
Responsibilities
To support rapid global growth and increasing platform scale, the Infrastructure team is expanding its worldwide cloud footprint through hyperscale public cloud providers. We are seeking a Cloud Service Sourcing Specialist to lead the sourcing, procurement, and commercial management of large-scale public cloud capacity across global markets. This role serves as the primary owner of relationships with hyperscale public cloud providers, responsible for building and managing strategic vendor partnerships, sourcing large-scale cloud capacity, and structuring and negotiating significant hyperscale cloud service agreements. In close partnership with internal engineering, capacity planning, finance, legal, and operations teams, this role translates infrastructure demand into executable cloud sourcing strategies, and drives executive-level decision-making on cloud sourcing investments. In this role, you will: Vendor Management & Commercial Ownership - Serve as the primary point of accountability for hyperscale public cloud providers, building and maintaining senior-level vendor relationships across regions. - Lead commercial and contractual negotiations for significant cloud service agreements, including pricing, capacity commitments, service levels, and commercial remedies. - Manage ongoing vendor performance, including capacity delivery, service incidents, SLA enforcement, credits, and commercial claims. Cloud Sourcing Strategy & Market Intelligence - Conduct public cloud market, pricing, and competitive analysis across regions and availability zones to inform sourcing decisions. - Define and maintain cloud sourcing strategies, including provider mix, regional expansion, commitment structures, and pricing models. - Develop business cases and recommendations for executive review and approval related to cloud sourcing investments. Process Excellence & Internal Commercial Governance - Lead cost modeling, deal structuring, and financial analysis to support cloud sourcing proposals and pricing approvals. - Drive internal commercial processes, including pricing reviews, financial approvals, and executive decision workflows.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain, Finance, or a related field - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly understand complex commercial, technical, and financial issues. - Demonstrated track record of executing large-scale public cloud sourcing or procurement deals. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate complex topics and influence executive stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications: - Master’s degree or MBA preferred. - Strong work ethic and ownership mindset, with the ability to operate effectively in fast-paced environments and manage time-sensitive, high-impact initiatives. - 5+ years of experience in sales, business development, or cloud sourcing within the technology industry.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $87480 - $228000 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
Reasonable Accommodation
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