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.