Global Data Center Strategy Lead

Cloudflare; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Rx Insurance

401(k) Retirement Savings Plan

Employee Stock Participation Plan

Vision Insurance

Commuter Spending Accounts

Job summary

Cloudflare in New York is seeking a Data Center Strategy professional to grow and optimize our colocation footprint. You will develop regional vendor strategies, negotiate deals end to end, and coordinate with legal, operations, network strategy and security teams to meet timelines and requirements.

You will manage vendor relationships, contribute to budgeting, and ensure effective spend tracking while representing Cloudflare to top partners and at public events.

Qualifications

• Define regional vendor strategy for data centers.
• Own deals end to end with data center vendors and sites.
• Work cross-functionally with legal, operations, capacity planning, network strategy and security teams.
• Establish and conduct scheduled QBR with top partners.
• Represent Cloudflare to external partner C-level management and at events.
• Be the primary contact for internal customers and external vendors.

Responsibilities

• Define regional vendor strategy for data centers.
• Own deals end to end involving new and existing data center vendors and sites to support Cloudflare’s infrastructure growth including planning, RFP, commercial negotiation and execution
• Work cross-functionally with legal, operations, capacity planning, network strategy and security teams to understand requirements and project timelines
• Establish and conduct scheduled QBR and other vendor management activities with top category partners
• Represent Cloudflare credibly to external partner C-level senior management and at public conferences/events
• Expert point of contact for internal business customers & external colocation partner vendors as needed
• Contribute information to annual data center budget for effective tracking and benchmarking of infrastructure costs
• Review colocation spend & invoices for management approval
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Vendor strategy

Deal negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Budget/financial analysis

Jira

Multilingual/intl exp

Bachelor's degree

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Job description

Cloudflare in New York is seeking a Data Center Strategy professional to grow and optimize our colocation footprint. You will develop regional vendor strategies, negotiate deals end to end, and coordinate with legal, operations, network strategy and security teams to meet timelines and requirements.

You will manage vendor relationships, contribute to budgeting, and ensure effective spend tracking while representing Cloudflare to top partners and at public events.