Procurement & Operations Lead
Lambda · San Jose Office · Data Center Business
About this role
Lambda is hiring a senior-level Procurement Manager in the operations function based in San Jose Office. The posting calls out experience with Serverless, Machine Learning, Networking, Cloud Computing. Compensation is listed at $131,000–$197,000 per year.
- Role
- Procurement Manager
- Function
- operations
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- San Jose Office
- Department
- Data Center Business
- Posted
- Apr 28, 2026
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Job description
from Lambda careersLambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. One person, one GPU.
If you'd like to build the world's best AI cloud, join us.
*Note: This position requires presence in our San Jose office location 4 days per week; Lambda’s designated work from home day is currently Tuesday.
The Operations team plays a critical role in ensuring the seamless end-to-end execution of our AI-IaaS infrastructure and hardware. This team is responsible for sourcing all necessary infrastructure and components, overseeing day-to-day data center operations to maintain optimal performance and uptime, and driving cross company coordination through product management organization to align operational capabilities with strategic goals. By managing the full lifecycle from procurement to deployment and operational efficiency, the Operations team ensures that our AI-driven infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and aligned with business priorities.
What You’ll Do
Manage material planning and purchasing activities for key AI infrastructure components (Networking equipment).
Create, release, and manage Purchase Orders (POs) in accordance with sourcing strategies and forecasted demand.
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