Procurement Enablement Lead

About the Company

Mixpanel is the leading product intelligence and analytics platform, trusted by more than 29,000 companies to help understand how people use the products they build. By combining powerful analytics with AI that knows your business, Mixpanel helps teams see what’s working, diagnose what’s not, and decide what to build next.

About the Team

The Operational Finance Team is responsible for a variety of tasks that keep the business running on a day-to-day basis. There are four teams within the Operational Finance Function:

• Accounting and Accounts Payable – Accurately records all vendor-related transactions and ensures vendors are paid.
• Billing Team – Provisions customer access to Mixpanel and ensures proper revenue recognition.
• Collection Team – Records all customer payments and ensures timely payment collection.
• Payroll – Prepares payroll for all employees worldwide.

The team is split between the Bay Area, London, Bangalore, and Barcelona.

About the Role

The Procurement Enablement Lead will lead the procurement program at Mixpanel. They will manage a team of two and be responsible for organizational spend, maximizing vendor value, optimizing procurement processes, minimizing risk, and assisting business partners with the procurement of third-party tools and services. This role requires a breadth of experience, both strategic and operational skills, and proven people-management capability. A successful candidate will enjoy building and developing a team while streamlining operations, enhancing processes, and continuously supporting and educating others to develop a world-class procurement program.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a team of two, coaching them through skill-building, career growth, and day-to-day performance while fostering a culture of shared ownership and high standards.
• Lead execution of complex procurement projects across functions, setting clear priorities and anticipating challenges before they become blockers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with key internal teams such as FP&A, Security, IT, and Legal on purchasing processes and improvements, building productive relationships and resolving misalignments directly.
• Build strategic relationships with key vendors and technology partners to leverage strategic discounts and maximize value.
• Promote a culture of innovation on the team by identifying opportunities to improve outcomes through better processes and targeted use of AI and emerging tools, and lead initiatives to implement procurement process improvements.
• Provide procurement process training for Mixpanel employees involved with procurement of products and services.
• Shape and communicate a compelling vision for the procurement team that contributes to Operational Finance goals, anticipating team-level needs and emerging trends, and clearly communicating the rationale behind key decisions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of work experience as a Procurement Specialist or Procurement Manager, including experience managing or directly leading others.
• Experience working for SaaS companies and working directly with vendors.
• Experience with Procurement improvement initiatives.
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgment.
• Experience with managing and mitigating risks.
• Strong data management and analytics skills – ability to gather, clean, and interpret data.
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships both internally and externally.
• Effective communicator who can collaborate with all functions of the business and guide a team through change with clarity and empathy.
• A track record of coaching and developing team members, managing performance, and building a respectful, high-performing team environment.
• Adaptability – you understand that change is constant, embrace it, and can help your team navigate ambiguity and shifting priorities with confidence.
• Agility and resilience – you move quickly and encourage continued improvement.
• Strong work ethic, desire to learn, and a drive to excel.
• Professional polish – accustomed to and comfortable with presenting to the C-suite without extensive coaching and prep (internally and externally).

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental Care
• Mental Wellness Benefit
• Generous Vacation Policy & Additional Company Holidays
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Volunteer Time Off
• Additional US Benefits: Pre-Tax Benefits including 401(K), Wellness Benefit, Holiday Break

*Please note that benefits and perks for contract positions will vary.

Why Mixpanel?

We’re a leader in analytics with over 9,000 customers and $277M raised from prominent investors like Andreessen-Horowitz, Sequoia, YC, and Bain Capital. Mixpanel’s pioneering event-based data analytics platform offers a powerful yet simple solution for companies to understand user behaviors and track overarching company success metrics. Our teams tackle ever-evolving challenges tied to scaling, reliability, design, and service, driving continuous innovation and growth.