Global Vendor Manager, Data Center Infrastructure
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Hybrid
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Construction Management, or Supply Chain
- Professional certifications such as BICSI RCDD/DCDC/OSP, CDCP/CDCE, PE license in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, PMP, or procurement certifications (CPSM, CPM, CSCP)
- 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing with direct experience managing data center infrastructure vendors (cabling, power, cooling, fitout, commissioning)
- Hands-on experience in data center construction, infrastructure deployment, or commissioning—ideally as a former engineer, project manager, or technical lead who transitioned into vendor management
- Deep familiarity with data center design standards: TIA-942, Uptime Institute Tier Standards, ASHRAE thermal guidelines, NFPA 70/75/76, hot/cold aisle containment strategies
- Experience in hyperscale, colocation, or high-growth cloud infrastructure environments
- Advanced skills in TCO modeling, cost optimization, vendor benchmarking, and financial analysis for infrastructure projects
- Ability to read and interpret technical drawings including single-line electrical diagrams, mechanical P&IDs, structured cabling schematics, and floor plan layouts
- Familiarity with data center energy efficiency, sustainability initiatives, and renewable energy procurement
Full description
About Us
At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.
Available Locations: Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; Washington D.C.
About the Role
This role focuses on sourcing and managing suppliers globally for Data Center Infrastructure services, including structured cabling, DC infrastructure installation, power system installation, cooling system deployment, cage/space fitout, and critical infrastructure commissioning. You will create sourcing plans for infrastructure categories and deliver these through supplier capability reviews, technical assessments, pre-qualification, onboarding, and master contract negotiations.
This position requires deep technical knowledge of data center infrastructure design and build-out—you must understand power and cooling sizing calculations, cold aisle containment design principles, caging requirements, electrical distribution architectures, and the end-to-end process of a full-scale DC space/cage fitout. You will leverage this expertise to drive informed vendor discussions, evaluate technical proposals against Cloudflare's infrastructure standards, and negotiate competitive pricing that reflects true value and risk allocation.
You will forge strategic partnerships with infrastructure vendors, evaluate their performance against clearly defined technical and commercial metrics, and balance the priorities of both Cloudflare and your suppliers to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes. This role complements the Global Vendor Manager, Data Center Services (focused on field services, IT asset disposal, logistics, and rack integration) by owning the infrastructure build, installation, and critical systems domain.