AI Infrastructure Vendor Lead

Radiant; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Radiant is redefining AI infrastructure and seeking a Vendor Manager to own onboarding, diligence, and ongoing supplier governance for critical compute and GPU-related vendors. You will work with engineering, security, and legal teams to ensure robust commercial terms and strong supplier performance.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in vendor management within technology infrastructure, experience negotiating MSAs/SOWs/DPAs, and a proven ability to manage complex supplier ecosystems in

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent practical experience in business, supply chain, or related field.
• 5+ years in vendor management, IT procurement, strategic sourcing, or supplier operations.
• Experience managing infrastructure and compute suppliers (GPU providers, OEMs, networking, storage).
• Proven track record negotiating and managing complex technology contracts (MSAs, SOWs, DPAs, SLAs, multi-year commitments).
• Fluency with compute economics: committed use, reserved capacity, rate cards, escalation, and liability caps.
• Technical literacy to engage with infrastructure engineers about GPU, networking, and storage.
• Experience designing vendor governance frameworks (tiering, onboarding, due diligence, scorecards, risk assessment).
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills with stakeholders across engineering, vendors, legal, and finance.
• Comfortable working in fast-moving, high-complexity technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the vendor onboarding process end to end, aligning diligence to relationship depth.
• Run intake triage for new supplier requests and maintain pipeline momentum.
• Maintain a single source of truth for all infrastructure and compute contracts (terms, renewals, spend, capacity, price escalators).
• Run renewals on a forward calendar with data-backed renewal/exit recommendations.
• Ensure compliance requirements are reflected in commercial terms during negotiations.
• Track consumption against commitments and flag under-utilised reservations before they hit budgets.
• Define and report KPIs and SLAs that matter to leadership.
• Conduct monthly/quarterly vendor reviews and exec-level QBRs with key partners.
• Escalate and remediate vendor underperformance and pursue service credits where earned.

Skills

Vendor management

Procurement

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Technical literacy

Communication

Process improvement

SLA knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

BSc in Business / Supply Chain

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Radiant is redefining AI infrastructure and seeking a Vendor Manager to own onboarding, diligence, and ongoing supplier governance for critical compute and GPU-related vendors. You will work with engineering, security, and legal teams to ensure robust commercial terms and strong supplier performance.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in vendor management within technology infrastructure, experience negotiating MSAs/SOWs/DPAs, and a proven ability to manage complex supplier ecosystems in