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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Procurement Digital Transformation Lead | Hybrid NY - **Company:** Healthfirst - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $83,100.0 - $120,360.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Cyber Security, Information Systems, Computer Literacy, Data Governance, Decision Support Systems, E-Procurement, Software Requirements Analysis, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Performance Monitor, SAP Ariba, Coupa Procurement, Workday, Servicenow - **Published:** October 23, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=32d639edc3a7a243 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, Engineering, or equivalent experience as listed below. * Minimum 5-7 years of experience in procurement transformation, digital transformation, procurement technology, business transformation, process improvement, or related disciplines. * Demonstrated experience implementing or enhancing procurement or enterprise technology platforms and leading cross-functional transformation initiatives. * Strong understanding of Source-to-Pay processes, workflow automation, procurement operating models, process design, and digital enablement. * Experience translating business requirements into technology, automation, or process solutions and driving organizational adoption. * Excellent project management, analytical, communication, change management, and stakeholder engagement skills. * Must be able to adhere to a hybrid work schedule which consists of reporting to our 100 Church Street, NYC office every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday., * Master's degree (MBA, Information Systems, or related discipline). * PMP, Lean Six Sigma, Prosci Change Management, CPSM, CIPS, or equivalent professional certification. * Experience with enterprise procurement and workflow platforms such as Workday, Coupa, SAP Ariba, Icertis, ServiceNow, Microsoft Power Platform, or similar technologies. * Experience implementing AI-enabled procurement, intelligent automation, robotic process automation (RPA), digital workflow, or analytics solutions. * Healthcare payer, managed care, or other highly regulated industry experience. * Experience supporting supplier or vendor management technology, scorecard automation, digital governance, or performance reporting capabilities. ## Description Digital Procurement Strategy & Roadmap * Develop and maintain the enterprise Digital Procurement Roadmap aligned with Procurement strategy, operating-model priorities, and business objectives. * Translate procurement capability requirements into prioritized technology, automation, analytics, and digital enablement initiatives across the Source-to-Pay lifecycle. * Develop business cases, implementation roadmaps, and value propositions supporting procurement technology investments and capability enhancements. * Evaluate emerging procurement technologies, AI capabilities, and digital solutions to improve scalability, decision-making, compliance, and stakeholder experience. * Monitor delivery against roadmap milestones, expected benefits, adoption targets, and procurement maturity objectives. Procurement Technology & Platform Enablement * Serve as the functional lead for procurement technology capabilities, including Source-to-Pay, sourcing, contract lifecycle management, supplier and vendor management, analytics, intake, and workflow automation solutions. * Partner with Information Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, and technology vendors to define functional requirements and support system design, configuration, testing, deployment, and enhancement activities. * Ensure procurement technology solutions support enterprise governance, data standards, user experience, process consistency, and operational scalability. * Partner with Procurement Intelligence to enable procurement dashboards, supplier and vendor scorecards, performance reporting, and actionable digital insights. * Support digital tooling and reporting capabilities required for Vendor Management governance, including scorecards, QBR reporting, action tracking, and risk/performance visibility. Process Automation, AI & Digital Workforce * Lead end-to-end process digitization and automation initiatives across Procurement in partnership with the Procurement Operations Hub and COE. * Identify repetitive, rules-based, and high-volume activities suitable for workflow automation, intelligent automation, AI-enabled solutions, or digital workforce execution. * Design and implement AI-enabled procurement capabilities that improve productivity, quality, cycle time, decision support, and stakeholder experience. * Partner with the Procurement Operations Hub to transition repeatable Source-to-Pay activities toward automated execution while maintaining appropriate controls, service quality, and exception management. * Establish governance, controls, monitoring, and human oversight requirements for AI-enabled procurement processes and digital workforce capabilities. Transformation Delivery & Change Enablement * Lead procurement transformation initiatives from business case and requirements definition through implementation, adoption, stabilization, and benefits realization. * Develop project plans, implementation roadmaps, resource requirements, risk assessments, and executive communications for digital procurement initiatives. * Coordinate cross-functional teams across Procurement, Information Technology, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Information Security, and business stakeholders. * Develop training, communications, user guidance, and change-management activities that drive adoption of new technologies, automated workflows, and standardized digital processes. * Promote a culture of innovation, digital fluency, continuous learning, and responsible AI adoption across the Procurement organization. Business Partnership, Governance & Performance * Serve as the primary digital procurement partner to Category Management, Vendor Management, Procurement Operations Hub, Procurement Intelligence, and other COE capabilities. * Ensure digital procurement initiatives comply with enterprise security, privacy, risk, regulatory, technology, and procurement governance requirements. * Develop and monitor KPIs measuring technology adoption, automation effectiveness, cycle-time improvement, process standardization, user experience, and benefits realization. * Provide procurement leadership with transparent reporting on transformation progress, digital maturity, risks, dependencies, adoption, and realized value. * Identify continuous improvement opportunities through process performance data, stakeholder feedback, benchmarking, and emerging digital procurement practices.