Sr. Program Manager, DC Portfolio & Vendor Mgt.
Cerebras Systems builds the world's largest AI chip, 56 times larger than GPUs. This architecture allows Cerebras to deliver industry-leading training and inference speeds; over 10 times faster than GPU-based hyperscale cloud inference services.
This order of magnitude increase in speed is transforming the user experience of AI applications, unlocking real-time iteration and increasing intelligence via additional agentic computation.
Cerebras works with the leading model labs, global enterprises, and cutting-edge AI-native startups. OpenAI recently announced a multi-year partnership with Cerebras, to deploy 750 megawatts of scale, transforming key workloads with ultra high-speed inference.
The Role
The Datacenter Portfolio & Vendor Management Lead will own the operational backbone of Cerebras' global datacenter program.
This person partners closely with Engineering, Infrastructure, Finance, Legal, Procurement, Accounting, and Executive Leadership to manage strategic supplier relationships, commercial agreements, budgets, payment operations, and portfolio reporting.
This is a highly cross-functional role requiring exceptional organizational skills, commercial judgment, and the ability to drive execution across multiple simultaneous infrastructure programs.
Responsibilities
Portfolio Management
Own the centralized portfolio of global datacenter projects
Track capacity deployments, schedules, milestones, risks, and dependencies
Develop executive dashboards and portfolio health reporting
Coordinate planning across Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Supply Chain
Contract Management
Own lifecycle management of datacenter contracts
Coordinate contract negotiations with Legal and Procurement
Track key commercial terms, renewals, amendments, and obligations
Maintain repository of supplier agreements and commercial documentation
Vendor Management
Manage strategic relationships with:
Colocation providers
Construction partners
Power and utility providers
Network providers
Equipment vendors
Professional services partners
Track vendor performance against SLAs and KPIs
Drive quarterly business reviews
Resolve commercial escalations
Financial Operations
Track purchase commitments and contract values
Partner with Finance on forecasting and budget management
Coordinate invoice approvals and payment workflows
Monitor spend against approved budgets
Support capital expenditure planning
Program Operations
Build scalable operational processes for the rapidly growing datacenter organization
Drive governance reviews
Maintain risk registers
Coordinate executive reporting
Improve portfolio management tooling and reporting automation
Qualifications
Required
8+ years managing complex infrastructure, construction, or technology programs
Experience managing large vendor portfolios
Strong contract administration experience
Budget ownership experience ($10M+ preferred)
Experience working with Finance and Legal organizations
Excellent project management skills
Ability to work across highly technical engineering organizations
Outstanding communication and executive presentation skills
Preferred
Experience with one or more:
Hyperscale datacenters
Cloud infrastructure
AI infrastructure
Colocation providers
Construction management
Critical facilities
Supply chain operations
ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, NetSuite)
Coupa
Jira
Smartsheet
Airtable
Tableau or Power BI
Success in this Role
Within your first year you will:
Build operational rigor across Cerebras' global datacenter portfolio
Improve visibility into project health and financial performance
Establish scalable vendor governance processes
Streamline contract and payment workflows
Enable infrastructure teams to execute faster by reducing operational overhead
Establish metrics of economic KPI’s in all leases in the portfolio (Contracted vs actual)
Why Join Cerebras
People who are serious about software make their own hardware. At Cerebras, we have built a breakthrough architecture that is unlocking new opportunities for the AI industry. With dozens of model releases and rapid growth, we’ve reached an inflection point in our business. Members of our team tell us there are five main reasons they joined Cerebras:
Build a breakthrough AI platform beyond the constraints of the GPU.
Publish and open source their cutting-edge AI research.
Work on one of the fastest AI supercomputers in the world.
Enjoy job stability with startup vitality.
Our simple, non-corporate work culture that respects individual beliefs.
Find out more about what it's like to work at Cerebras here!
Apply today and become part of the forefront of groundbreaking advancements in AI!
Cerebras Systems is committed to creating an equal and diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate different backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe inclusive teams build better products and companies. We try every day to build a work environment that empowers people to do their best work through continuous learning, growth and support of those around them.
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