Senior Sourcing Lead – Cloud & AI Inference

<p data-renderer-start-pos="122" data-local-id="eecdc960da2a">We are seeking a&nbsp;<strong data-renderer-mark="true">Senior Sourcing Lead – Cloud &amp; AI Inference</strong> to join our Global Procurement team. This role will serve as a strategic leader in driving cloud and AI infrastructure sourcing initiatives both across the US and globally, with a primary focus on optimizing third-party cloud spend, structuring hyperscaler commercial agreements, and enabling scalable growth of our cloud and AI footprint. As a senior member of the team, you will not only lead complex sourcing strategies, but also provide oversight, coaching, and guidance to sourcing managers and buyers on the US team.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="710" data-local-id="f6f3ea995512">This 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.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="918" data-local-id="81d94e8c3c54">You will partner directly with senior stakeholders, technology leaders, platform engineering, and finance teams to ensure we are extracting maximum value from our cloud investments, building cost transparency, and driving measurable business impact in our fastest-growing technology spend category.</p> <h3 id="Key-Responsibilities" data-local-id="7f9fd0deaf74" data-renderer-start-pos="1219">Key Responsibilities</h3> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="4a557dae-5d81-4d8d-9a3d-0bb0876a8888" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1243" data-local-id="5ee1eabfb490">Own and execute the cloud and AI inference category strategy across our organization (both within trading infrastructure and enterprise-wide).</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1243" data-local-id="5ee1eabfb490">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.</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1609" data-local-id="3f9d304cd3eb">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.</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1827" data-local-id="d4f49c557b90">Influence senior stakeholders (up to executive leadership) to align on cloud sourcing strategies, architectural trade-offs, and commercial business cases.</p> </li> <li> <p data-render