Contract Manager – OFCI Procurement (Data Centers)

Nebius; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Nebius, a Nasdaq-listed cloud platform leader, seeks a Contract Manager for OFCI procurement to drive commercial strategy and contract administration for data center projects. You will partner with procurement, legal, finance and project teams to optimize terms, risk allocation, and value across the project lifecycle.

You will lead negotiations with equipment vendors, draft and finalize supply agreements, and ensure alignment with cash flow, milestones, and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Experience drafting and negotiating supply agreements.
• Ability to align contract terms with project cash flow and risk.
• Familiarity with OFCI procurement or large data-center projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop commercial and contractual strategies for OFCI equipment packages
• Lead commercial negotiations with equipment suppliers and manufacturers
• Draft, review, and finalize supply agreements, purchase orders, and amendments
• Ensure clear allocation of risk related to delivery, performance, escalation, and force majeure
• Align contract structures with project cash flow and financing requirements
• Negotiate pricing models, payment milestones, retention, and security instruments
• Manage price escalation, indexation, currency exposure, and tax considerations
• Support cost forecasting, cash flow planning, and budget compliance
• Review and approve supplier invoices and payment applications
• Define and enforce liquidated damages, delay remedies, and performance guarantees
• Manage contract variations, change orders, and commercial impacts
• Support claims avoidance and resolution with suppliers
• Coordinate dispute resolution activities where required
• Administer OFCI contracts throughout engineering, manufacturing, and delivery phases
• Issue contractual notices, correspondence, and approvals in line with contract terms
• Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and approval authorities
• Maintain accurate and auditable contract records
• Act as the primary commercial interface with OFCI equipment vendors
• Support procurement and project teams during bid evaluations and award decisions
• Coordinate with legal, finance, tax, and ins

Skills

Contract Negotiation

Procurement Management

Risk Allocation

Financial Acumen

Vendor Management

Job description

About Nebius:

Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure. Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI. Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R D.

The role

Contract Manager – OFCI Procurement is responsible for the commercial strategy, negotiation, and administration of OFCI equipment contracts for data center projects. The role focuses on protecting the owner’s commercial position across high-value, long-lead equipment packages while ensuring contractual alignment with project schedule, delivery milestones, and risk allocation. The position partners closely with procurement, legal, finance, and project teams to manage supplier contracts from tender through close-out.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop commercial and contractual strategies for OFCI equipment packages
• Lead commercial negotiations with equipment suppliers and manufacturers
• Draft, review, and finalize supply agreements, purchase orders, and amendments
• Ensure clear allocation of risk related to delivery, performance, escalation, and force majeure
• Align contract structures with project cash flow and financing requirements
• Negotiate pricing models, payment milestones, retention, and security instruments
• Manage price escalation, indexation, currency exposure, and tax considerations
• Support cost forecasting, cash flow planning, and budget compliance
• Review and approve supplier invoices and payment applications
• Define and enforce liquidated damages, delay remedies, and performance guarantees
• Manage contract variations, change orders, and commercial impacts
• Support claims avoidance and resolution with suppliers
• Coordinate dispute resolution activities where required
• Administer OFCI contracts throughout engineering, manufacturing, and delivery phases
• Issue contractual notices, correspondence, and approvals in line with contract terms
• Ensure compliance with internal procurement policies and approval authorities
• Maintain accurate and auditable contract records
• Act as the primary commercial interface with OFCI equipment vendors
• Support procurement and project teams during bid evaluations and award decisions
• Coordinate with legal, finance, tax, and ins