Senior Sourcing Lead, Technology

About Mercor Mercor’s mission is to organize human intelligence for the AI economy. We build the infrastructure that enables frontier AI labs and enterprises to train, evaluate, and improve AI on real-world professional work. More than five million experts have joined our network, and we pay out over $5 million daily for their knowledge and expertise. We built our training and evaluation infrastructure alongside the world’s leading AI labs. Now, we’re bringing those capabilities to enterprises across industries, enabling them to train, evaluate, and improve AI using their own expertise and standards. Our APEX benchmarks measure how AI performs on economically valuable work, while our enterprise evaluations and post-training capabilities turn those insights into measurable improvements across real-world workflows. Our work sits at the intersection of frontier AI, human expertise, and real-world application. We’re solving problems few companies have encountered, with the opportunity to influence what the world’s most advanced AI systems become capable of doing. We’re looking for people who bring different perspectives, take ownership, exercise sound judgment, and hold themselves to an exceptionally high standard. You’ll have the opportunity to do consequential work alongside talented colleagues who challenge one another, collaborate openly, and share a commitment to excellence. Mercor is profitable and recently raised a $750 million Series D at a $20 billion valuation. We work in person five days a week in San Francisco, New York, and London. About the Role Procurement at Mercor isn’t a back-office function—it’s a strategic lever for scaling one of the world’s largest AI-powered expert networks. As a Senior Sourcing Lead, Technology, you’ll lead commercial sourcing and negotiations across a broad portfolio of technology, AI, infrastructure, and business-critical vendors. Partnering closely with Engineering, Security, Product, Finance, Legal, and Operations, you’ll help the business adopt new technologies quickly, negotiate commercial frameworks that scale with our growth, and ensure our supplier ecosystem is a competitive advantage. This is a highly visible role with significant ownership. You’ll independently lead negotiations ranging from tactical purchases to multi-million-dollar strategic agreements. Your work will directly influence how quickly Mercor can adopt new technologies, scale its AI platform and expert network, and build durable commercial advantages. What You'll Do Lead end-to-end sourcing and commercial negotiations across software, AI, cloud, infrastructure, security, developer tools, and business services. Partner with stakeholders across Engineering, Security, Product, Finance, Legal, IT, and Operations to deliver commercial outcomes that enable the business to move quickly and scale efficiently. Structure commercial agreements that balance speed, flexibility, cost, and long-term business value. Independently negotiate agreements ranging from tactical purchases to $1M+ strategic vendor relationships. Own competitive sourcing events, pricing strategy, contract negotiations, renewals, and supplier relationships. Provide market insights and commercial guidance to influence vendor and investment decisions. Help build scalable procurement processes that enable growth without creating friction. What We're Looking For 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, vendor management, or commercial negotiations. Proven experience negotiating complex software, SaaS, cloud, AI, infrastructure, or technology agreements, including $1M+ strategic deals. Strong commercial judgment with the ability to structure creative, win-win agreements. Exceptional stakeholder management skills and experience partnering with Engineering, Security, Product, Finance, and Legal teams. Strong analytical, financial, and negotiation skills. A builder’s mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Passion for creating commercial frameworks that help the business move faster and scale smarter. Compensation & Benefits Base cash compensation from $150K – $200K Generous equity grant vested over 4 years Up to $15K relocation bonus $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office) $1.5K monthly stipend for meals Free Equinox membership $200 monthly laundry reimbursement $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement Health, Dental, Vision insurance 401(k) with company match Mercor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants. 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