Principal, AI Cloud Infrastructure Commercial Sourcing

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Menlo Park, CA

This role focuses on the commercial sourcing and strategic supplier relationships for Meta's AI cloud infrastructure. The Principal will lead commercial strategy, negotiate large-scale agreements with cloud providers, and ensure the company has the necessary AI compute capacity to support its research and product roadmaps. It involves market research, cost optimization, and executive partnerships.

What you'd actually do

  1. Structure, negotiate, and execute complex, high-value commercial agreements for large scale AI cloud capacity; Drive and own master supply agreements.
  2. Own executive relationships with the leadership of our most strategic cloud providers.
  3. Influence supplier roadmaps, business models, and capacity commitments.
  4. Translate AI research and product needs into a clear cloud capacity sourcing roadmap.
  5. Identify risks and develop supply optionality by identifying and qualifying new cloud and technology sources.

Skills

Required

  • 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
  • Conduct market research and analysis to understand emerging trends and opportunities
  • 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
  • 15+ years of experience, including leadership experience

Nice to have

  • MS or MBA degree

What the JD emphasized

  • AI infrastructure
  • AI compute
  • AI roadmap
  • AI research
  • AI products and technologies
  • cloud capacity sourcing roadmap
  • supply optionality