Senior Manager, Contracts, Commercial & Supply Chain Compliance

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.

If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.

*Note: This position requires presence in our San Francisco, San Jose, or Bellevue office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.

What You'll Do

• Set Lambda's contracting and supply chain standards — SOPs, playbooks, approval matrix, delegation of authority, master supply, general contractor, and design agreement templates, clause library, and commercial negotiation frameworks
• Lead master agreements and their commercial terms — pricing structures, payment terms, capacity reservations, warranties, liquidated damages, and performance security — in alignment with category managers, who own the sourcing strategy and supplier relationships
• Lead negotiation of terms and conditions — liability caps, indemnities, insurance, change, suspension, and termination — and assess and allocate commercial risk on every agreement
• Serve as the direct liaison to Legal and outside counsel — framing issues, coordinating reviews, and driving agreements to execution
• Be the go-to expert for interpreting terms and conditions across Lambda's contract portfolio, advising Construction, Sourcing, Finance, and project teams on rights, obligations, and remedies
• Own claims, and disputes across construction and equipment contracts — evaluate entitlement and schedule and cost impact, negotiate resolution, and escalate with Legal and outside counsel when needed
• Own contract obligation tracking — milestones, notices, warranties, capacity commitments, LDs, and renewal dates — and keep contract data and records current
• Own supplier onboarding — vetting, sanctions and denied-party screening, insurance and certification requirements, tariffs, and import and export controls
• Keep the supply chain and contracts function audit-ready — documented controls, approval evidence, contract records, and compliance with internal policy and external requirements
• Set dashboard and reporting standards for contracts, spend, supplier, and compliance data, and deliver regular reporting to leadership
• Roll out procurement standards and training at every site so project and site teams follow consistent processes for purchasing, approvals, and contract use
• Secure approvals for deviations from Lambda's standards, and prepare clear negotiation summaries and recommendations for executives
• Continuously improve contracting and procurement efficiency through lessons learned, standardization, and contract lifecycle management and procurement tools

You

• Have 7+ years of contracts or commercial management on large capital projects, with deep experience in construction and equipment contracts
• Have datacenter or mission-critical experience, or extensive experience in oil and gas, energy, or other complex construction and equipment programs
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in Business, Construction Management, Engineering, Law, Quantity Surveying, Supply Chain, or a related field, or have equivalent experience
• Have personally negotiated master supply agreements with deep command of terms and conditions and their commercial impact
• Have owned claims, and disputes through resolution and tracked contract obligations through closeout
• Have built master agreement templates, clause libraries, SOPs, playbooks, or approval matrices that an organization adopted
• Have owned supply chain compliance — supplier onboarding, trade compliance, audit readiness, and procurement controls
• Have set reporting standards and built dashboards for contract, spend, or compliance data, and trained teams across multiple sites on procurement processes
• Have served as the primary business liaison to in-house Legal and outside counsel, and know where commercial ownership ends and legal review begins
• Communicate clearly in writing and in the room, and can explain commercial risk and trade-offs to executives
• Operate well in ambiguity, on compressed timelines, managing several high-value negotiations at once

Nice to Have

• Experience at a hyperscaler, AI cloud, colocation provider, datacenter developer, or large EPC or general contractor
• Paralegal experience, a JD, or a construction law background
• Experience implementing contract lifecycle management (CLM) or procurement systems
• Experience with SOX or internal audit controls, or trade compliance certification (e.g., CCS)
• Experience standing up a contracts or commercial function in a high-growth company

Salary Range Information

The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

• Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast
• Our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove
• We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
• Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers
• We offer generous cash & equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.