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Sr. Program Manager, DC Portfolio & Vendor Mgt.

Cerebras · Sunnyvale, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteInformation Technology$10/hrFull-time

The Role

Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services. This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.

Portfolio Management

  • Own the centralized portfolio of global datacenter projects
  • Track capacity deployments, schedules, milestones, risks, and dependencies
  • Develop executive dashboards and portfolio health reporting
  • Coordinate planning across Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain

Contract Management

  • Own lifecycle management of datacenter contracts
  • Coordinate contract negotiations with Legal and Procurement
  • Track key commercial terms, renewals, amendments, and obligations
  • Maintain repository of supplier agreements and commercial documentation

Vendor Management

  • Manage strategic relationships with:
  • Colocation providers
  • Construction partners
  • Power and utility providers
  • Network providers
  • Equipment vendors
  • Professional services partners
  • Track vendor performance against SLAs and KPIs
  • Drive quarterly business reviews
  • Resolve commercial escalations

Financial Operations

  • Track purchase commitments and contract values
  • Partner with Finance on forecasting and budget management
  • Coordinate invoice approvals and payment workflows
  • Monitor spend against approved budgets
  • Support capital expenditure planning

Program Operations

  • Build scalable operational processes for the rapidly growing datacenter organization
  • Drive governance reviews
  • Maintain risk registers
  • Coordinate executive reporting
  • Improve portfolio management tooling and reporting automation

Qualifications

  • 8+ years managing complex infrastructure, construction, or technology programs
  • Strong contract administration experience ($10M+ preferred)
  • Budget ownership experience
  • Experience working with Finance and Legal organizations
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Ability to work across highly technical engineering organizations
  • Outstanding communication and executive presentation skills

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

  • With one or more: Hyperscale datacenters, Cloud infrastructure, AI infrastructure, Colocation providers, Construction management, Critical facilities, Supply chain operations, ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, NetSuite), Coupa, Jira, Smartsheet, Airtable, Tableau or Power BI

Why Join Cerebras

Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.

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