Director, Compute Infrastructure Procurement Operations

Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience

Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position

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• Deep domain knowledge of compute infrastructure components: servers, GPUs/TPUs, networking equipment, storage, racks, power distribution, and cooling infrastructure
• Experience managing capital-intensive procurement portfolios (multi $B+) including negotiation, category strategy, and vendor consolidation
• Strong understanding of procure-to-pay processes, purchase order governance, and asset lifecycle management
• Experience operating in SOX-compliant environments with understanding of ITGCs, ICFR, and financial control frameworks
• Experience with international procurement operations including entity structuring, customs/export controls, VAT/GST recovery, and cross-border logistics
• Proven track record of process improvement, systems implementation, and workflow automation in high-growth environments
• Familiarity with data center colocation agreements and equipment financing structures (lease administration / ASC 842 exposure a plus, not required)
• Leadership and systems design influencing skills.
• 12+ years of procurement experience with a minimum of 5 years in compute infrastructure, data center operations, or hyperscale supply chain
• 8+ years of people management experience, with demonstrated ability to build and scale teams during periods of rapid organizational growth
• Experience at hyperscale infrastructure companies (CoreWeave, Equinix, AWS, GCP, Azure, NVIDIA) or other frontier AI/ML companies
• Direct experience standing up procurement entities (buy/sell structures, intercompany frameworks) for tax optimization
• Experience implementing asset lifecycle management or ERP systems in infrastructure contexts
• Background in supply chain for semiconductor, networking, or high-performance computing components
• Experience with procurement platforms such as Zip and Workday
• Experience using AI tools (including Claude) to automate procurement workflows
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting, Business, or Engineering

The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.

For sales roles, the range provided is the role’s On Target Earnings ("OTE") range, meaning that the range includes both the sales commissions/sales bonuses target and annual base salary for the role.

Annual Salary:

$300,000—$385,000 USD

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