Senior Manager, Supply Chain Market Intelligence and Risk

IREN•San Francisco, CA

15d•$225,000 - $285,000•Hybrid

About The Position

IREN is a leading AI Cloud Service Provider delivering large-scale GPU clusters for AI training and inference. Its vertically integrated platform is supported by grid-connected land and data centers in renewable-rich regions across the U.S. and Canada. IREN operates its data centers on 100% renewable energy and emphasizes responsible, sustainable solutions that positively affect the communities where it operates. The Senior Manager, Supply Chain Market Intelligence and Risk is an individual contributor responsible for building and running IREN’s high-performance computing (HPC) supply chain frameworks for market intelligence, supply chain risk, and cost management. The role develops the frameworks used to understand market conditions, supply exposure, and appropriate hardware costs, then partners with Technical Sourcing and Hardware Procurement managers to apply them to sourcing decisions. It reports to the Director, Supply Chain Governance, Risk and Intelligence. The position is hybrid. IREN does not yet have a Bay Area office; the role will initially work remotely and transition to hybrid on-site work once the planned Santa Clara office is established. The role requires reliable commuting to the assigned office on scheduled in-office days and willingness to travel domestically and internationally to supplier and vendor sites, data centers, implementation partner locations, and industry events. Pre-employment screening, including a background check and substance testing, may be required under company policies. The expected base salary is USD $225,000–$285,000 per annum. Actual compensation depends on experience, qualifications, and regional market data. Total compensation may include an annual incentive bonus and long-term incentive equity. Relocation or a living-out allowance/per diem may be available depending on the successful candidate’s circumstances. IREN’s Total Rewards package includes company-paid employee health insurance premiums for medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 75% company-paid coverage for dependents; company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance; voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage; HSA access when paired with a High Deductible Health Plan; an Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources; a 401(k) plan with company match; access to financial planning and legal services; PTO and paid holidays; internal skills training and advancement pathways; professional development support for certifications, continuing education, or role-related training; and company events and team-building activities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Economics, Finance, Business, or a related field.
At least 8 years of progressive experience in supply chain, strategic sourcing, procurement analytics, or supply risk management, including at least 3 years focused on market intelligence, cost management, or risk.
Hands-on experience sourcing or analyzing HPC and data center hardware, including GPUs and accelerators, servers, storage, networking, and optics, and CM/ODM/JDM supply chains.
Strong background interpreting and acting on market intelligence across hyperscaler and neocloud technology supply chains, including pricing, lead-time, capacity and allocation signals, and silicon and platform roadmaps.
Experience building and running a supplier risk program, including a risk register, scoring model, financial-health and concentration monitoring, and mitigation planning.
Experience designing a cost savings methodology or cost management framework from the ground up, including total-cost-of-ownership and should-cost models, savings definitions, and cost-variance reporting, and rolling it out to a sourcing team the candidate did not manage.
Experience in cost management and negotiation support, using should-cost and benchmark data to challenge supplier pricing and shape negotiation plans.
Working knowledge of tariffs, export controls, and sanctions as they apply to compute and networking hardware.
Clear executive writing and presentation skills, with a track record of influencing sourcing, finance, legal, and operations stakeholders without direct authority.
Willingness to travel domestically and internationally to supplier and vendor sites, data centers, implementation partner locations, and industry events.
Ability to reliably commute to the assigned office location on scheduled in-office days under the hybrid work arrangement.

Nice To Haves

MBA or an advanced degree in a quantitative field.
Experience in market intelligence, cost management, or risk at a hyperscaler, cloud provider, AI lab, or AI infrastructure company.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain IREN’s HPC hardware market intelligence base, covering industry trends, pricing, lead times, capacity, and allocation, and provide stakeholders with actionable insights and recommendations.
Publish monthly market briefs and quarterly category outlooks for Technical Sourcing, Hardware Procurement, Planning, and Finance to support buy timing, budgeting, and build planning.
Track tariffs, export controls, and trade policy affecting compute and networking hardware, and quantify their cost and schedule impacts.
Develop and maintain the HPC hardware supply chain risk framework; identify, score, and track risks across suppliers, categories, geographies, and programs, and provide actionable recommendations based on risk assessments.
Run supplier financial-health and concentration monitoring, including single- and sole-source exposure and sub-tier dependencies.
Support risk assessments for new strategic suppliers and major awards, and develop mitigation plans with category owners, including dual sourcing, buffer stock, contractual protections, and alternates.
Build and test the supply disruption response playbook, including early-warning triggers, escalation paths, decision rights, and communications.
Develop and maintain, in partnership with Technical Sourcing, the HPC hardware cost management framework, including total-cost-of-ownership and should-cost models by category, price benchmarks, and definitions for savings, avoidance, and cost increases.
Partner with Technical Sourcing to program-manage development of a cost savings methodology and maintain cost data inputs and frameworks.
Produce the risk, market, and cost sections of the monthly supply chain scorecard and quarterly review for the executive team and board.
Partner with Data Engineering and Systems SMEs to build tools, dashboards, and AI-based solutions for reporting on risk, market intelligence, and cost.

Benefits

Base salary and annual performance incentives.
Equity programs and long-term incentive equity.
Relocation or living-out allowance/per diem, when applicable based on candidate circumstances.
100% company-paid employee medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums; 75% company-paid coverage for dependents.
Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
Voluntary life, critical illness, and accident coverage.
Health Savings Accounts when combined with the High Deductible Health Plan.
Employee Assistance Program and wellness resources.
401(k) retirement plan with company match.
Access to financial planning and legal services.
Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
Internal skills training and advancement pathways.
Professional development support for certifications, continuing education, or role-related training.
Company events and team-building activities.