Senior Manager, Data Center & Networking Procurement Contracts

Oracle Corporation; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Oracle Corporation is seeking a Senior Manager, Data Center/Networking Procurement Contracts to lead a global team of six contracts professionals. You will guide priorities, negotiate NNN data center leases, colocation, networking, and energy agreements, and partner with Procurement, Legal, and Finance to drive high‑value transactions.

The role requires deep contract‑negotiation experience, strong leadership, and the ability to balance speed with governance across multiple geographies.

Qualifications

• Deep commercial‑contract negotiation experience in data center, real estate, telecom/networking, energy, or infrastructure procurement.
• Ability to lead high‑value, time‑sensitive negotiations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience managing a global contracts team and developing team capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global team of contracts professionals supporting data center infrastructure buildout and operations.
• Negotiate data center leases, colocation, networking, energy and low‑voltage agreements.
• Develop priorities, governance practices and process improvements to accelerate contracting while managing risk.
• Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, Finance, OCI, and business leaders to align strategies.
• Regularly engage with senior leadership to communicate strategy and risk.

Skills

People leadership

Contract negotiations

Data center contracts

NNN leases

Colocation agreements

Networking agreements

Energy agreements

Risk management

Executive communication

Education

JD required

Job description

Location: Nashville, TN, Rocklin, CA & Austin, TX

The Senior Manager, Data Center/Networking Procurement Contracts leads a global team of six contracts professionals supporting Oracle’s rapidly expanding data center infrastructure buildout and ongoing operations worldwide. This leader will set team priorities, drive negotiation of data center leases and colocation, networking, and energy agreements in a fast-paced, dynamic and high-visibility environment.

Responsible for overseeing activities related to the procurement of materials, parts, components, and equipment. Manages a professional staff.

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Internal Responsibilities

The Senior Manager, Data Center/Networking Procurement Contracts Team leads a global team of six contracts professionals responsible for supporting Oracle’s rapidly expanding data center infrastructure buildout and ongoing operations. This leader will set priorities, develop team capability, and ensure timely, commercially sound contract support for complex, high-value infrastructure transactions across multiple geographies.

The role is responsible for leading and overseeing negotiation of a broad portfolio of agreements, including data center (NNN) leases and colocation agreements, networking agreements, energy and utility agreements, and low-voltage contracts. Working closely with Procurement, Legal, OCI, Finance, and business leaders, the Senior Manager will help structure agreements that balance speed, risk, cost, operational requirements, and Oracle’s long‑term strategic objectives.

Success in this role requires strong people leadership, commercial judgment, and deep contract‑negotiation experience. The Senior Manager will guide the team through sophisticated negotiations, resolve escalated commercial and contractual issues, establish consistent contracting practices, and drive process improvements that enable the organization to move quickly while maintaining appropriate governance and risk management.

This is a highly visible role in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment. The successful candidate will regularly engage with senior leadership and key internal stakeholders to provide clear recommendations, communicate negotiation strategy and risk, and help deliver the critical infrastructure needed to support Oracle’s global data center growth.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• 6 – 10 years’ experience leading high performing teams
• JD required
• Deep commercial‑contract negotiation experience, ideally in data center, real estate, telecom/networking, energy, or infrastructure procurement
• Expertise with NNN leases, colocation agreements, service agreements, and complex supplier contracts
• Strong understanding of risk allocation, liability, indemnities, service levels, pricing, and operational requirements
• Proven people leadership, including managing and developing a global contracts team
• Ability to lead high‑value, time‑sensitive negotiations across multiple jurisdictions
• Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal, commercial, financial, and operational priorities
• Executive communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with confidence working with senior leadership
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, changing environment and manage competing priorities
• Cross‑functional collaboration with Legal, Procurement, Finance, Real Estate, Engineering, Operations, and external suppliers
• Familiarity with global contracting practices and regional regulatory considerations
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 10% as business needs require

Location: Nashville, TN, Rocklin, CA & Austin, TX

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External Responsibilities

The Senior Manager, Data Center/Networking Procurement Contracts Team leads a global team of six contracts professionals responsible for supporting Oracle’s rapidly expanding data center infrastructure buildout and ongoing operations. This leader will set priorities, develop team capability, and ensure timely, commercially sound contract support for complex, high‑value infrastructure transactions across multiple geographies.

The role is responsible for leading and overseeing negotiation of a broad portfolio of agreements, including data center (NNN) leases and colocation agreements, networking agreements, energy and utility agreements, and low‑voltage contracts. Working closely with Procurement, Legal, OCI, Finance, and business leaders, the Senior Manager will help structure agreements that balance speed, risk, cost, operational requirements, and Oracle’s long‑term strategic objectives.

Success in this role requires strong people leadership, commercial judgment, and deep contract‑negotiation experience. The Senior Manager will guide the team through sophisticated negotiations, resolve escalated commercial and contractual issues, establish consistent contracting practices, and drive process improvements that enable the organization to move quickly while maintaining appropriate governance and risk management.

This is a highly visible role in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment. The successful candidate will regularly engage with senior leadership and key internal stakeholders to provide clear recommendations, communicate negotiation strategy and risk, and help deliver the critical infrastructure needed to support Oracle’s global data center growth.

Key Skills & Qualifications:

• 6 – 10 years’ experience leading high performing teams
• JD required
• Deep commercial‑contract negotiation experience, ideally in data center, real estate, telecom/networking, energy, or infrastructure procurement
• Expertise with NNN leases, colocation agreements, service agreements, and complex supplier contracts
• Strong understanding of risk allocation, liability, indemnities, service levels, pricing, and operational requirements
• Proven people leadership, including managing and developing a global contracts team
• Ability to lead high‑value, time‑sensitive negotiations across multiple jurisdictions
• Strong business judgment and ability to balance legal, commercial, financial, and operational priorities
• Executive communication and stakeholder‑management skills, with confidence working with senior leadershipAbility to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, changing environment and manage competing priorities
• Cross‑functional collaboration with Legal, Procurement, Finance, Real Estate, Engineering, Operations, and external suppliers
• Familiarity with global contracting practices and regional regulatory considerations
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 10% as business needs require

Location: Nashville, TN, Rocklin, CA & Austin, TX

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