Job Description

Data Center Development department is responsible for supporting the company's fast growth by sourcing and building hyper-scale data centers as well as vastly distributed global edge networks. Our AMS&EU Network Acquisition team focuses on the acquisition of co-locations and various network connectivities from the strategy and commercial angle to support edge and backbone network infrastructure that enable users to interact with our platform with optimal performance in Americas and EMEA region. As we interact with various partners in this industry, we also develop and maintain relationships and strategic partnerships with suppliers. Also, as we develop our acquisition strategy, we conduct market research, manage the potential and existing supplier pool, cost analysis and supplier performance evaluation to build our roadmap for the acquisition effort to support our growth. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about global infrastructure acquisition with exciting growth opportunities.

We are looking for a self-motivated server and storage hardware architect and technology planning expert. As a system architect and technology planning expert, your responsibilities will include:
- Securing various infrastructure resources such as co-location and connectivity services (dark fiber, transport network, IP, etc.) from commercial angle to fulfill and support our traffic demand
- Lead commercial and technical negotiations with candidate suppliers.
- Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements and contracts working with cross-functional teams to meet the deliverables on milestone dates.
- Develop and manage acquisition strategies and tactics for the short, mid and long term.
- Cross functional collaboration with various stakeholders, including but not limited to Strategy, Planning, Engineering, Legal, Finance, etc.
- Conduct market research, build market intelligence, select and onboard qualified suppliers and manage the supplier lifecycle.
- Maintain a sustainable relationship and develop strategic partnerships with suppliers to deliver business goals and objectives.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $112000 - $228000 annually.