Senior Sourcing Lead - Cloud & AI Inference

Key Responsibilities

• Own and execute the cloud and AI inference category strategy across our organization (both within trading infrastructure and enterprise-wide).
• Lead negotiations for high-value and complex hyperscaler agreements (Enterprise Discount Programs, Committed-Use Discounts, Private Pricing Agreements), ensuring best-in-class commercial outcomes and risk mitigation.
• Drive measurable cost optimization initiatives across cloud and AI inference spend through FinOps discipline, multi-cloud benchmarking, and consumption analytics, while balancing speed, scalability, and innovation.
• Influence senior stakeholders (up to executive leadership) to align on cloud sourcing strategies, architectural trade-offs, and commercial business cases.
• Establish and strengthen key vendor relationships with hyperscalers and emerging AI infrastructure providers to maximize long-term value and innovation.
• Monitor cloud market trends, hyperscaler pricing benchmarks, and supplier performance to proactively identify opportunities for savings and improvement.
• Represent Procurement as a trusted advisor to technology and business leadership on all cloud and AI inference investment decisions.

Required Experience

• 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.

Required Skills

• 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.