Senior Commercial Manager, Data Centers

About Nebius: Nebius is leading a new era in cloud infrastructure for the global AI economy. We are building a full-stack AI cloud platform that supports developers and enterprises from data and model training through to production deployment, without the cost and complexity of building large in-house AI/ML infrastructure. Built by engineers, for engineers. From large-scale GPU orchestration to inference optimization, we own the hard problems across compute, storage, networking and applied AI. Listed on Nasdaq (NBIS) and headquartered in Amsterdam, we have a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, the UK, North America and Israel. Our team of 1,500+ includes hundreds of engineers with deep expertise across hardware, software and AI R&D. The role As Senior Commercial Manager, Data Centers, you will drive the commercial activities that support Nebius's data center expansion and operations across the United States.You will be the primary point of coordination between our data center providers and internal Infrastructure, Legal, Finance, Treasury, and Procurement teams. Your scope will include provider funding requests, contractual commitments, change orders, prepayments, and commercial issues affecting delivery. We are looking for someone who takes ownership from the initial request through final execution: clarifying requirements, resolving open questions, securing approvals, coordinating signatures and payments, and confirming that commitments are fulfilled. You will need to work independently, manage competing priorities, and bring structure to complex situations. This remote position will require travel between Data Centers. Your responsibilities will include: Provider commercial management • Own the coordination of commercial matters with colocation providers, data center developers, and power infrastructure partners. • Review provider requests for completeness, supporting documentation, contractual basis, and alignment with agreed scope and milestones. • Coordinate negotiations on change orders, payment schedules, and other commercial arrangements with the relevant business owners and Legal. • Track provider obligations and follow through on unresolved commitments, discrepancies, and disputes. Funding and Payment Coordination • Drive funding requests, milestone payments, deposits, and prepayments through internal review and approval. • Maintain a consolidated view of requested, approved, committed, and paid amounts across projects. • Reconcile revised requests, funding reallocations, and previously paid amounts with Finance and providers. • Coordinate with Legal and Finance on loan arrangements, escrow releases, guarantees, and other funding structures when required. • Ensure documentation, signatures, and authorized approvals are completed before Treasury releases funds, and confirm payment receipt and allocation with providers. Cross- Functional Execution • Establish clear owners, deadlines, and next steps across Infrastructure, Legal, Finance, Treasury, and Procurement. • Lead focused reviews to resolve open issues and secure decisions. • Prepare concise recommendations explaining the request, available options, financial implications, and delivery impact. • Escalate unresolved issues early and drive them through to closure. Delivery Alignment and Reporting • Work with construction, power, and operations teams to connect commercial decisions to project schedules and capacity availability. • Identify funding or contractual dependencies that could delay procurement, construction, commissioning, or handover. • Provide leadership with clear reporting on outstanding commitments, upcoming payments, and decisions required. • Build repeatable processes for provider requests, approvals, documentation