Strategic Sourcing Manager, Lyra Health
$85-117k
Mental health employee benefits
Open for applications
Mental health employee benefits
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$85-117k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To transform access to life-changing mental health care.
Role
Who you are
- This is an exceptional opportunity for a builder who loves both negotiation and process optimization
- Experience: 4+ years of progressive experience in strategic sourcing, procurement operations, or supply chain management, preferably within a high-growth tech or healthcare environment
- SaaS & Category Expertise: Proven track record of independently negotiating mid-tier technology (SaaS), Marketing, Consulting, and Professional Services contracts
- Systems Fluent: Hands-on experience with modern Procurement/P2P software and Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools. Experience leading or heavily supporting a P2P tool implementation is a massive plus
- Analytical Polish: Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills with the ability to turn spend data into highly structured, actionable information
- Project Management: Exceptional time-management and project management skills; ability to balance running multiple fast-moving sourcing projects simultaneously with a major software rollout
- Communication: Ability to navigate cross-functional bottlenecks and negotiate effectively with vendors
What the job involves
- In this role, you will act as a core engine for both strategic sourcing and procurement operations
- You will fully own the end-to-end sourcing and negotiation lifecycle for our mid-tier spend bucket ($25k–$250k contract value), manage day-to-day procurement operations, and project-manage the digital transformation of our intake-to-pay infrastructure
- 1. Strategic Sourcing & Negotiation (40%)
- Proactively manage and execute the sourcing and negotiation lifecycle for $25k–$250k contracts, focusing heavily on SaaS, Tech, and Professional Services
- Develop sourcing strategies that optimize vendor selection, maximize commercial leverage, and protect Lyra’s margins
- 2. Procurement Operations & Tech Stack Transformation (40%)
- Serve as the dedicated Project Manager for our Intake-to-Pay (P2P) platform implementation, collaborating with IT, Legal, and Finance to ensure a seamless rollout
- Manage day-to-day administration and optimization of our core fintech and procurement tools, including Navan and Brex
- 3. Data Analytics & Stakeholder Collaboration (20%)
- Act as an Excel power-user; analyze large datasets, identify spend trends, catch auto-renewals early, and eliminate maverick spend
- Sanitize and structure spend data to provide granular insights for our annual Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) process
- Build cross-functional relationships with Legal, InfoSec, Privacy, AI, Tech, and FP&A to ensure all operational intake requirements are automated and compliant
Our take
In the US, millions of people suffer from mental illness each year. This is not only a detriment to individuals, but to businesses as well - with research suggesting that depression and anxiety disorders lead to $1 trillion in lost productivity worldwide each year.
Lyra Health is out to tackle these issues head-on, by delivering mental health care for employees. The company offers video counselling sessions and one-to-one messaging to help users with a variety of conditions including anxiety, depression and substance use disorder.
The company is a key player in the sector alongside peers like Calm, Genoa and Talkspace. Impressively, it boasts a 90% satisfaction rate across its more than 2 million members, demonstrating the impact its products can have.
In 2025, Lyra Health launched a ‘clinical-grade’ chatbot to its offering. This has been met with mixed feelings due to evidence that AI can act unpredictably in response to mental health concerns. It will take time to see whether this feature will enhance or diminish the user experience.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
40% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jan 2022
$35m
SERIES F
May 2021
$200m
SERIES F
Total funding: $690.1m
Company benefits
- Full access to Lyra’s mental health services for employees and their eligible dependents—at no charge
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits, and free monthly membership to One Medical
- 401k and equity options
- Four weeks of vacation and paid holidays
- Monthly tech stipend
Company HQ
Downtown, Burlingame, CA
Leadership
David Ebersman
(Co-Founder & Board Chair)Former CEO of the company. Was an Equity Research Analyst at Oppenheimer & Co. Also served as the CFO at Facebook, and worked at Genentech for 15 years, leaving as Chief Financial Officer & Executive VP.
Jennifer Schulz
(CEO)Former CEO of Experian North America, Head of Global Online and Digital Products at Visa, and CEO at Verifi.
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