Groq is the premier neocloud for fast inference. One fully integrated platform for infrastructure, inference, and control. Millions of developers run trillions of tokens on Groq every week. Backed by Purple Arch Ventures.
About the role
As an Infrastructure Sourcing Manager, you will own data center sourcing end to end: building the pipeline of site opportunities, leading technical and commercial due diligence, negotiating with landlords and colocation providers, and presenting site recommendations to executive leadership for approval. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 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
- Demonstrated ownership of site or capacity transactions end to end — sourced, diligenced, negotiated, and closed
- Experience negotiating colocation agreements, leases, or comparable infrastructure contracts, including power, SLA, and delivery terms
- Working knowledge of data center power and cooling infrastructure sufficient to evaluate provider claims and partner credibly with engineering
- Experience presenting recommendations to executive leadership and driving capital decisions
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About Groq
Inference is the engine that powers AI, and Groq was built from the silicon up to deliver the world's fastest inference at scale. We pioneered the LPU—the first processor designed specifically for AI inference—and are transforming that innovation into a global cloud platform powering production AI workloads.
With the capital, infrastructure, and team to execute, we're uniquely positioned to define the next era of AI infrastructure. The opportunity is massive, and it's still wide open. Now let's go build it!
As an Infrastructure Sourcing Manager, you will own data center sourcing end to end: building the pipeline of site opportunities, leading technical and commercial due diligence, negotiating with landlords and colocation providers, and presenting site recommendations to executive leadership for approval.
This is a single-threaded owner role. You will partner across Engineering, Networking, Operations, Finance, and Legal, but you will be the person accountable for finding sites, proving they fit, and closing them on the best terms available. You will sit in the Finance organization and report to the Head of FinOps at Groq.
- Build and maintain the relationship network...
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