Principal Talent Management Partner

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$148k–$268k

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Squarespace The Director of Strategic Procurement at Squarespace leads enterprise-wide sourcing strategies, manages supplier relationships, and drives cost efficiencies across all spend categories. This role partners with executive leadership to align procurement strategy with organizational goals and mitigate supplier risks.

Responsibilities

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Develop and implement a comprehensive procurement vision directly aligned to the company's strategic priorities.
Build multi-year sourcing strategies that enable key business goals and balance cost competitiveness, quality, service and speed.
Identify opportunities to leverage enterprise-wide purchasing power through strategic sourcing initiatives.
Support new products delivery through planning, model development and early procurement engagement.
Oversee procurement transformation initiatives, including process optimization and digital procurement technologies.
Enhance procurement policies, governance, and best practices that support operational excellence.
Lead execution of sourcing strategies for major spend categories tied to business goals.
Lead complex sourcing initiatives and competitive bid processes.
Evaluate supplier markets and industry trends to identify opportunities and mitigate risks.
Balance cost, quality, speed, innovation, sustainability, and supplier diversity within sourcing decisions.
Drive total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis for major purchasing decisions.

Qualification

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10+ years of progressive experience in Talent Management, Talent Development, Organizational Development, or a related People discipline.
Comfortable operating at both strategic and tactical levels - connecting Talent Management priorities to business objectives, shaping functional strategy and direction, and driving hands-on execution.
Experienced leading complex, cross-functional programs from concept through implementation and adoption.
A strong program manager who brings structure, clarity, and momentum to ambiguous and complex problems.
An effective communicator and facilitator who can influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
Skilled at building trusted partnerships across functions and is sought out for expertise, sound judgment, and practical recommendations.
Comfortable using data and insights to identify opportunities, measure impact, and inform decisions.
Experienced building or experimenting with AI tools, workflows, or automations to solve people or business problems, with strong judgment about where AI can create value and where human judgment matters.
Proactively identifies opportunities to improve programs, processes, and ways of working with a focus on scalable, sustainable solutions.
Passionate about creating simple, intuitive talent experiences that help employees grow and managers succeed, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
Why Join Squarespace?
This is an opportunity to shape how Talent Management works at Squarespace. You'll have the autonomy to build, experiment, and improve experiences that influence how employees grow, managers lead, and teams succeed - while helping evolve our talent practices for the future of work.