Groq
Data Center Sourcing Manager
Dallas, USA · Senior
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About the role
- You will sit in the Finance organization and report to the Head of FinOps at Groq.
- You'll have the flexibility to work remotely while we establish our local Groq office, with the expectation that this role will transition to onsite once the office opens.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain the relationship network that generates our site pipeline - data center developers, brokers, retail and wholesale colocation operators, power developers, and utilities - and translate those requirements into technical specifications and constraints that
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies for data center and telecoms infrastructure and services that optimize cost, quality, and delivery outcomes.
- Lead technical due diligence on candidate sites:
- Negotiate the commercial terms that drive our economics and risk position - $/kW-month pricing, NRC and MRC structure, escalators, PUE treatment, ready-for-service dates and delay credits, SLAs, ramp schedules, expansion rights, cross-connect pricing, liability, and renewal and exit terms.
- Assist in building the financial and operational case for each site - TCO, cost per MW, lease-versus-own and capex-versus-opex scenarios - and partner with FinOps and Finance on data center unit economics and capital planning.
- Drive cost savings and value improvements by leveraging market intelligence, competitive bidding, and value engineering initiatives to improve total cost of ownership (TCO) for data center assets.
- Implement and refine supplier selection processes and tools (e.g. RFI/RFP processes, supplier onboarding workflows, document management) to increase efficiency and ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.
- Maintain market intelligence on colocation pricing, supply trends, energy markets, and competitor activity, and manage contract hygiene and the renewal calendar across the portfolio.
- Working knowledge of data center power and cooling infrastructure sufficient to evaluate provider claims and partner credibly with engineering.
- Every teammate is handpicked with intention because who we build with matters.
Requirements
- The person hired for this role must be based in one of these three areas.
- Partner with networking engineering to understand the infrastructure required to deploy each GPU platform, and translate those requirements into sourceable BOMs for network, storage, admin, and supporting racks.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience in data center site selection, colocation sourcing, infrastructure development, commercial real estate, capacity delivery, or strategic sourcing for mission-critical infrastructure.
Nice to have
- Experience in Telecommunications or Large enterprise network and datacenter sourcing Development-side perspective on data center economics, including yield-on-cost, cap rates, and how value is created in development.
- Familiarity with AI and GPU deployment requirements - high-density racks, direct-to-chip liquid cooling, and the constraints they place on site selection.
- Experience sourcing network or infrastructure equipment, or partnering closely with network engineering teams.
- Exposure to power procurement, including utility interconnection, tariffs, PPAs, and energy markets.
- Existing relationships across data center developers, operators, and brokers.
- Experience with procurement and ERP platforms, CRM-based deal pipeline management, and GIS or site evaluation tooling.
- Improve our cost per MW and overall data center TCO through the terms you negotiate.
- Give leadership the analysis they need to make capital decisions with confidence.
Compensation
- $154k-$209k
Benefits
- Compensation Groq is committed to providing competitive compensation through our Total Cash philosophy, which incorporates potential bonus value directly into base pay.
- Beyond cash compensation, Groq also offers a Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program and a robust suite of employee benefits.
Company info
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