Associate Director, Source to Contract Process & Platform Enablement

Job Description

The AD, Source‑to‑Contract Process & Platform Enablement is responsible for leading and advancing Source‑to‑Contract (S2C) execution enablement, serving as a senior business lead for the processes, platforms, and controls that enable compliant, efficient, and scalable sourcing, contracting, and third‑party risk management. This role shapes how S2C capabilities are translated into business outcomes by aligning process design, platform enablement, governance, and continuous improvement across the end‑to‑end execution lifecycle.

• Serve as a senior business lead for Source‑to‑Contract execution processes and enabling platforms, including sourcing events, supplier collaboration, award workflows, contract authoring, approvals, execution, amendments, and renewals, and drive process and platform alignment across sourcing and contracting.
• Lead the enablement roadmap and backlog for S2C processes and platforms, including enhancements, configuration changes, and defect remediation, prioritizing work based on business value, risk mitigation, compliance impact, and operational efficiency.
• Lead business‑side change and release readiness for S2C platforms, including impact assessment, testing coordination, UAT, and go‑live preparation, and partner with IT and Operations on issue management, escalations, and post‑deployment stabilization.
• Advance sourcing and contracting workflows that support required controls, approval routing, legal review checkpoints, and standardized contract language, partnering with Legal, Finance, Compliance, and Risk.
• Enable effective supplier participation in sourcing and contracting workflows through clear processes, templates, and supporting guidance, partnering with Category Managers and Legal.
• Partner with Central Operations and other execution or BPO teams to maintain clear operating rhythms and continuous improvement loops to reduce friction and improve service levels.
• Collaborate across COE towers (Strategy, Governance & Excellence, P2P Process & Platform Enablement, Analytics) to operationalize sourcing and contracting standards within execution workflows and ensure clean downstream integration from contract to purchase.

• 8+ years of experience supporting and enabling Source‑to‑Contract processes and platforms in a business, COE, or product ownership role.
• Strong understanding of sourcing execution, contract lifecycle management, approvals, and supplier engagement.
• Hands‑on experience leading requirements definition, UAT, enablement enhancements, and user training.
• 5+ years with Coupa Sourcing, Icertis, and Process Unity platforms.
• Experience leading AI‑enabled process improvement and digital innovation within procurement, sourcing, contracting, or adjacent enterprise workflows.
• Experience driving standardization of sourcing and contracting execution at scale.
• Experience partnering closely with Legal and Category Management teams.
• Familiarity with contract template governance, clause libraries, and compliance enablement.
• Leadership attributes: strong execution focus, cross‑functional influencer, clear communicator, forward‑looking leader capable of evaluating AI capabilities responsibly.

$156,000 - $234,000. The role is eligible for an annual bonus and annual equity awards. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job‑related factors permitted by law.

Hybrid‑Eligible: work remotely up to two days per week; or On‑Site: work five days per week on‑site with ad hoc flexibility. Flex status is subject to Vertex’s Policy on Flex @ Vertex Program and may be changed at any time.

Vertex is committed to equal employment opportunity and non‑discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Vertex is an E‑Verify Employer in the United States. Vertex will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position should make a request to the recruiter or hiring manager.