Strategic Sourcing Intern

Coinbase is uncompromising on its mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high and the environment is intense, and the team wants people who refuse to settle for "good enough" and want to be pushed past their limits. Coinbase is remote-first but not remote-only, and teams gather quarterly for in-person working sessions called "surges."

This is a 12-week summer 2027 internship on the Tech Sourcing team in the Source to Pay (S2P) group, covering software, SaaS, AI, and cloud spend. You'll run analysis projects that turn vendor and renewal data into clear recommendations and support live sourcing work.

The S2P team manages Coinbase's full third-party lifecycle, including strategic sourcing, third-party risk management, procurement-to-pay, and travel and expense. The team is the main point of contact for vendors across every category and works with cross-functional teams to keep processes clear, efficient, and compliant. Tech Sourcing handles non-human-powered spend: software, SaaS contracts, AI, and cloud. This is a hands-on internship focused on real operational work that helps Coinbase scale safely and sustainably.

What You'll Do

• Lead a SaaS optimization review: find overlapping tools, spend, renewal dates, and usage, then recommend consolidation or right-sizing.
• Build renewal readiness briefs for selected upcoming renewals, covering owners, notice deadlines, spend, usage, and open questions.
• Research vendor pricing by comparing pricing models, usage units, commitments, and overage exposure across several usage scenarios.
• Support live sourcing work, including vendor research, quote comparisons, meeting notes, and follow-ups.
• Work with the BPO team to find process delays and test practical fixes.
• Support RFP and RFQ development and proposal evaluation, and keep desktop procedures and internal documentation accurate.