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Director of Procurement

Skillz
Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years ago
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About Skillz:

Skillz is the leading mobile games platform connecting players in fair, fun, and meaningful competition.

The gaming industry is larger than movies, music, and books, with more than 2.7 billion gamers playing monthly and 10 million developers worldwide. Mobile is the fastest-growing segment of the gaming market, expected to increase from $86 billion last year to $161 billion in 2025.

As the first publicly-traded (NYSE: SKLZ) mobile esports platform, Skillz has pioneered the future of the gaming industry. The Skillz platform helps developers build multi-million dollar franchises by enabling social competition in their games. Leveraging its patented technology, Skillz hosts billions of casual esports tournaments for millions of mobile players worldwide, and distributes millions in prizes each month.

Through its philanthropic initiatives, Skillz has harnessed the power of its platform to transform the way nonprofits engage with donors, enabling anyone with a mobile device to support causes such as the American Red Cross , Susan G. Komen , American Cancer Society , and NAACP by playing in Skillz tournaments.

Skillz has also earned recognition as one of San Francisco Business Times’ Best Places to Work , Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies , Parity.org’s Best Companies for Women to Advance , a two-time winner of CNBC’s Disruptor 50 , one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups , and the #1 fastest-growing company in America on the Inc. 5000.

Job Overview:

You are the ultimate people person and can relate to anyone that sits next to you. You enjoy a mission-driven, fast paced environment where you may be juggling multiple tasks at once but always get the job done. You are tech savvy, can identify talent and qualifying candidates who can add value to our already stellar team. You like to learn about different roles and departments within our organization so that you can relate to anyone that interviews with our company.

What We’re Looking For:

Skillz Director of Strategic Sourcing & Procurement will lead the procurement function. They will drive the strategy, process, and evolution of the procurement organization as we continue to scale and grow. They will both lead the team and directly help support all internal stakeholders with their purchasing requirements. They will collaborate with the Controller to set the direction for the function and help implement the necessary process and policy for compliance and public company readiness. Additionally, this role will drive stakeholder engagement and compliance throughout the procurement process ensuring projects align with corporate goals, procurement policy, and drive the most value-added benefits for the organization. They will be expected to grow the team to scale with the overall organization and will be responsible for implementing the necessary tools and technology to continue to drive efficiency and value.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading procurement organizations for public companies and preferably have experience transitioning a procurement function from private to public. They will have a proven track record of establishing procurement process and compliance with SOX and regulatory requirements. They will be able to cultivate strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to better understand and develop long term business strategies and efficiencies. Lastly, This resource should have great organizational skills and project management capabilities, able to self-motivate, be very process oriented, with a collaborative mindset and a focus on driving return on investment.

This role is part of our Accounting department, will report to the CAO/Controller, and will be responsible for supporting stakeholders across the organization from Engineering to Finance & Operations.

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Skillz embraces diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to diversifying our workforce, we do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex, gender, gender identity, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status, and we operate in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance .

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