Manager - Data Center Infrastructure Expense Management

As the Manager of DC Infrastructure Expense Management at Lambda, you will lead expense governance across Data Center and Network portfolios. This critical role involves strategic planning, supplier management, and business operations, ensuring infrastructure investments are transparent, well-managed, and aligned with growth. You will collaborate with account managers, finance, and leadership to track portfolio health, forecast spend, and identify efficiency opportunities. The ideal candidate possesses strong experience in large-scale infrastructure expense management, sharp analytical abilities, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach to driving clarity and building high-performing teams in a dynamic, high-growth environment.

Must Have

• Lead end-to-end expense management for Data Center and Network portfolios.
• Partner with DC and Network Account Managers for expense forecasts.
• Drive portfolio reporting across forecast vs. actuals, spend trends.
• Build dashboards and reporting frameworks for executive insights.
• Support supplier negotiations with cost analysis, benchmarking, and modeling.
• Implement process improvements for expense tracking and reporting.
• Shape automation and tooling solutions for scalable governance.
• Lead and develop a small team, fostering accountability.
• Experienced in managing large-scale infrastructure expense portfolios.
• Operationally strong and analytically sharp, turning data into insights.
• Detail-oriented, structured, and proactive in high-growth settings.
• Collaborative, humble, and driven, building strong partnerships.
• A team builder leading with empathy and commitment to growth.
• Thrives in startup-like environments where impact is tangible.

Good to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Operations, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing expense tracking, supplier costs, and portfolio reporting in a technology or infrastructure setting.
• Experience with tooling and dashboards for operational and expense management.

Perks & Benefits

• Generous cash & equity compensation
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use

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What You’ll Do

As the Manager of DC Infrastructure Expense Management, you will own expense governance across Lambda’s Data Center and Network portfolios. This role sits at the intersection of business operations, supplier management, and strategic planning—ensuring our infrastructure investments are well-managed, transparent, and aligned with growth priorities. You’ll partner closely with DC and Network Account Managers, Finance, and leadership to track portfolio health, forecast spend, and identify opportunities for efficiency and reinvestment.

You will:

• Lead end-to-end expense management for Lambda’s Data Center and Network portfolios, ensuring visibility into all recurring and variable costs.
• Partner with DC and Network Account Managers to align expense forecasts with demand plans and supplier delivery.
• Drive portfolio reporting across forecast vs. actuals, spend trends, and key cost drivers.
• Build dashboards and reporting frameworks to provide executives with clear, actionable insights into portfolio performance.
• Support supplier negotiations and renewals with cost analysis, benchmarking, and scenario modeling.
• Identify and implement process improvements to streamline expense tracking, forecasting, and reporting workflows.
• Help shape automation and tooling solutions to support scalable, data-driven portfolio governance.
• Lead and develop a small team, fostering a culture of accountability, curiosity, and continuous improvement.

About You

• Experienced in managing large-scale infrastructure expense portfolios, ideally across data center, network, or cloud environments.
• Operationally strong and analytically sharp, able to turn data into clear insights that inform business decisions.
• Detail-oriented, structured, and proactive, with a track record of driving clarity in dynamic, high-growth settings.
• Collaborative, humble, and driven, comfortable managing up, working cross-functionally, and building strong partnerships.
• A team builder who leads with empathy, curiosity, and commitment to growth and development.
• Thrives in startup-like environments where structure is being built and impact is tangible.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Operations, or a related field.
• Proven experience managing expense tracking, supplier costs, and portfolio reporting in a technology or infrastructure setting.
• Experience with tooling and dashboards for operational and expense management.

Salary Range Information

The annual salary range for this position has been set based on market data and other factors. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

About Lambda

• Founded in 2012, ~400 employees (2025) and growing fast
• We offer generous cash & equity compensation
• Our investors include Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, US Innovative Technology, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, Crescent Cove.
• We are experiencing extremely high demand for our systems, with quarter over quarter, year over year profitability
• Our research papers have been accepted into top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG
• Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
• Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles
• 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
• Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use

A Final Note:

You do not need to match all of the listed expectations to apply for this position. We are committed to building a team with a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.