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Salary: USD 158,000 - 186,000 / annual
Checkr is a data platform powering safe and fair decisions through AI verification. The company serves over 140,000 customers including Uber, Airbnb, DoorDash, and Anthropic, and is recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 2025 list and as a Y Combinator 2024 Breakthrough Company.
Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain Strategy, this Senior Staff Supply Chain Strategy Manager will own Checkr's highest-stakes supply chain strategy initiatives, shaping how the company scales new products and manages vendor risk. This is a company-wide strategic individual contributor role focused on multi-year, cross-functional initiatives and complex vendor partnerships.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning end-to-end 1-3 year strategic initiatives across supply chain product expansion, resiliency, and differentiation, from hypothesis through post-implementation evaluation
- Leading high-stakes vendor strategy and negotiation, including scenario planning, positioning, and approval pathways for new or expanded partnerships
- Managing strategic vendor relationships where terms affect product strategy, competitive advantage, and customer experience (SLAs, exclusivity, differentiation)
- Driving cross-functional alignment across R&D, Operations, Finance, and GTM to secure resourcing for multi-year programs
- Influencing senior leadership decisions through high-quality strategy narratives and trade-off documents, recommending data-driven adjustments based on outcomes
- Defining and refining supply chain strategy for the functional area, driving adoption of best practices and maintaining deep subject-matter expertise
Required qualifications:
- 8+ years owning large-scale, cross-functional supply chain or strategic initiatives end-to-end, including high-stakes vendor negotiation and partnership management
- Demonstrated ability to operate through significant ambiguity, make consequential trade-offs, and secure senior leadership approval
- Executive-level written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to influence senior leadership
- Strong track record driving cross-functional alignment across R&D, Operations, Finance, and GTM
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Business Administration, or related field (preferred)
- A-player mindset with strong bias for action, raising the bar, moving with urgency, staying resilient through ambiguity
Checkr offers competitive compensation, equity, 100% medical/dental/vision coverage, flexible PTO, learning and development allowance, and monthly wellness stipend. The company maintains hub locations in Denver, San Francisco, Nashville, and Santiago, with expectation of 3+ days per week in-office.
