Procurement Specialist

HoYoverse; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HoYoverse is hiring a seasoned procurement professional to lead hardware sourcing and data center deals. You will drive strategic sourcing for GPU/CPU, manage OEMs/ODMs, and optimize multi-year commitments to support AI infrastructure across global operations.

We seek candidates with a track record of closing large-scale hardware agreements, deep data center knowledge, and strong negotiation skills to align engineering, finance, and vendor teams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, with at least 2 years focused specifically on AI infrastructure.
• Proven track record negotiating and closing multi-million to nine-figure hardware and data center deals.
• Data center fundamentals: power delivery, cooling systems, capacity planning, and tier classifications.
• Experience with acceptance testing, validation workflows, and enforcement of technical SLAs.
• Proficiency in TCO modeling, scenario analysis, and financial structuring of infra deals.
• Excellent commercial judgment and negotiation skills, bridging engineering, finance, and vendor stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic sourcing for GPU systems, CPUs, high-speed networking (InfiniBand NDR/XDR, 400G/800G Ethernet), and high-performance storage
• Manage relationships with OEMs, ODMs, and system integrators; structure framework agreements and multi-year supply commitments
• Drive RFP/RFQ processes, vendor scorecards, and competitive bidding across hardware categories
• Manage allocation negotiations during constrained supply periods and secure priority access during product launches
• Oversee logistics, lead-time management, staging, and burn-in coordination across global supply chains
• Navigate export controls, and cross-border compliance, particularly for advanced compute hardware
• Build TCO models across capex, power, cooling, networking, real estate, and operational costs over multi-year horizons

Skills

Procurement experience

Negotiation skills

Data center fundamentals

Acceptance testing

TCO modeling

Commercial judgment

Education

Engineering / Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or quantitative field

Job description

HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content.

Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive global community.

Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies.

In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.

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Key Responsibilities

Hardware Procurement

• Lead strategic sourcing for GPU systems, CPUs, high-speed networking (InfiniBand NDR/XDR, 400G/800G Ethernet), and high-performance storage
• Manage relationships with OEMs, ODMs, and system integrators; structure framework agreements and multi-year supply commitments
• Drive RFP/RFQ processes, vendor scorecards, and competitive bidding across hardware categories
• Manage allocation negotiations during constrained supply periods and secure priority access during product launches
• Oversee logistics, lead-time management, staging, and burn-in coordination across global supply chains
• Navigate export controls, and cross-border compliance, particularly for advanced compute hardware

Data Center Sourcing

• Source and negotiate colocation, build-to-suit, and powered shell agreements with hyperscale, wholesale, and regional data center operators
• Evaluate facility specifications: power density (kW/rack), cooling architectures (air, liquid, direct-to-chip, immersion), redundancy tiers (N+1, 2N), PUE, WUE, and sustainability commitments
• Assess site selection factors: latency, fiber connectivity, power reliability, climate, regulatory environment, and expansion optionality
• Negotiate commercial terms covering power pricing, escalators, SLAs, remote hands, cross-connects, and exit clauses
• Build TCO models across capex, power, cooling, networking, real estate, and operational costs over multi-year horizons

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of procurement or supply chain experience, with at least 2 years focused specifically on AI infrastructure
• Demonstrated track record negotiating and closing multi-million to nine-figure hardware and data center deals
• Demonstrated expertise in data center fundamentals: power delivery (utility, UPS, PDU, busway), cooling systems, structural and electrical capacity planning, and tier classifications
• Experience with acceptance testing, validation workflows, and commercial enforcement of technical SLAs
• Proficiency in TCO modeling, scenario analysis, and financial structuring of infrastructure deals
• Excellent commercial judgment and negotiation skills, with the ability to translate fluently between engineering, finance, and vendor stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience procuring across multiple geographies
• Established network within the AI hardware ecosystem (NVIDIA, hyperscalers, neoclouds, leading OEM/ODMs)
• Background in engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a quantitative field

We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you’re looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.