Director, Procurement (MKT & Corp Services)

Job description

At DraftKings, AI is becoming an integral part of both our present and future, powering how work gets done today, guiding smarter decisions, and sparking bold ideas. It’s transforming how we enhance customer experiences, streamline operations, and unlock new possibilities. Our teams are energized by innovation and readily embrace emerging technology. We’re not waiting for the future to arrive. We’re shaping it, one bold step at a time. To those who see AI as a driver of progress, come build the future together. The Crown Is Yours As Director of Procurement, you'll lead a team responsible for procurement strategy supporting Marketing, Corporate Services & Business Operations. You will partner with senior leaders to build commercial strategies that support growth, brand impact, operational effectiveness, and responsible cost management. By bringing structure, market insight, and strong supplier governance to complex services spend, you'll help teams move quickly while delivering measurable value and improving business outcomes. What You'll Do Lead and develop a team of Procurement professionals supporting Marketing, Corporate Services (Finance, Legal, HR), and Business Operations, setting clear priorities, building category expertise, and fostering a high-performance culture. Own the procurement strategy, supplier ecosystem, and sourcing roadmap across media and advertising, agencies, creative and production, sponsorships, talent and influencer services, market research, consulting, contingent labor, workplace, travel, professional services, customer experience, and business operations. Partner with executive and senior leaders across Marketing, Finance, Legal, People, Workplace, Communications, and Business Operations to align procurement strategies with growth priorities, operating plans, and functional roadmaps. Lead complex sourcing initiatives and negotiations, including agency models, media and marketing services, strategic consulting, outsourced services, and other statement-of-work-based engagements. Develop commercial structures that improve transparency, flexibility, accountability, and value, including clear scopes, rate cards, fee and incentive models, deliverables, usage rights, and performance measures. Apply spend, demand, benchmark, and supplier-market analyses to identify consolidation, competitive sourcing, specification, and demand-management opportunities across the portfolio. Coordinate with Legal, Compliance, Finance, Privacy, Information Security, and business stakeholders to address contractual, regulatory, reputational, and third-party risks while supporting speed to market.. Represent Procurement as a strategic advisor to Marketing, Corporate Services, and Business Operations leadership while advancing enterprise-wide procurement standards, tools, and ways of working. What You'll Bring Bachelor's degree in business administration, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Supply Chain, or a related field. 10+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, category management, procurement, vendor management, or a related commercial function, including significant responsibility for marketing, corporate services, or business operations categories. Demonstrated experience leading teams and developing Procurement professionals in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. Deep knowledge of services-based commercial models, including agencies, media and marketing services, consulting, contingent labor, outsourced services, and statement-of-work engagements. Proven success leading high-value, complex negotiations and building category strategies across multiple stakeholder groups and diverse spend categories. Strong financial and analytical acumen, including experience with rate, fee, benchmark, demand, and supplier-performance analysis. Ability to balance commercial discipline, brand and business objectives, speed to market, and stakeholder experience. Strong executive presence with the ability to influence and build credibility with Vice President, Senior Vice President, and C-suite stakeholders. Experience leveraging analytics, AI, automation, and procurement technology to improve sourcing outcomes, controls, and stakeholder experience. Experience in sports betting, iGaming, fantasy sports, media, entertainment, technology, financial services, or another regulated industry is a plus. Join Our Team We’re a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role. The US base salary range for this full-time position is 162,400.00 USD - 202,900.00 USD, plus bonus, equity, and benefits as applicable. Our ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The compensation information displayed on each job posting reflects the range for new hire pay rates for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific pay range and how that was determined during the hiring process. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.