Data Center Procurement and Operations Director

Pay: $140000.00 - $200000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Own the end-to-end data center strategy supporting high-performance GPU and AI infrastructure deployments.
• Play a critical role in selecting and securing the facilities that enable enterprise-scale compute growth.
• Combine technical site evaluation commercial negotiation vendor management and operational execution in one highly visible leadership role.
• Influence major colocation decisions involving power cooling connectivity capacity cost and service-level commitments.
• Work directly with senior leadership and strategic partners while helping bring complex infrastructure deployments online.
• Join a fast-moving environment where your decisions directly impact deployment speed customer commitments and company growth.
• Competitive bonus and equity opportunity in addition to base compensation.

Location: Remote nationwide with preference for candidates based in the US. Travel to data center partner sites is required.

Note: Must have 8 years of directly relevant experience in data center site selection colocation procurement facilities/infrastructure operations or a closely related environment. Candidates must have real experience with colocation contract and SLA negotiation as well as technical data center site vetting including power cooling connectivity and physical infrastructure. Generic procurement experience without meaningful data center exposure will not meet the requirements.

About Us

We are building and deploying next-generation AI infrastructure designed to help enterprises access high-performance compute faster and more flexibly. Our growth depends on securing the right data center capacity partners and infrastructure at the right time and this role will be central to making that happen. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Lead data center site selection sourcing technical vetting contracting and readiness across active and prospective deployments.
• Identify and evaluate colocation facilities based on power capacity cooling architecture connectivity geographic requirements security cost and deployment timelines.
• Conduct site tours and technical due diligence to determine whether facilities can support high-density compute requirements.
• Develop and manage competitive RFP processes for new data center and colocation requirements.
• Negotiate colocation and service agreements including pricing SLAs uptime commitments remedies escalation provisions and termination terms.
• Partner with Legal and executive leadership to finalize commercially and operationally sound agreements.
• Oversee power cooling rack and facility fit-out activities required to bring sites to deployment readiness.
• Coordinate with data center operators construction teams engineering teams and internal stakeholders to keep deployments on schedule.
• Track fit-out milestones scope changes readiness requirements and potential delays escalating issues proactively.
• Align site selection and buildout priorities with capacity planning sales demand deployment schedules and customer requirements.
• Maintain visibility into available and committed capacity across contracted facilities.
• Negotiate colocation power non-recurring and other facility costs while managing vendor performance.
• Monitor spend against budget and identify opportunities to control costs and improve commercial outcomes.
• Maintain accurate reporting on site status contract terms capacity fit-out progress costs and key risks for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in data center site selection colocation procurement facilities operations strategic sourcing or related data center infrastructure roles.
• Proven experience negotiating colocation contracts pricing SLAs uptime commitments and remedies.
• Strong technical understanding of data center power cooling connectivity physical infrastructure and facility readiness.
• Experience leading RFPs and competitive vendor selection processes.
• Experience evaluating and negotiating with data center or colocation operators.
• Ability to manage multiple sites vendors contracts and deployment timelines simultaneously.
• Strong commercial judgment negotiation skills and vendor management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and executive reporting skills.
• Experience with hyperscale neocloud GPU AI infrastructure or high-density compute is highly desirable.
• Experience with 20 MW data center environments is a strong plus.
• Data center fit-out construction management or deployment experience is preferred.
• International experience with colocation operators in North America Europe or Asia is a plus.
• Bachelors degree preferred but not required; relevant experience and technical knowledge are valued most.

Why You Will Love Working Here

• High-visibility role at the intersection of data centers AI infrastructure and enterprise technology.
• Significant ownership over the facilities and commercial partnerships that enable company growth.
• Opportunity to work on complex high-density compute deployments rather than routine facilities projects.
• Direct exposure to senior leadership and strategic infrastructure partners.
• Remote flexibility with meaningful travel and hands-on involvement in major deployments.
• Opportunity to build scalable processes for site selection procurement vendor management and facility readiness.
• Competitive base compensation plus bonus and equity.
• Join a fast-growing organization where infrastructure decisions have immediate and measurable business impact.

JPC-1765

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: 8 yrs data center site selection colocation procurement facilities/infrastructure ops exp.

• Required Years as Associate 8
• Additional context: Relocation- None; remote nationwide. Packages - no
• Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

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