Lead Solution Architect, Supplier Risk

Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

Why join Coupa?

• Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
• Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
• Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

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The Impact of Lead Solution Architect to Coupa: This is an outstanding opportunity to join a high-growth organisation in a key role where you can impact and fuel your career development. Our Professional Services Teams work closely with Coupa Customers, Partners, and internal Product Management to implement the most valuable solutions for our customers. As experts in Supplier Risk and Performance Management processes, your main goal is to support the design, implementation, and deployment of our products, to deliver best practice solutions and to ensure customer success, all while driving efficiencies and improvements. You will work will focus on the Supplier Risk and modules, including Supplier Information Management and Coupa Risk Assess, however you will have the opportunity to collaborate in and develop expertise across the broader suite.

What You'll Do:

• Leading the implementation design with customers and supporting external implementation partners as a subject matter expert.
• Advising customers on Coupa best practices, using industry knowledge to ensure the best possible functional design is implemented.
• Leading and supporting customer design workshops to guide customers through the implementation journey.
• Supporting design reviews and collaborating with Product Management on the strategic direction of the product.
• A Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Coupa's Supplier Management Suite of products including Supplier Information Management, Risk Aware, and Coupa Risk Assess.
• Managing customers where up to 50% of your time may include travel.

What You Will Bring to Coupa:

• 7-15 years' experience in Procurement, Supplier Management, or 3rd Party Risk Management, either internally via a procurement or supply chain organisation or externally with a consulting firm or software provider.
• Candidates should have extremely strong client management skills and be able to work with customers to execute an implementation plan that works towards a rapid, successful go live.
• Previous consulting experience with Coupa Risk Assess or similar solution required.
• Previous senior consulting experience with the following applications is a solid predictor of success: Aravo, Archer, Process Unity, OneSource or other widely used 3rd Party Risk Management application.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

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