Procurement Specialist

A Career with Point72’s Finance Team The Finance team provides a broad range of timely, accurate, relevant, and objective financial information, advice, and services to its business partners, with commitment to the highest professional and ethical standards. Our team offers a dynamic and collaborative environment where our colleagues can learn at a fast pace and are rewarded with advanced opportunities both within Finance and across the firm. What you’ll do • Own end-to-end technology procurement for Point72, shaping high-value agreements that support the firm’s technology strategy • Lead negotiations for SaaS agreements, enterprise software subscriptions, enterprise license agreements, and professional services contracts with major technology vendors • Identify and redline key contract terms covering automatic renewals, price escalators, data portability, audit rights, service-level agreements, and service commitments • Benchmark pricing and commercial structures to strengthen negotiation strategies, support vendor decisions, and identify cost optimization opportunities • Build total cost of ownership analyses and business cases that help stakeholders evaluate trade-offs, risks, and long-term value • Structure technology deals that align commitments with forecasted usage, business priorities, risk considerations, and future operating needs • Manage the technology contract lifecycle, including execution, repository accuracy, renewal planning, amendments, and statement of work oversight • Monitor technology spend, supplier performance, market conditions, and renewal timelines to identify savings, cost avoidance, and vendor optimization opportunities • Partner with Legal, Technology, Finance, and other stakeholders to align procurement decisions with governance, regulatory requirements, and commercial risk management What’s required • 5+ years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience, with the majority focused on software, SaaS, or technology categories • Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, law, supply chain management, or a related analytical discipline • Experience in financial services, investment management, or another regulated environment, procurement certifications, or procurement platform experience • Proven experience independently negotiating SaaS and software agreements, including enterprise license agreements, subscription contracts, and professional services statements of work • Strong contract review skills, including redlining commercial and legal provisions covering automatic renewals, price escalators, intellectual property, data-use rights, and audit clauses • Experience leading full competitive sourcing processes, including scoping, supplier engagement, evaluation, selection, and award • Deep understanding of SaaS commercial models, including per-seat, concurrent-user, consumption-based, outcome-based, and enterprise license structures • Solid grounding in procurement principles, including category management, total cost of ownership analysis, benchmarking, cost modeling, and supplier performance management • Strong analytical skills, including experience working with spend data, building Excel-based cost models, and presenting commercial analysis to senior stakeholders We take care of our people We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide: • Fully-paid health care benefits • Generous parental and family leave policies • Mental and physical wellness programs • Volunteer opportunities • Non-profit matching gift program • Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBT+ community • Tuition assistance • A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more About