Procurement Operations Analyst

Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.

As a Procurement Operations Analyst, you will sit on the Finance team and work across the procurement spectrum to ensure smooth and efficient purchasing, contracting, and supplier operations. As a motivated self-starter, you will be the liaison between procurement, vendors, and internal cross-functional teams to ensure that all purchases follow company procedures, meet expected service-level agreements (SLAs), have sufficient, thorough documentation, and that services and goods being rendered are compliant with the agreed upon contractual terms.

• Organize and track contractual documentation between the company and vendors, and ensure completeness of the contracts repository.
• Support Business Development teams, Procurement team, Contract Manager, and Legal Counsel in ushering contracts through the purchasing workflows.
• Track, measure, report, and evaluate vendor performance in the context of existing contractual obligations.
• Act as bridge between cross-functional teams such as Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, Legal, Information Security, Compliance and the various business departments to remove blockers and push transactions through to completion.
• Identify and support improvements to end-to-end purchasing process, including supplier onboarding, contracting, and purchase order management.
• Build and maintain program for ensuring company-wide compliance with Procurement Policy.
• Work alongside the Contract Manager to ensure that vendors within the vendor base have passed the necessary compliance and information security reviews and are compliant with the requisite policies.

• Proven ability to analyze and synthesize critical information.
• Demonstrated ability to identify business process inefficiencies and drive process improvements.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with various counterparts using effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with purchasing systems like Coupa or Netsuite is a plus.

• At least 4 years of finance operations experience, preferably in a rapidly growing and/or evolving environment.
• Strong data analysis skills, with proficiency in Excel.

The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $65,000 - $85,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign‑on bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual’s relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign‑on bonus;

the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long‑term incentives.

• Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
• Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back‑up care for all parents
• Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
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