Senior Sourcing Lead - Hardware
Optiver
| Company | Optiver |
| Category | Procurement |
| Location | Chicago |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Senior |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 11 May 2026 |
| Last verified | 9 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
We are seeking a Senior Sourcing Lead - Hardware to join our Global Procurement team. This role will serve as a strategic leader in driving hardware sourcing initiatives both across the US and globally, with a primary focus on optimizing third-party hardware costs, managing supply chain risk, and enabling scalable growth of our compute, networking, storage, and enterprise hardware footprint. As a senior member of the team, you will not only lead complex sourcing strategies, but also provide coaching and guidance to sourcing managers and buyers across the global hardware category team.
This role requires deep domain expertise in technology hardware procurement, spanning servers and compute, networking, storage, and enterprise equipment.
You will partner directly with senior stakeholders, infrastructure engineering leaders, and finance teams to ensure we are extracting maximum value from our OEM and supplier relationships, managing global supply chain dynamics, and driving measurable business impact across one of our most complex spend categories.
What you'll do
Own and execute the hardware category strategy across our organization
Lead negotiations for high-value and complex OEM agreements, ensuring best-in-class commercial outcomes and risk mitigation
Drive measurable cost optimization initiatives across third-party hardware spend while balancing supply chain resilience, lead time risk, and refresh cycle planning
Influence senior stakeholders and executive leadership to align on hardware sourcing strategies, refresh cycles, and commercial business cases
Oversee and mentor sourcing managers and buyers across multiple geographies (US, EU, & APAC ), ensuring consistency, professional development, and delivery of best practices
Establish and strengthen key vendor relationships to maximize long-term value and innovation
Monitor hardware market trends, component supply dynamics, allocation risks, and supplier performance to proactively identify opportunities for savings and improvement
Represent Procurement as a trusted advisor to infrastructure engineering and business leadership on all hardware investment decisions
What you'll get
You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets. In addition, you’ll receive:
The opportunity to work alongside best-in-class professionals from over 40 different countries
Highly competitive compensation package including performance-based bonus structure
401(k) match up to 50%
Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
25 paid vacation days alongside market holidays
Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more
Who you are
10+ years of sourcing/procurement experience, with significant depth in technology hardware sourcing
Demonstrated success leading large-scale hardware negotiations and delivering multimillion-dollar savings
Experience building and executing hardware category strategies at an enterprise level, including supply chain risk management
Proven ability to influence and collaborate with senior technology executives, including Infrastructure Engineering and CTO-level stakeholders
Track record of developing and mentoring high-performing procurement professionals across multiple geographies
Excellent negotiation, analytical, and financial acumen, with deep understanding of hardware commercial models
Strong leadership presence with ability to communicate complex hardware sourcing strategies clearly to stakeholders at all levels
Strategic thinker with