Strategic Deals Lead, Compute & Infrastructure (AI)

TL;DR

Strategic Deals Lead, Compute & Infrastructure (AI): Driving the planning and execution of programs critical to hirify.global's compute infrastructure strategy with an accent on securing and delivering compute capacity. Focus on cross-functional coordination across Engineering, Finance, and external partners to define, scope, and deliver on compute partnership initiatives.

Location: San Francisco, CA. Currently, staff are expected to be in one of the offices at least 25% of the time.

Salary: $250,000 - $310,000 USD

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems, ensuring AI is safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Drive cross-functional coordination across Engineering, Finance, and external partners to define, scope, and deliver on compute partnership initiatives.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and status reporting for technical programs related to compute infrastructure and partnerships.
• Partner with engineering leaders to translate technical requirements into actionable roadmaps and track execution against milestones.
• Support the structuring and negotiation of strategic compute deals, including financial modeling, term analysis, and vendor evaluation.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders at cloud providers and infrastructure partners.
• Analyze financial and operational data to inform decision-making on compute capacity planning and vendor strategy.

Requirements

• 8-10 years of experience in technical product/program management, business development, or strategic partnerships roles at technology companies.
• Experience structuring and negotiating strategic customer deals or partnerships within the technology space (cloud services, semiconductors, data center/infrastructure).
• Background in cloud computing, data center infrastructure, compute/silicon development, or technology-focused investment banking or consulting.
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure, compute hardware, and/or silicon development cycles.
• Comfort with financial analysis and modeling.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience managing external partnerships with large-scale cloud providers or hardware vendors.
• Understanding of AI/ML infrastructure requirements and compute capacity planning.
• Experience with vendor financing, equipment leasing, or infrastructure investment analysis.
• Background in technical due diligence or technology M&A.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• Lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.

Hiring process

• If we make you an offer, we will make every reasonable effort to get you a visa, and we retain an immigration lawyer to help with this.