Responsibilities
- Structure, negotiate, and execute complex, high-value commercial agreements for large scale AI cloud capacity; Drive and own master supply agreements
- Own executive relationships with the leadership of our most strategic cloud providers
- Influence supplier roadmaps, business models, and capacity commitments
- Translate AI research and product needs into a clear cloud capacity sourcing roadmap
- Identify risks and develop supply optionality by identifying and qualifying new cloud and technology sources
- Lead supplier business and executive reviews
- Ensure cloud supply delivery and manage ramp and performance to commitments
- Analyze and optimize global cloud spend for maximum efficiency and savings
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical or business field, or equivalent practical experience
- 12+ years of business, partnerships, sourcing, or supply chain experience in data center, cloud services, compute, or AI/system hardware supply chains and adjacent industries
- Proven track record structuring and negotiating large-scale, complex commercial agreements with major technology or cloud suppliers
- Direct experience partnering with C-suite executives and leaders at top cloud and technology partners
- In-depth understanding of "should cost" economics and make-vs-buy trade-offs for cloud
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- Experience in AI products and technologies such as AI models, use-cases, and systems
- Demonstrated ability to move seamlessly from strategy to execution
- Experience influencing, negotiating, building consensus, and making strategic decisions
- Experience operating in fast-paced, ambiguous, cross-functional environments requiring independent judgment while coordinating people and technical resources
Preferred Qualifications
- MS or MBA degree
- Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
- 15+ years of experience, including leadership experience
- Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
- Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)
$260,000/year to $319,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits
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