Senior Global Data Center Asset Manager

Cerebras Systems•Sunnyvale, CA

About The Position

We are seeking a senior, highly motivated Sr. Global Data Center Asset Manager to independently own and scale asset management across our global data center footprint. This is a Senior Individual Contributor role, designed for a hands-on operator with deep experience in data center logistics, hardware lifecycle management, and process design. In this role, you will serve as the single threaded owner of asset management strategy and execution, operating directly within production data center environments while collaborating closely with Operations, Finance, Vendor Management, and Sourcing teams. You will be responsible for building, improving, and sustaining asset management workflows, controls, tooling, and metrics that scale with a rapidly growing, hardware centric infrastructure. Why We Need You As our data center footprint and hardware deployments scale globally, accurate asset tracking, lifecycle visibility, and audit readiness are critical to operational reliability and financial integrity. This role is essential to ensuring high value hardware assets are accurately tracked from receipt through deployment, movement, audit, and secure disposition across remote data center locations. As a Senior IC, you will evaluate existing workflows, identify gaps, and independently drive improvements that increase accuracy, efficiency, and cost optimization while remaining closely connected to day-to-day execution.

Requirements

10 plus years of experience in data center asset management, logistics, and hardware lifecycle tracking
Proven experience independently owning asset management processes in large scale data center environments
Strong background in inventory management, spare tracking, asset movement, and lifecycle governance
Experience working with asset management systems and DCIM tools
Familiarity with fixed asset audits, financial reconciliation, and inventory cycle counts
Vendor management experience including performance tracking, SLA accountability, and scorecard development
Strong analytical, problem solving, and data reporting skills
Ability to work cross functionally without direct authority
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Process oriented mindset with a strong focus on automation and continuous improvement
Willingness to travel to remote data center sites approximately 10 percent

Nice To Haves

Experience with rack ingestion, decommissioning, and media destruction best practices
Experience supporting globally distributed data center operations
Advanced proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools
Experience operating in fast growth, hardware centric environments

Responsibilities

Own Global Asset and Logistics Management
Serve as the primary owner for global data center asset management and logistics operations
Balance strategic ownership with hands on execution, directly supporting day to day asset management activities.
Ensure consistent lifecycle tracking for hardware assets across all data center sites.
Asset Lifecycle and Inventory Flow Optimization
Design, implement, and continuously improve asset lifecycle processes to track hardware location, status, age, and movement.
Partner with Data Center Managers, Technicians, and Engineers to optimize asset flow, spare inventory levels, and turn rates.
Identify and resolve asset discrepancies, aging inventory risks, and process gaps.
Tooling, DCIM and Automation
Input, maintain, and leverage asset management and DCIM tools to ensure accurate, timely, and reliable asset data.
Define and enforce asset tagging standards and data quality controls.
Drive automation initiatives to reduce manual tracking, reporting, and reconciliation effort.
Process, Controls and Audit Readiness
Build and maintain policies and procedures for asset tracking, auditing, and secure disposition of equipment.
Conduct periodic audits, cycle counts, and reconciliations to validate data integrity and compliance. Support fixed asset audits and financial reconciliation efforts in partnership with Finance.
Vendor and Cross Functional Collaboration
Own day to day vendor relationships related to logistics, asset handling, and disposal services.
Partner with Vendor Management and Sourcing teams to develop and maintain vendor performance scorecards.
Work cross functionally with Operations, Finance, and Sourcing to align asset management execution with business needs.
Metrics, Reporting and Continuous Improvement
Define, gather, and report asset lifecycle metrics including inventory accuracy, asset movement, aging inventory, and audit findings.
Use data driven insights to drive continuous process improvement and cost optimization initiatives.
Provide clear, actionable reporting to support operational and financial decision making.