Head - Procurement Risk Management, Governance & Intelligent Automation Location
SVP / Global Head Procurement
The Head - Procurement Risk Management, Governance & Intelligent Automation will lead the global procurement governance, risk, compliance and digital transformation agenda for the enterprise procurement organization.
This role is responsible for establishing a world-class procurement control environment while driving intelligent automation, AI adoption, supplier risk management, audit readiness, ESG governance, compliance assurance, and operational excellence across all procurement categories and geographies.
The incumbent will act as the strategic bridge between Procurement, Finance, Legal, Risk, Internal Audit, Information Security, Vendor governance, Ethics & compliance teams to ensure procurement delivers business value while maintaining the highest standards of governance, transparency, resilience, compliance and efficiency. The role will also own the roadmap for procurement automation, AI-enabled controls and digital governance.

Procurement Governance & Policy Management
Enterprise Risk Management
Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)
Procurement Compliance & Audit Assurance
Supplier Governance & Performance Oversight
ESG & Responsible Sourcing Governance
AI, Automation & Digital Transformation
Intelligent Controls & Continuous Monitoring
Fraud Prevention & Ethics Management
Procurement Governance & Policy Leadership
Own procurement policies, standards, SOPs, Delegation of Authority (DOA), approval frameworks and governance controls.
Establish governance councils, compliance forums and executive steering committees.
Drive standardization of procurement processes across regions and business units.
Monitor adherence to procurement policies through real-time governance reporting and compliance dashboards.

Enterprise Procurement Risk Management
Develop and manage a comprehensive Procurement Risk Management Framework covering:
Supplier Risk
Operational Risk




Financial Risk
Regulatory Risk
Supply Continuity Risk
ESG Risk
Cybersecurity Risk
Reputation Risk
Geopolitical Risk
Maintaining enterprise procurement risk registers.
Conducting risk assessments for strategic suppliers and critical services.
Building executive risk dashboards and heat maps.
Reporting risk exposure and action plans to executive leadership.

Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)
Lead the global supplier risk governance program covering:
Financial due diligence
Data privacy assessments
ESG evaluations
Supplier risk segmentation and tiering.
Periodic risk reviews.
High-risk supplier governance forums.
Continuous monitoring of supplier risk indicators.

Internal Audit & Compliance Assurance
Serve as primary procurement liaison for Internal Audit, External Audit and Risk functions.
Develop annual procurement audit plans.
Drive closure of audit observations.
Maintain continuous audit readiness.
Establish governance metrics for control compliance.
Compliance areas include:
Anti-Corruption Compliance
Data Privacy Regulations
Competition Laws
Trade Compliance
Regulatory Requirements

ESG & Responsible Procurement Governance
Lead procurement ESG governance initiatives including:
Ethical sourcing compliance
Supplier diversity programs
ESG scorecards and reporting
Partner with sustainability teams to improve supplier ESG maturity and compliance.

~ Supplier performance analytics

Embed governance rules inside procurement platforms.
Establish automated policy validations.
Create AI-driven risk alerts.




Develop continuous compliance monitoring mechanisms.
Reduce manual controls through preventive system controls.

Policy compliance
Contract compliance
Sourcing compliance
PO compliance
Risk Metrics
Risk heat maps
Open risk actions
Business continuity status
Transformation Metrics
ESG Metrics
Supplier ESG coverage
Provide quarterly governance and risk reports to executive leadership.

Procurement fraud detection.
Policy violation investigations.
Ethical sourcing compliance.
Build and lead a global team across Governance, Risk, Compliance and Automation.
Finance
Legal
Internal Audit
ESG Office
Business Units
Present governance, risk and transformation outcomes to executive leadership.

Experience & Qualifications
MBA / PGDM preferred
Degree in Engineering, Finance, Supply Chain, Information Systems or related discipline

PMP

Certified Risk Manager (CRM)
Experience

- 18-25+ years of experience in Procurement, Governance, Risk, Compliance, Audit or Transformation.
- Minimum 10 years leading enterprise procurement governance or risk programs.
- Proven experience in global procurement organizations managing USD 1B+ spend.
- Solid experience with digital procurement platforms.
- Demonstrated success in AI, automation and transformation initiatives.
- Experience interacting with executive leadership and board governance forums.

Enterprise Risk Management
Third-Party Risk Management
Audit & Compliance

ESG

Governance
AI & GenAI Deployment
SAP Ariba
Oracle Procurement
ServiceNow
Power BI
Governance & Compliance
Policy compliance
Audit observations closure
Contract compliance improvement
Risk Management
Reduction in critical supplier risk exposure
Business continuity readiness index
High-risk supplier remediation closure
Reduction in manual effort

ESG
Supplier ESG assessment coverage
Responsible sourcing compliance
Business Impact

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