Global Network Acquisition Lead: Co-location & Connectivity

ByteDance; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 198,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick days per year

Paid Personal Time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a senior professional to lead data center and edge infrastructure acquisitions in North America and Latin America. You will secure co-location and connectivity resources, and drive commercial negotiations with suppliers to support rapid growth of global edge networks.

You will collaborate across Strategy, Planning, Engineering, Legal, and Finance to shape short-, mid-, and long-term acquisition roadmaps, manage supplier lifecycles, and build strategic partnerships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in 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 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

• Secure infrastructure resources such as co-location and connectivity services (dark fiber, transport, IP) to meet 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 business/technical field

3+ years infrastructure acquisition experience

Negotiation and contract management

Project management and cross-functional collaboration

Office apps and Jira proficiency

Tools

Office applications

Jira

Contract platforms

Job description

ByteDance is seeking a senior professional to lead data center and edge infrastructure acquisitions in North America and Latin America. You will secure co-location and connectivity resources, and drive commercial negotiations with suppliers to support rapid growth of global edge networks.

You will collaborate across Strategy, Planning, Engineering, Legal, and Finance to shape short-, mid-, and long-term acquisition roadmaps, manage supplier lifecycles, and build strategic partnerships.