Director, AI Demand Planning & Commercial Integration (AI)

TL;DR

Director, AI Demand Planning & Commercial Integration (AI): Leading the translation of commercial pipeline signals into infrastructure-ready execution plans, with an accent on global demand forecasting, infrastructure integration, and capital planning. Focus on modeling demand volatility, aligning revenue forecasts with infrastructure capacity, and supporting GPU reservation strategy.

Location: Remote (USA)

Salary: $200,000–$350,000 USD (base + bonus + equity)

Company

Nscale is a GPU cloud engineered for AI, providing cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers.

What you will do

• Own and maintain the global demand forecast for core infrastructure components (GPU nodes, rack assemblies, networking fabric, power/cooling) over 18-24 months.
• Translate commercial pipeline, customer contracts, and AI cluster configurations into BOM-level demand signals.
• Integrate revenue forecasts with infrastructure capacity planning to ensure deployment readiness and align with supply chain strategies.
• Lead monthly demand reviews with commercial leadership and partner with Sales, Finance, Product Engineering, and Supply Chain teams for forecast alignment.
• Support capital planning processes with data-driven infrastructure forecasts and contribute to GPU reservation strategy.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in demand planning, supply chain strategy, commercial operations, or infrastructure capacity planning, preferably in high-growth technology or infrastructure-heavy environments (AI, cloud, hardware).
• Strong understanding of infrastructure components including compute, networking, racks, and power systems.
• Proven ability to translate commercial signals into operational and financial plans with strong financial acumen.
• Advanced analytical skills with experience modeling demand volatility and scenario planning.
• Exceptional cross-functional leadership and executive communication capabilities.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity while building scalable planning frameworks from the ground up.
• Must be authorized to work in the USA and located in the AMER region.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment with emphasis on innovation, ownership, and accountability.
• Highly competitive US compensation package (base + bonus + equity) with performance reviews every 12 months.
• Opportunity to directly shape global AI capacity planning and deployment at a fast-growing AI infrastructure company.
• Dynamic progression plan tailored to ambitions, focusing on leading critical cross-functional initiatives and shaping capital strategy.
• Human-First Flexibility, trusting employees with autonomy to shape their day.
• Strong encouragement for applications from diverse backgrounds (people of colour, LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds).