Procurement Advisory Services – Contract

DuckDuckGo

. Advise DuckDuckGo’s Partnerships team on vendor selection, procurement, and negotiations .

Posted 11/12/2026contractRemote • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $0 - $1 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in procurement advisory, strategic sourcing, and vendor management, with a strong focus on software and SaaS contracts. Proven ability to navigate complex negotiations and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams while managing multiple deals simultaneously.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Procurement Advisory PracticeVendor ManagementContract NegotiationOrder Forms, MSAs, and DPAsCross-Functional Collaboration

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Hard Skills

Strategic SourcingVendor Comparison MethodologyContract DirectionPrice Negotiation StrategiesPrivacy and Data HandlingSecurity Issues NavigationAsynchronous Work Across Time ZonesDeal AdvisoryClient CommunicationDeal Management

Soft Skills

Trust BuildingClear Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

Professional Liability Insurance

Industry Keywords

SoftwareSaaSVendor Due DiligenceData and Research SubscriptionsProfessional Services VendorsCollaboration ToolsRecruiting ToolsAnalytics ToolsDeveloper ToolingNorth America and Europe

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Advise DuckDuckGo’s Partnerships team on vendor selection, procurement, and negotiations
Provide counsel on needs scoping and vendor identification
Support vendor conversations
Advise on price negotiation strategies and benchmarks
Provide guidance on proposed contractual terms
Advise on order forms, MSAs, and DPAs
Apply vendor comparison methodology across multiple deals
Work with internal legal, security, finance, product, and engineering stakeholders
Advise approximately 3–5 deals per month
Provide services remotely on the practice’s own schedule
Participate in working sessions scheduled by mutual agreement
Receive deal information and access to internal deal owners from DuckDuckGo
Invoice DuckDuckGo monthly under the statement of work

Requirements

What you’ll need

Established, independent procurement advisory practice
10+ years of advisory practice in procurement, strategic sourcing, or vendor management, focused on software and SaaS
Experience providing direction on hundreds of contracts
Deep experience with order forms, MSAs, and DPAs
Time-tested methodology for vendor comparison
Proven experience working with legal, security, finance, product, and engineering teams
Capacity to advise many small deals in parallel
Experience advising across collaboration, recruiting, analytics, developer tooling, data and research subscriptions, and professional services vendors
Proven ability to build trust quickly and communicate clearly with clients
Experience working asynchronously across multiple time zones in North America and Europe
Experience navigating privacy, data handling, and security issues
Established operating entity or registered sole proprietorship with current clients
Professional liability insurance
Client references available on request
Practice located in the US
Assigned personnel must have passed a background check conducted by the practice
Subject to DuckDuckGo’s vendor due diligence, including privacy and security review

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fixed-rate compensation for approximately 3–5 deals per month
Pricing for additional volume specified in the statement of work
Initial six-month term with option to extend
Remote delivery on the practice’s own schedule
Working sessions scheduled by mutual agreement
Use of own equipment, tools, and methods
Business-to-business services engagement
Monthly invoicing under the statement of work