Strategic Vendor Lead

Oracle•Atlanta, GA

4d•$97,500 - $199,500

About The Position

Oversee critical vendor partnerships supporting OCI data center operations. This role serves as the single-threaded owner for vendor performance, compliance, commercial management, and operational execution across strategic service providers supporting hyperscale cloud infrastructure environments. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in vendor lifecycle management, contract governance, operational performance management, and cross-functional stakeholder coordination within mission-critical environments such as data centers, construction, utilities, facilities, or regulated enterprise operations. This position plays a key role in protecting uptime, ensuring operational continuity, optimizing vendor performance, and driving accountability across Oracle’s expanding global infrastructure footprint.

Requirements

Deep expertise in vendor lifecycle management.
Deep expertise in contract governance.
Deep expertise in operational performance management.
Deep expertise in cross-functional stakeholder coordination within mission-critical environments such as data centers, construction, utilities, facilities, or regulated enterprise operations.
Strong commercial and contract negotiation acumen.
Confident conflict resolution and escalation management capabilities.
Data-driven mindset with strong operational reporting and analytical skills.
Ability to build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders and strategic vendors.
High attention to detail with disciplined execution and accountability.
Strong collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, rapidly scaling environments.

Responsibilities

Oversee critical vendor partnerships supporting OCI data center operations.
Serve as the single-threaded owner for vendor performance, compliance, commercial management, and operational execution across strategic service providers supporting hyperscale cloud infrastructure environments.
Protect uptime, ensure operational continuity, optimize vendor performance, and drive accountability across Oracle’s expanding global infrastructure footprint.