Associate Director, Source to Contract Process & Platform Enablement

Vertex Inc.•Boston, MA

1d•$156,000 - $234,000•Hybrid

About The Position

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. This role leads the business-side enablement of S2C execution across sourcing events, awards, contract creation and lifecycle management, and supplier contract enablement. The role is expected to standardize and modernize execution through disciplined operating models, strong cross-functional partnership, and thoughtful adoption of digital and AI-enabled capabilities that improve user experience, decision support, control effectiveness, and speed to value. In partnership with Category Management, Legal, Procurement Operations, IT/Digital, and other COE towers, the leader ensures S2C execution is well-controlled, resilient, scalable, and continuously improving.

Requirements

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.
Strong execution focus with the ability to balance speed, control, and risk.
Strong cross‑functional influencer and advisor who can drive alignment across Procurement, Legal, and Operations without direct authority.
Clear communicator who translates business and legal requirements into executable processes and platform outcomes.
Forward-looking leader who can evaluate and apply AI capabilities to simplify processes, improve decision support, and enhance user experience responsibly.

Responsibilities

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.
Drive process and platform alignment across sourcing and contracting to support seamless handoffs into downstream P2P execution.
Drive a controlled end‑to‑end lifecycle for S2C execution with appropriate approvals, audit‑ready traceability, and contract integrity.
Lead the enablement roadmap and backlog for S2C processes and platforms, including enhancements, configuration changes, and defect remediation.
Prioritize work based on business value, risk mitigation, compliance impact, and operational efficiency.
Drive continuous improvement across sourcing cycle times, contract turnaround, template usage, clause compliance, and user adoption.
Lead business-side change and release readiness for S2C platforms, including impact assessment, testing coordination, UAT, and go‑live preparation.
Help ensure sourcing and contracting changes do not disrupt active sourcing events, contract execution, or downstream purchasing.
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.
Partner with Legal, Finance, Compliance, and Risk to operationalize policy requirements and mitigate commercial and regulatory risk through execution.
Enable effective supplier participation in sourcing and contracting workflows through clear processes, templates, and supporting guidance.
Partner with Category Managers and Legal to improve usability and consistency while maintaining required safeguards.
Partner with Central Operations and any execution or BPO teams supporting sourcing, contract, and TPRM administration to maintain clear operating rhythms.
Define escalation paths, issue resolution processes, and continuous improvement loops in partnership with operations teams to reduce friction and improve service levels.
Partner with Strategy, Governance & Excellence to operationalize sourcing and contracting standards within execution workflows.
Partner with P2P Process & Platform Enablement to ensure clean downstream integration from contract to purchase.
Partner with Analytics to ensure S2C execution data supports trusted KPIs, savings tracking, and contractual compliance insights.