Senior Sourcing Lead – Cloud & AI Inference
OptiverAbout the Role
This role serves as a strategic leader in driving cloud and AI infrastructure sourcing initiatives across the US and globally, with a primary focus on optimizing third-party cloud spend, structuring hyperscaler commercial agreements, and enabling scalable growth of the cloud and AI footprint. As a senior member of the team, you will lead complex sourcing strategies and provide oversight, coaching, and guidance to sourcing managers and buyers on the US team. The role requires deep domain expertise in cloud commercial models, including hyperscaler enterprise agreements (AWS, GCP, Azure), committed-use and reserved capacity pricing, and AI inference procurement.
You will partner directly with senior stakeholders, technology leaders, platform engineering, and finance teams to extract maximum value from cloud investments, build cost transparency, and drive measurable business impact in the fastest-growing technology spend category.
Requirements
- 10+ years of sourcing/procurement experience, with significant depth in cloud or hyperscaler procurement
- Demonstrated success leading large-scale cloud negotiations and delivering multimillion-dollar savings or cost avoidance
- Experience building and executing cloud category strategies at an enterprise level
- Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior technology executives, including Platform Engineering and CTO-level stakeholders
- Excellent negotiation, analytical, and financial acumen, with deep understanding of cloud pricing mechanics
- Strong leadership presence with ability to communicate complex cloud sourcing strategies clearly to stakeholders at all levels
- Strategic thinker with demonstrated ability to balance cost optimization, innovation, and architectural flexibility
- Expertise in leveraging cloud consumption data and cost models to drive sourcing strategy creation
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact environment with competing priorities
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Computer Science, or related field
- Experience within financial services, trading, or other complex tech-focused industries
- Deep domain expertise in cloud commercial models, including hyperscaler enterprise agreements (AWS, GCP, Azure), committed-use and reserved capacity pricing, and AI inference procurement
What You'll Get
- $180k–$250k base salary