Director, Infrastructure Compute Procurement

Details

Anthropic is seeking a Director of Infrastructure Compute Procurement to build and lead the function responsible for how Anthropic procures, tracks, and governs its compute infrastructure assets at scale. This is a function-building role within the Finance org; you will own supplier strategy, cost optimization, and category management for a large capital procurement portfolio and operationalize procurement across domestic and international jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

Supplier Strategy & Cost Optimization

• Own key supplier relationships across compute hardware (networking, storage, racks, power infrastructure) and negotiate pricing frameworks and volume commitments
• Establish playbooks and sourcing strategies for hyperscale infrastructure procurement
• Drive material savings through strategic sourcing, vendor consolidation, and commercial optimization across a multi-billion dollar spend portfolio
• Support contract negotiations and understand liabilities and obligations with compute vendors

Data Center Entity Operationalization

• Operationalize new entities for tax-optimized procurement of data center and infrastructure equipment
• Stand up international procurement operations as local entities are formed, manage vendor contracting party transitions, contract novation/repapering, local vendor onboarding, KYC, and VAT/GST registration
• Partner with Tax and Legal to ensure procurement workflows align with entity transition frameworks

Asset Lifecycle Management

• Serve as Procurement’s DRI on ALM implementation, owning the Asset Taxonomy and Zip/Three-Way Match workstreams
• Drive PO data remediation (unit price, quantity, MPN) and configure PO item types to enable automated three-way match (PO ↔ receipt ↔ invoice) at serial-number granularity
• Enforce ASN compliance as a contractual condition on all new POs and standardize shipping terms across vendor contracts
• Ensure procurement controls meet audit requirements

Data Center Expansion & Operations

• Lead finance procurement operations for domestic data center sites and international expansion, managing concurrent buildouts with developers and partner operators
• Manage BOM-to-PO reconciliation, equipment logistics, shipping coordination, and delivery tracking across active sites
• Build and maintain interim reconciliation workbooks and dashboards to provide Finance, Legal, and Security with procurement visibility until systems are operationalized

Lease Administration

• Hire and lead a Lease Admin Lead and build the lease administration function (people, process, systems)
• Own implementation of the lease administration platform, partnering with Infra/Workplace, Finance, and Accounting on configuration, data migration, and operational workflows
• Ensure critical dates (renewals, options, notices) are tracked and routed; oversee reconciliations and landlord billing audits and escalations

Team Building & Process Excellence

• Build, hire, and lead the Infrastructure Compute Procurement team across supplier strategy, compute operations, international procurement, and systems/project management
• Design and implement scalable operating models, DRI/RACI frameworks, and governance structures for cross-functional handoffs
• Embed Claude and other AI tools into procurement workflows (intake, vendor onboarding, PO management, reconciliation, reporting) to reduce manual effort and improve cycle times

Requirements

Minimum qualifications

• Deep domain knowledge of compute infrastructure components: servers, GPUs/TPUs, networking equipment, storage, racks, power distribution, and cooling infrastructure
• Experience managing capital-intensive procurement portfolios (multi $B+) including negotiation, category strategy, and vendor consolidation
• Strong understanding of procure-to-pay processes, purchase order governance, and asset lifecycle management
• Experience operating in SOX-compliant environments with understanding of ITGCs, ICFR, and financial control frameworks
• Experience with international procurement operations including entity structuring, customs/export controls, VAT/GST recovery, and cross-border logistics
• Proven track record of process improvement, systems implementation, and workflow automation in high-growth environments
• Familiarity with data center colocation agreements and equipment financing structures (lease administration / ASC 842 exposure a plus)
• Leadership and systems design influencing skills

Preferred qualifications

• 12+ years of procurement experience with a minimum of 5 years in compute infrastructure, data center operations, or hyperscale supply chain
• 8+ years of people management experience
• Experience at hyperscale infrastructure companies or frontier AI/ML companies
• Direct experience standing up procurement entities for tax optimization and experience implementing ALM or ERP systems in infrastructure contexts
• Background in semiconductor, networking, or high-performance computing supply chains
• Experience with procurement platforms such as Zip and Workday and using AI tools (including Claude) to automate procurement workflows
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting, Business, or Engineering

Compensation & Logistics

• Annual salary: $300,000 - $360,000 USD
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Location-based hybrid policy: staff expected to be in one of Anthropic's offices at least 25% of the time
• Visa sponsorship: Anthropic states they do sponsor visas and retain immigration counsel to assist when offers are made

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours and office space for collaboration