Senior Technical Project Manager - Supply Chain

Senior Technical Project Manager – Supply Chain / Source-to-Pay

Overview

Lead complex, cross-functional technology initiatives that improve the systems and processes supporting Supply Chain and Source-to-Pay operations. This senior-level contract role will help optimize a procurement technology ecosystem, address platform functionality and user experience challenges, and translate business needs into effective technical solutions.

You will work across engineering, procurement, supply chain, finance, and other business teams to bring structure to complex initiatives, manage competing priorities, and drive programs from planning through execution. The ideal candidate is a hands-on, highly organized leader who can influence without direct authority, navigate evolving priorities, and combine strong technical program management discipline with business and product-oriented thinking.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional technology initiatives supporting Supply Chain and Source-to-Pay platforms.
• Establish project plans, milestones, deliverables, timelines, dependencies, and execution strategies.
• Manage multiple concurrent workstreams while maintaining visibility into risks, issues, dependencies, and blockers.
• Develop and maintain project documentation, RAID logs, risk registers, and status reports.
• Align projects and programs with broader organizational objectives and key results.
• Drive optimization initiatives involving procurement technology platforms, workflows, functionality, and user experience.
• Partner with procurement and business stakeholders to understand processes, operational challenges, and technology requirements.
• Work across the Source-to-Pay lifecycle and related upstream and downstream processes.
• Partner with engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical deliverables.
• Create, refine, and maintain business requirements documents.
• Help stakeholders and platform super users articulate technical requirements and document requested changes.
• Prioritize initiatives based on business impact, technical dependencies, and organizational objectives.
• Build strong relationships across engineering, procurement, supply chain, finance, and other internal teams.
• Facilitate communication among geographically distributed stakeholders.
• Identify misalignment, resolve conflicts, de-escalate challenging situations, and build consensus.
• Influence stakeholders without direct authority and maintain a customer-focused mindset for internal platform users.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Approximately 10 years of experience in technical program management, technology project management, complex enterprise technology delivery, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex, cross-functional technology programs involving engineering and business stakeholders.
• Strong hands-on experience with Jira Cloud, including:
• Setting up and organizing projects and programs.
• Breaking initiatives into milestones, deliverables, and actionable workstreams.
• Tracking dependencies, risks, issues, and project progress.
• Maintaining accurate, organized, and actionable project documentation.
• Experience managing risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies through RAID processes.
• Strong understanding of the distinction between project and program management and how initiatives align with broader portfolio objectives.
• Experience gathering, documenting, and translating business requirements into actionable technical deliverables.
• Ability to create, refine, and maintain business requirements documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with technical and nontechnical teams.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, communication, facilitation, and organizational skills.
• Strong emotional intelligence and the ability to navigate challenging stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to influence stakeholders, build consensus, resolve conflicts, and de-escalate difficult situations.
• Ability to work independently, take ownership, and drive initiatives forward with limited direction.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving technology environment with shifting priorities.
• Ability to understand technical discussions, system integrations, dependencies, and business requirements.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Coupa, particularly in procurement or Source-to-Pay environments.
• Familiarity with NetSuite and enterprise system integrations.
• Understanding of Source-to-Pay processes and related procurement, finance, and supply chain workflows.
• Experience with enterprise platform implementations, post-implementation optimization, or technology transformation initiatives.
• Experience working closely with engineering organizations to translate business needs into technical execution plans.
• Exposure to product management methodologies and practices.
• Experience optimizing platform functionality, workflows, processes, and user experiences.
• Familiarity with OKRs and aligning technology initiatives with organizational objectives.

Direct Coupa experience is a significant advantage but is not required. Strong technical program management capabilities and relevant domain familiarity are highly valued.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Preferred educational background is not specified.
• Approximately 10 years of relevant experience in technical program management, technology project management, enterprise technology delivery, or a closely related field is preferred.
• Experience supporting enterprise platforms, integrations, or Supply Chain and Source-to-Pay technology initiatives is strongly preferred.
• Experience operating as an experienced, independent contributor in complex and evolving environments is preferred.

Other Requirements

• Work arrangement: Hybrid.
• Location: Sunnyvale, California.
• Ability to work onsite approximately two to three days per week as needed.
• Candidates should be based in or willing to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area.
• Ability to collaborate with geographically distributed teams, including East Coast stakeholders, which may require occasional early-morning meetings.
• Engagement: Initial six-month contract with potential for extension.
• This is a senior-level role requiring an experienced professional who can operate independently and drive initiatives from planning through execution.