Senior Consultant

About ValorantValorant is a procurement consulting and AI technology firm. We combine deep domain expertise in sourcing and procurement with Astra — our AI-native procurement platform. We work with CPOs, CFOs, and CIOs at organizations across industries to drive measurable efficiency, cost savings, and procurement transformation. Our team operates at the intersection of strategy consulting and product building, and every member contributes to both.Role DescriptionAt Valorant, Senior Consultants operate across three dimensions — product, implementation, and advisory — with procurement domain expertise as the connective thread.You will translate real-world procurement knowledge into product intelligence for Astra, work alongside Engineering to shape features and workflows, and lead delivery workstreams when clients go live. You’ll also continue to do what great procurement consultants do: run sourcing events, build negotiation strategies, analyze spend, and drive transformation — now with Astra as your delivery accelerant.Product & Platform (Astra)Translate procurement processes, edge cases, and domain logic into product requirements and feature specifications for AstraCollaborate with Engineering and Product teams on roadmap prioritization, feature validation, and UAT for new capabilitiesDevelop and maintain procurement content within the platform — category playbooks, workflow configurations, approval logic, and decision frameworks.Serve as the “voice of the practitioner” in product decisions, ensuring Astra solves real procurement problemsImplementation & Transformation DeliveryLead Astra implementation workstreams for new clients — platform configuration, workflow design, data migration support, and go-live readinessRun procurement transformation engagements: current-state assessments, operating model design, process re-engineering, and policy developmentDrive change management across implementations — stakeholder alignment, communication planning, adoption tracking, and resistance management to ensure sustainable outcomes beyond go-liveBuild and deliver client training programs for Astra adoption and procurement process changesManage client stakeholder relationships throughout implementation, ensuring alignment between project objectives and business outcomes.Advisory & Strategic SourcingConduct spend analysis, market research, and opportunity assessments to identify savings and efficiency leversDevelop sourcing strategies, draft and manage RFPs, and support bid evaluation and supplier selectionBuild financial models (TCO, should-cost) and negotiation strategy presentations for key decision-makersReview contracts for alignment with negotiated terms and coordinate legal redlines as neededRequirements3–5 years of experience in procurement consulting, procurement operations, or procurement technology — ideally a mixStrong understanding of Source-to-Contract and/or Procure-to-Pay processesComfort working with technology and product teams — you don’t need to write production code, but you should be able to think in systems and workflows, and ideally have the curiosity to prototype ideas using AI tools (prompting, no-code platforms, or lightweight scripting)Analytical rigor: ability to work with large spend datasets, build models, and translate data into actionable insightsExcellent communication skills — written deliverables, stakeholder presentations, and cross-functional collaborationStartup mindset: ownership-driven, comfortable with ambiguity, willing to operate across boundariesFamiliarity with procurement technology platforms (Coupa, Jaggaer, SAP Ariba, Ivalua, or similar) is a strong plusWillingness to work across global time zones as client engagements require