Head of Procurement

As the Head of Procurement at Talkiatry, you will build a procurement function that is a genuine competitive advantage. You’ll design a tech-forward, best-in-class operation from the ground up: selecting the right tools, establishing the right processes, and setting a standard for how procurement enables the business to scale. This role requires a strategic, hands-on leader who can partner closely with Finance, Operations, Technology, and Legal teams to optimize vendor relationships and purchasing decisions across the organization. This is a highly visible, high-impact role with broad cross-functional exposure and direct access to senior leadership. You will establish procurement strategy, tooling, and standards while balancing near-term operational needs with long-term scalability. As Talkiatry continues to grow, you will play a critical role in driving disciplined spend management, deploying modern procurement technology, and enabling teams to operate efficiently and responsibly. ABOUT TALKIATRY Talkiatry is transforming mental health care by making high-quality psychiatry more accessible, human, and sustainable for both patients and clinicians. Co-founded by a patient and a triple-board-certified psychiatrist, we were built to solve one of healthcare’s most urgent challenges: millions of people struggle to access mental health care, while clinicians face growing administrative burden and burnout. Through our technology-powered, in-network platform, we’re changing that, creating a better experience for patients and empowering clinicians to focus on delivering exceptional care. Today, Talkiatry is the largest dedicated psychiatry practice in the U.S., with 750+ psychiatrists, 300+ therapists, and more than two million patient visits delivered nationwide. At our scale, every innovation has real impact. Every workflow we improve, every technology solution we build, and every patient experience we redesign helps thousands of clinicians provide better care to hundreds of thousands of patients. We’re not just growing quickly — we’re redefining how behavioral healthcare is delivered in America. Joining Talkiatry means joining a mission-driven team that is solving complex problems at scale, driving meaningful change in healthcare, and building the future of mental health care with compassion, innovation, and purpose. YOU WILL: - Build and own Talkiatry’s end-to-end procurement strategy, including vendor selection, contracting support, purchasing processes, and ongoing vendor management. - Partner with Finance to drive cost transparency, budget adherence, and savings initiatives across major spend categories. - Establish procurement policies, approval frameworks, and controls that scale with company growth while maintaining agility. - Lead vendor negotiations in partnership with Legal and key stakeholders to ensure favorable commercial terms, risk mitigation, and service quality. - Develop and manage strategic supplier relationships, including performance tracking, renewal planning, and issue resolution. - Collaborate cross-functionally to forecast procurement needs and align purchasing decisions with business priorities. - Partner with Finance and Accounting to ensure procurement processes, controls, and documentation support SOX compliance, audit readiness, and strong internal controls over spend and vendor management. - Lead procurement technology strategy — assess the current-state tooling landscape and build a roadmap to a modern, integrated procure-to-pay stack (e.g., intake management, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics, and AP automation). - Build a data-driven function — establish spend analytics, category management reporting, and savings tracking that give leadership real-time visibility into vendor spend, budget adherence, and risk. - Drive automation and process efficiency — reduce manual procurement touchpoints through smart intake workflows, approval automation, and AI-assisted contract review and spend cla