AI Infrastructure Procurement Specialist

Posted 2 Months Ago
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Diamond Bar, CA, USA
Hybrid
Junior
Cloud • Software
The Distributed Cloud for AI
The Role
Source and evaluate data center capacity nationwide to support AI infrastructure growth. Manage relationships with colocation providers, landlords, utilities, and partners; negotiate commercial terms; coordinate cross-functional site feasibility, due diligence, and deployment; track market intelligence; and travel extensively to build scalable sourcing processes.
Summary Generated by Built In

We are looking for a highly motivated AI Infrastructure Procurement Specialist to help expand our AI infrastructure footprint across the United States.

As AI computing demand continues to accelerate, you will be responsible for identifying, evaluating, and securing data center capacity nationwide. You will work closely with internal infrastructure, engineering, operations, and leadership teams to source colocation opportunities, negotiate commercial terms, and build long-term relationships with data center providers, landlords, utilities, and strategic partners.

This role requires frequent travel and is ideal for someone who enjoys building from the ground up in a fast-paced startup environment. Local candidates are preferred, however open to remote-based candidates as well.

Duties & Responsibilities

  • Source and evaluate data center opportunities across the United States to support AI infrastructure expansion.
  • Build and maintain relationships with colocation providers, real estate owners, developers, utility companies, and infrastructure partners.
  • Support procurement and commercial negotiations for data center capacity, including pricing, contract terms, and service agreements.
  • Coordinate cross-functionally with engineering, deployment, finance, and operations teams to assess site feasibility.
  • Assist with due diligence on power availability, facility readiness, connectivity, and operational requirements.
  • Track market intelligence, including data center availability, power capacity, pricing trends, and regional supply dynamics.
  • Travel extensively throughout the U.S. to visit sites, attend industry meetings, and develop partner relationships.
  • Help establish scalable sourcing processes as the company continues to grow.

Required Qualifications:

  • 1+ years of experience in one or more of the following:
    • Procurement
    • Strategic Sourcing
    • Data Center Operations
    • Commercial Real Estate
    • Infrastructure Development
    • Facilities Management
    • Utility or Power-related industries
  • Strong communication and relationship management skills.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
  • Willingness to travel frequently across the United States (up to 50–70%).
  • Highly organized with strong project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in one or more of the following is a plus:
  • Data center procurement or capacity sourcing
  • Colocation services
  • Commercial real estate transactions
  • Power infrastructure or utility coordination
  • Site selection
  • Contract negotiation
  • AI/HPC infrastructure
  • Cloud infrastructure ecosystem

Entry-level candidates with strong learning ability are encouraged to apply. Experienced professionals are also welcome.

What We're Looking For

  • We're looking for someone who:
  • Has an entrepreneurial mindset and enjoys solving new challenges.
  • Is resourceful, proactive, and willing to roll up their sleeves.
  • Can build relationships quickly with external partners.
  • Is excited about helping build next-generation AI infrastructure.
  • Thrives in a startup environment where priorities evolve quickly.

Skills Required

  • 1+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, data center operations, commercial real estate, infrastructure development, facilities management, or utility/power-related industries
  • Strong communication and relationship management skills
  • Comfortable working in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
  • Willingness to travel frequently across the United States (up to 50-70%)
  • Highly organized with strong project management skills
  • Data center procurement or capacity sourcing
  • Colocation services experience
  • Commercial real estate transactions experience
  • Power infrastructure or utility coordination experience
  • Site selection experience
  • Contract negotiation experience
  • Familiarity with AI/HPC infrastructure
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure ecosystem
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The Company
HQ: Diamond Bar, CA
227 Employees
Year Founded: 2014

What We Do

Zenlayer is the hyperconnected cloud that powers AI experiences through distributed inference and global connectivity. Businesses use Zenlayer's on-demand compute and networking to deploy and run applications at the edge. With 350+ edge nodes across 50+ countries, 480+ Tbps of global bandwidth, and 10,000+ direct cloud and network connections, Zenlayer helps businesses reach 85% of the internet population within 25 ms.

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