support accurate budget‑to‑actual reporting.
Ensure every request and PO is audit‑ready with clean metadata that supports invoice matching, reporting, and financial controls.
Team Leadership & Business Partnership (~20%)
Lead, coach, and develop a team of procurement professionals, setting clear expectations and career development plans.
Embed as a strategic partner within Finance, Legal, GTM, and People leadership, attending key planning cycles, vendor strategy discussions.
Translate complex sourcing and financial concepts for non‑procurement stakeholders; build trust through responsiveness and results.
Serve as the escalation point when operational breakdowns occur and drive resolution to a clean outcome.
You may be a good fit if you have 10+ years of progressive procurement experience, with 5+ years in an enterprise tech, SaaS, fintech, or hyperscaler environment.
At least 7 years of people management experience with a track record of building high‑performing teams.
An “AI first” mindset and curiosity about how AI can improve procurement operations.
Exposure in strategic sourcing and contract negotiation in G&A categories: professional services, real estate/facilities, GTM/marketing, or HR/workforce, etc.
Strong working knowledge of procurement‑adjacent accounting: accruals, prepaid expenses, PO management, and month‑end close processes.
Hands‑on experience with modern procurement platforms and ERPs.
Demonstrated ability to operate in high‑velocity, ambiguous environments, building structure without slowing the business.
Strong grasp of controls, segregation of duties, and compliance requirements across Procurement, Legal, and Finance.
A passion for transforming manual processes into structured, automated, audit‑ready systems.
Strong candidates may also have RE/Workplace procurement at scale.
Experience with Zip or similar enterprise procurement suites.
BI tool proficiency for spend analysis and reporting.
Exposure to hyper‑growth scaling environments.
Compensation The annual compensation range for this role is $230,000 – $300,000 USD.
Logistics Education requirements:
We require at least a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
Location-based hybrid policy:
Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices.
Visa sponsorship:
We do sponsor visas! However, we aren't able to successfully sponsor visas for every role and every candidate. If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa.
Important notice for applicants:
Anthropic recruiters only contact you from @anthropic.com email addresses. They will never ask for money, fees, or banking information before your first day. If you're ever unsure about a communication, visit anthropic.com/careers directly for confirmed position openings.
How we're different We believe that the highest‑impact AI research will be big science. At Anthropic we work as a single cohesive team on just a few large‑scale research efforts. And we value impact — advancing our long‑term goals of steerable, trustworthy AI — rather than work on smaller and more specific puzzles. We view AI research as an empirical science, which has as much in common with physics and biology as with traditional efforts in computer science. We're an extremely collaborative group, and we host frequent research discussions to ensure that we are pursuing the highest‑impact work at any given time. As such, we greatly value communication skills.
Come work with us! Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and a lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.
Equal Employment Opportunity As set forth in Anthropic’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.
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