Senior Procurement Specialist

About the team The Finance team at Veriff acts as a core strategic partner to the business, ensuring operational rigor, financial discipline, and scalable infrastructure. This is a standalone, high-visibility role reporting directly to our VP of Finance. You will partner cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, IT, and internal leaders across the globe to optimize our spend, safeguard contractual commitments, and build a world-class procurement ecosystem. The opportunity As our Senior Procurement Specialist, you will take end-to-end ownership of procurement at Veriff. We are transitioning our vendor and contract intake to Omnea, and we need an experienced commercial driver to streamline approvals, eliminate tool sprawl, audit contracts, and lead vendor negotiations. If you thrive on building transparent processes, negotiating commercial agreements, and maximizing every dollar invested, this role offers complete autonomy and direct company-wide impact. What you'll achieve in your first 3 months Take full administrative ownership of Omnea, establishing clear intake and approval flows for all new supplier requests. Complete an audit of existing vendor contracts, mapping key terms, spend, renewal notice dates, and business owners into a central database. Draft and roll out our baseline Procurement Policy and internal guidelines across departments. What you'll achieve by 6 months Deliver measurable cost savings and contract right-sizing across major upcoming renewals and new tool purchases. Run an efficient, reliable vendor onboarding cadence partnering seamlessly with Legal, Security, and Accounts Payable. Deploy executive-ready spend and savings dashboards to keep Finance leadership informed on renewals pipeline and supplier risk. What you'll bring — essential 5+ years of dedicated procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management experience. Proven track record leading commercial contract negotiations (pricing, SLAs, terms) with quantifiable savings. Hands-on experience configuring or managing modern procurement/intake platforms (e.g., Omnea, Coupa, Zip) and contract repositories. Strong cross-functional partnership skills, particularly with Legal, Compliance, and Finance (FP&A/AP). Excellent English communication skills with the ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders. Nice to have Experience in high-growth SaaS, fintech, or tech environments. Knowledge of EU vendor compliance, data privacy considerations, or Telema systems. Why Veriff? We are the preferred identity verification platform partner for the world’s most innovative growth-driven organizations helping conveniently verify and safeguard users anywhere in the world. We support the broadest number of identity documents from nearly every country and territory in the world - and this is continually increasing! With a diverse team in the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, and Estonia, as well as robust backing and funding from investors including Accel, Alkeon, IVP, Tiger Capital, and Y Combinator, we’re dedicated to helping businesses and individuals build a safer and more secure world. We strive to be the benchmark for trust online, and we take pride in being a positive force. When you join Team Veriff, we offer you the opportunity to have a real impact and advance your career, while looking after you along the way with a range of benefits designed with you in mind. Some of our favorites include... Flexibility to work from home Stock options that ensure your share in our success Extra recharge days on top of your annual vacation Extensive medical, dental, and vision insurance to ensure you’re feeling great physically and mentally Learning and Development & Health and Sports budget that you are free to tailor to your own needs Four weeks of fully paid sabbatical leave after reaching your 5th work anniversary We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to a diverse and representative team. Different opinions, perspectives and personalities push us forward. We want to hear from people who are passionate about their work and align with our values. Regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability. We also know the confidence gap and imposter syndrome can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates - so rest assured, whoever you are, we want to hear from you! Please take the time to read our Recruitment Privacy Notice, which explains how we collect and process your data for recruitment-related activities in accordance with applicable laws. Please read the information carefully. By submitting the application with the required information, you acknowledge that Veriff processes the information for recruitment purposes. Please be informed that in the final stage of the recruitment process, we may request that you undergo identity verification. For more information, please see Recruitment Privacy Notice. #TAL