Data Center Strategy Lead: Global PoP & Vendor Deals

Cloudflare, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Cloudflare, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Strategy professional to define regional vendor strategies for data centers and to own end-to-end deals with vendors. You will collaborate with legal, operations, capacity planning, network strategy and security teams to align requirements and timelines.

This role requires strong negotiation, project leadership, and global market insight. As part of Cloudflare’s Infrastructure strategy team, you will help grow our global data center footprint while

Qualifications

• 10+ years in planning and managing data center footprints within a fast-moving enterprise tech org.
• Ability to multi-task and manage complex projects across teams and geographies; meet deadlines.
• Experience with commercial negotiation and vendor relationships.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
• Experience with Jira is a plus.
• Multilingual or international experience is a plus.
• Understanding of network concepts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define regional vendor strategy for data centers.
• Own end-to-end deals with data center vendors to support infrastructure growth.
• Collaborate with legal, operations, capacity planning, network strategy and security teams.
• Conduct regular vendor reviews and manage top category partners.
• Represent Cloudflare to external partner leadership and at conferences/events.
• Serve as main point of contact for internal customers and vendors.

Skills

Data center planning

Project management

Vendor management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Jira

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Job description

Cloudflare, Inc. is seeking a Data Center Strategy professional to define regional vendor strategies for data centers and to own end-to-end deals with vendors. You will collaborate with legal, operations, capacity planning, network strategy and security teams to align requirements and timelines.

This role requires strong negotiation, project leadership, and global market insight. As part of Cloudflare’s Infrastructure strategy team, you will help grow our global data center footprint while