FinOps & Strategic Procurement Lead - R&D, Cloud & Software in London

Snyk is the leader in secure AI software development, helping millions of developers develop fast and stay secure as AI transforms how software is built. Our AI-native Developer Security Platform integrates seamlessly into development and security workflows, making it easy to find, fix, and prevent vulnerabilities — from code and dependencies to containers and cloud. Our mission is to empower every developer to innovate securely in the AI era — boosting productivity while reducing business risk.

As the Lead Procurement Business Partner, R&D & FinOps, you will be the commercial architect for Snyk’s high-growth Engineering organization. Managing the entire R&D spend estate, you will lead the intersection of strategic procurement and cloud financial management. You will act as a "commercial shield" for R&D, ensuring we reach our margin targets without sacrificing engineering velocity. This is a "dual-threat" leadership role: you will oversee the traditional procurement lifecycle for R&D (Supplier Management, RFPs, Renewals) while also directing the FinOps function to ensure our cloud consumption is optimized efficiently.

What you’ll do:

• Cross-Functional Efficiency Execution: Serve as the "connective tissue" between R&D, Finance, and FinOps. You will lead regular workgroups to identify technical efficiency opportunities and drive the commercial execution required to realize those savings.
• R&D Estate Business Partnering: Act as the primary commercial concierge for the R&D organization. You will manage the entire spend portfolio, removing administrative friction for engineers and ensuring that every dollar spent aligns with R&D’s technical roadmap.
• Commercial FinOps Leadership: Establish and lead the strategic roadmap for the FinOps function within Procurement. You will direct the FinOps "Data Engine" (Usage Analysis, Cost Incident Management, and Anomaly Detection) and translate those technical insights into commercial negotiation leverage and margin defense.
• Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SRM): Take full ownership of the R&D supplier ecosystem. You will lead commercial QBRs for strategic partners like AWS, GCP, Datadog, and Snowflake, tracking ROI and performance against SLAs.
• End-to-End Procurement Execution: Oversight of the full lifecycle for all R&D commodities, including SaaS, Professional Services, and Resource Augmentation.
• Margin & Pricing Collaboration: Partner closely with Finance and Pricing on Unit Economics. You will provide the commercial and cost data required to build "Cost-to-Serve" models that ensure Snyk’s products are priced for maximum profitability.
• Cost Incident & Risk Management: In partnership with the FinOps Analyst, you will oversee the triage of billing spikes and usage anomalies, communicating financial risks and remediation plans directly to R&D and Finance leadership.
• FinOps Function Leadership: Lead the strategic roadmap for the FinOps function within Procurement. You will direct the FinOps "Data Engine" (Usage Analysis, Cost Incident Management, and Anomaly Detection) and translate those technical insights into commercial negotiation leverage and margin defense.
• Strategic Escalation: Serve as the primary commercial point of contact for R&D Leads and Executives for all spend-related risks, opportunities, and "Cost Incidents."

What you bring:

• 7+ years in Strategic Procurement, Category Management, or a Commercial FinOps leadership role.
• Collaborative Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives between Engineering and Finance teams to drive bottom-line impact.
• Technical Influence: Ability to translate technical cloud metrics into commercial business cases and influence technical stakeholders without direct authority.
• Deep Cloud Fluency: Proven track record negotiating cloud contracts and understanding the mechanics of consumption-based billing models (AWS/GCP).
• Stakeholder Mastery: Experience influencing C-suite and VP-level technical stakeholders in a fast-paced DevOps environment.

It’d be awesome if you also...

• Have experience working within the AI, Security or SaaS Industry.
• Bring fresh ideas and aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo.
• Have a sense of humour — we take our mission seriously, but not ourselves!

Snyk is committed to equal pay for equal work and carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors. Actual compensation may vary based on prior experience, skills, location, internal equity, and other job-related factors. Our Total Rewards program includes, but is not limited to 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off, health, dental, and vision insurance.

We care deeply about the warm, inclusive environment we’ve created and we value diversity – we welcome applications from those typically underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this role but are not totally sure whether you’re the right person, do apply anyway!

Snyk is committed to creating an inclusive and engaging environment where our employees can thrive as we rally behind our common mission to make the digital world a safer place. From Snyk employee resource groups, to global benefits that help our employees prioritize their health, wellness, financial security, and a work/life blend, we aim to support our employees along their entire journeys here at Snyk.

Benefits & Programs

• Prioritize health, wellness, financial security, and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.
• Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self-development.
• Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers.
• Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance.
• Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances.