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Senior Sourcing Lead - Global Hardware

Chicago💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$150,000🗓 2026-09-18 → 2026-09-26

Core

Strategic owner of global hardware category (GPU, servers, networking, storage) managing executive partnerships and supply assurance for trading infrastructure and AI research clusters.

Role type

Senior strategic sourcing lead (hardware category)

Builds

Global hardware supply chain and vendor partnerships for high-performance compute

Domain

Technology hardware procurement, GPU/accelerated compute, HPC/AI infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

strategic sourcing, vendor management, OEM negotiation, supply chain risk management, TCO modeling, CapEx planning, global operations

Preferred skills

HyperScale/HPC/AI infrastructure experience, semiconductor industry knowledge, low-latency trading environment experience

Technologies

NVIDIA, Dell, Lenovo, Supermicro, AMD, Arista

Responsibilities

Own global hardware category strategy, build executive vendor relationships, lead complex OEM negotiations, manage GPU/component supply assurance, aggregate regional demand, drive cost optimization, partner with engineering/finance on roadmaps, coach sourcing team, advise leadership on hardware investments

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic ownership

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