• Develop and lead a clear, scalable procurement strategy aligned with Upstart’s business priorities, cost goals, and risk frameworks. • Champion a unified, user-friendly procurement experience that minimizes friction and maximizes cross-functional collaboration. • Drive transformation of procurement workflows and Procurement systems configuration, ensuring end-to-end ownership and accountability. • Establish procurement as a key business partner across departments through data-driven insights, reliability, and proactive service. • Guide sourcing strategy across all major categories: Technology (SaaS, cloud, software), Engineering, Marketing, HR, Professional Services, and Risk. • Partner closely with FP&A and budget owners to influence planning, forecasting, and tradeoff decisions and deliver on cost savings and cost avoidance goals. • Advocate for the Sourcing team with their work with Business teams to shape demand, build sourcing plans, and deliver value beyond cost (speed, quality, security, sustainability). • Negotiate complex enterprise contracts with a focus on optimizing commercial, legal, and cybersecurity terms. • Partner with Legal and InfoSec to streamline standard templates and review paths for faster execution. • Build a comprehensive supplier governance program—from onboarding and due diligence to performance monitoring and renewals in alignment with applicable financial services regulations. • Ensure alignment with SOX, internal audit standards, and public company reporting requirements. • Lead efforts to expand and diversify Upstart’s supplier base while ensuring operational continuity. • Lead, coach, and develop a growing team of procurement professionals. • Foster a culture of accountability, agility, continuous improvement, and strong business partnership. • Promote learning and development in areas like category strategy, negotiation, and vendor relationship management.