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# Global Procurement Analyst at Scale AI

- **Company:** Scale AI
- **Location:** Mexico City, Mexico
- **Posted:** 2026-10-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-28
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/scaleai/jobs/4748288005

## Job description

We are an AI company operating at the cutting edge of the industry, growing quickly in a fast-moving environment. As we scale and prepare for a future IPO, we are building our Procurement function from the ground up. This is our first Procurement Analyst role in the company, so you will help define how we buy, not just execute it. Your passion for Procurement will help build and run our source-to-pay processes with strong internal controls, clear segregation of duties between procurement and payment, and audit-ready documentation. This is a global role: you will support stakeholders and suppliers across regions and work closely with the rest of the Procure to Pay (P2P) and Finance teams.

## Key Responsibilities

Procurement operations

- Manage the end-to-end purchasing operations across all spend categories (software, cloud, professional services, hardware, facilities, and more), from requisition intake and PO issuance in Zip / Coupa.
- Review purchase requests for completeness, budget and policy compliance before approval.
- Issue and track purchase orders, and follow up with suppliers on delivery, pricing, and service levels.
- Support RFQ/RFP processes: gather requirements, solicit/compare bids, and document selection rationale.  Support negotiations and renewals in partnership with Legal and business owners.
- Support requesters across time zones and regions, handling multi-currency and cross-border purchasing needs.

Controls and audit readiness

- Help design and implement procurement policies, approval matrices (delegation of authority), and procedures aligned with IPO and audit requirements.
- Enforce segregation of duties between procurement (requisition, sourcing, PO creation, vendor selection) and payment (invoice processing, payment execution), in coordination with Accounts Payable and Finance.
- Maintain complete, organized documentation for every purchase (quotes, approvals, contracts, POs) so it is available for internal and external audits.
- Monitor and report on policy exceptions, such as off-contract spend, retroactive POs, and split purchases, and escalate as needed.
- Support internal and external audit requests and help remediate findings.

Vendor management

- Maintain accurate vendor master data and a centralized vendor and contract repository.
- Run supplier onboarding, including due diligence, documentation, tax compliance validation, and conflict-of-interest checks for domestic and international suppliers.
- Track supplier performance and support periodic vendor reviews using AI and other tools.

Analysis and reporting

- Use AI to analyze spend data across categories and regions to identify savings opportunities, consolidation potential, and compliance gaps.
- Build regular reports and KPIs, such as spend under management, PO compliance, cycle times, and savings.
- Support budget tracking with Finance and flag potential overruns.

Process improvement

- Contribute to the implementation and optimization of procurement tools and workflows, particularly Coupa and Zip.
- Document processes and create guidance and training for internal requesters.
- Propose and drive improvements that balance speed with control in a high-growth environment.

## Requirements

## Experience and knowledge

- 3+ years of experience in Procurement, Purchasing, or a related P2P function.
- Hands-on experience with Coupa and Zip or other modern procurement and AP tools.
- Familiarity with corporate procurement policies, guidelines, and internal controls.
- Understanding of P2P cycle and basic concepts of segregation of duties and approval workflows.
- Professional fluency in English (written and spoken), as you will primarily support global teams and suppliers.

Core competencies (non-negotiable)

- Interpersonal skills: builds trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels and can say “no” or “not like this” constructively.  Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Communication skills: communicate clearly, in English writing and verbally, with business teams, suppliers, and senior leaders, and can explain the “why” behind controls.
- Ownership and a bias for action in an ambiguous, fast-changing environment.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to compliance and integrity.
- Self-management and strong written communication in a remote, cross-time-zone setting.

## Nice to have

- Experience in a high-growth, technology, or SaaS/AI company.
- Exposure to SOX, IPO readiness, or audit-ready environments.
- Familiarity with international supplier onboarding and tax documentation (e.g., W-8/W-9, VAT), and knowledge of EU, Mexican (CFDI, SAT compliance) as well as other government’s requirements.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

What Success Looks Like (first 6 to 12 months)

- Procurement policy and approval matrix adopted and followed by the business.
- Clear, enforced separation between procurement and payment activities.
- A centralized, audit-ready record for all purchases and vendors.
- Improved PO compliance and visibility into company spend.
- Positive feedback from business stakeholders on the speed and clarity of the purchasing process.

PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

About Us:

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's [Know Your Rights poster](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) for additional information.

We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.

PLEASE NOTE: We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of job opportunities that may be of interest and sharing with our affiliates. We limit the personal data we collect to that which we believe is appropriate and necessary to manage applicants’ needs, provide our services, and comply with applicable laws. Any information we collect in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our internal policies and programs designed to protect personal data. Please see our [privacy policy](https://scale.com/legal/privacy) for additional information.

## About Scale AI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Scale AI provides high-quality data, RLHF, model evaluations, and full-stack AI infrastructure to help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee reliable AI systems.
- **Entity Type**: Private (49% non‑voting stake owned by Meta Platforms as of June 2025; total funding $1.6B across eight rounds)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2016
- **Founders**: Alexandr Wang, Lucy Guo (Wang left in June 2025; current CEO is Jason Droege)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI infrastructure, data annotation, large language model (LLM) evaluation, enterprise AI deployment
- **Target customers**: B2B – Enterprise and government organizations; also serves leading AI labs (e.g., OpenAI, Google DeepMind, Meta, Microsoft, General Motors)
- **Mission**: “Develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.”

## Products & Services
- **Data at Scale**: High-quality training data, annotations, and RLHF for advanced AI models (SaaS + human-in-the-loop service)
- **Evaluations**: Rigorous model evaluations, benchmarking, and red‑teaming to measure and improve AI performance (service)
- **Applied AI**: Full‑stack AI systems that help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee reliable AI (SaaS + consulting)
- **Safety, Evaluation and Alignment Lab**: Research arm focused on LLM alignment and safety (internal R&D; also co‑created the “Humanity's Last Exam” benchmark)
- **Subsidiaries**: Remotasks (computer vision and autonomous vehicle data labeling), Outlier (LLM data annotation)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $29B (as of 2025 – cited on scale.com)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding – $1.6B (including the $14B Meta investment that acquired a 49% non‑voting stake in June 2025)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Meta Platforms (49% owner), with commercial customers including Google, Microsoft, Meta, General Motors, OpenAI, and Time. Also works with U.S. and Qatari governments.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: Scale.com cites “1,000+” employees; LinkedIn reports 3,751 employees (+32.1% YoY).
  - 90% of the world’s leading generative AI model builders are powered by Scale.
  - 15 billion human decisions used to train AI models; $1 billion paid to contributors globally.
  - Active job postings: 284+ (as of July 2025), with strong hiring in enterprise engineering, AI agents, and solutions roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Data moat**: Scale’s proprietary Data Engine and access to millions of human‑annotated decisions create high‑quality training data that competitors cannot easily replicate.
- **Trust & adoption**: Used by 90% of leading GenAI builders; runs private benchmarks for the most ambitious AI companies.
- **Government credibility**: Direct contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense and international governments (e.g., Qatar) – a high‑barrier entry point.
- **Full‑stack offering**: From raw data annotation to LLM evaluation and end‑to‑end applied AI deployment, Scale covers the entire AI lifecycle.
- **Research leadership**: In‑house Safety, Evaluation and Alignment Lab; co‑creator of the “Humanity's Last Exam” benchmark.

## Strategic Focus
- **Enterprise GenAI agents**: Ramping up “AgentOps” and “Frontier Agents” engineering teams (many open roles in SF, NY, London, Budapest).
- **Healthcare & life sciences**: Hiring dedicated GTM leaders and AI strategists for healthcare vertical.
- **International expansion**: Growing offices in London, Budapest, Mexico City, and Washington DC.
- **Safety and alignment**: Continued investment in red‑teaming, model evaluations, and government‑focused AI safety contracts.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑driven**: “Develop reliable AI systems for the world’s most important decisions” – directly shaping frontier AI capabilities.
- **Compensation & benefits**: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, mental health services; generous PTO; annual learning & development stipend; parental leave; ERGs; guest‑friendly offices with happy hours, game nights, book clubs.
- **Engineering culture**: Credos such as “Write the Market,” “Find the 20%,” “Earn Customer Love,” and “Quality is Our Cheat Code” emphasize impact over effort, customer obsession, and structured thinking.
- **Growth trajectory**: Rapid headcount growth (+32%), major Meta investment, and expansion into new verticals signal a company in high‑growth mode.
- **Flexible work**: Offices in SF, NY, London, Budapest, Mexico City, DC; the careers page highlights “flexible environment,” though specific remote/hybrid policy is not explicitly stated.

## Sources
1. [scale.com](https://scale.com/about)
2. [scale.com](https://scale.com/)
3. [scale.com/careers](https://scale.com/careers)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/scaleai)
5. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/scaleai)

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