Edge Co-Location & Network Sourcing Lead

ByteDance; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteDance in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced acquisition professional to source co-locations and connectivity, supporting rapid growth of edge networks across the Americas and beyond.

You will lead commercial and technical negotiations with suppliers, develop acquisition strategies, and collaborate with Strategy, Planning, Engineering, Legal, and Finance to meet milestones and build strategic partnerships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in a business, technical field, or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years experience in infrastructure industry for the acquisition, sourcing, engineering, finance or other relevant technical and business functions.
• Work experience with the Edge Co-locations, Data Center, and/or ISP / Carrier / Contents Delivery Network / IX providers in North American and Latin American markets.
• Experience in commercial and contractual negotiations.
• Project management, concise communication skills with cross functional stakeholders, and logical/analytical reasoning.
• Work proficiency of using Office Applications, Jira and other contract platforms.

Responsibilities

• Securing various infrastructure resources such as co-location and connectivity services from commercial angle to fulfill and support our traffic demand.
• Lead commercial and technical negotiations with candidate suppliers.
• Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements and contracts working with cross-functional teams to meet the deliverables on milestone dates.
• Develop and manage acquisition strategies and tactics for the short, mid and long term.
• Cross functional collaboration with various stakeholders, including but not limited to Strategy, Planning, Engineering, Legal, Finance, etc.
• Conduct market research, build market intelligence, select and onboard qualified suppliers and manage the supplier lifecycle.
• Maintain a sustainable relationship and develop strategic partnerships with suppliers to deliver business goals and objectives.

Education

Bachelor degree in a business, technical field, or equivalent work experience

Tools

Jira

Job description

ByteDance in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced acquisition professional to source co-locations and connectivity, supporting rapid growth of edge networks across the Americas and beyond.

You will lead commercial and technical negotiations with suppliers, develop acquisition strategies, and collaborate with Strategy, Planning, Engineering, Legal, and Finance to meet milestones and build strategic partnerships.