Manager, Supply Chain Governance & Assurance - Data Center Supply Chain
SB EnergyDo you want to work with high-caliber professionals in a dynamic and growing company? Are you entrepreneurial, hard-working, and collegial? Join us at SB Energy, a leading infrastructure company backed by SoftBank Group and Ares Infrastructure, pairing cutting-edge innovation with best-in-class execution. Our mission is to deliver reliable and secure data center and power infrastructure to strengthen America's future. Founded in 2019, SB Energy is a SoftBank Group company headquartered in Redwood City, California. In 2026, SoftBank Group and OpenAI announced a $1 billion investment to support SB Energy as their leading development and execution partner for data center campuses, while Ares Infrastructure continues its long-standing support of the company's growth. SB Energy develops, builds, owns, and operates some of the largest and most technically advanced energy and data center infrastructure projects in the United States. Since its founding, the company has rapidly grown into a top-tier integrated platform with more than 3 gigawatts (GW) in operation and a multi-GW pipeline of energy and data center infrastructure nationwide. SB Energy also leverages a strong culture of innovation to identify and integrate new technologies into its projects, including its AI-based digital platform, delivering energy infrastructure that is local, reliable, and matched to load. We are building the energy and infrastructure future—today. Come join us in accelerating the energy and infrastructure transition! Basic Function As a member of the Data Center Supply Chain team, the Manager of Supply Chain Governance & Assurance will play a critical role in establishing and governing end-to-end supply chain processes, standard operating procedures, policies, and risk-management mechanisms for data center supply chain team, as well as collaborating with cross functional team for compliance and alignment. Lead process mapping, compliance and audit reviews, standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives to support the delivery of large-scale AI data center projects and meet rapidly growing organization needs. Responsibilities Develop, maintain, and enforce supply chain processes, policies, and procedures. Establish and oversee supply chain compliance frameworks and controls to ensure adherence to internal requirements, regulatory obligations, contractual standards, and applicable industry practices. Identify process gaps and risks, implement corrective actions, and support continuous improvement initiatives. Define process ownership, approval requirements and cross-functional handoffs. Maintain supply chain governance documentation, supplier performance records, consistent supply chain KPI definitions, scorecards, and reporting frameworks. Conduct the Business Reviews both internally and with suppliers to oversee the performance scorecards and track corrective actions, improvement plan, closure. Partnership with Legal, Compliance, Finance, and other stakeholders to conduct periodic process reviews, support audit, align with internal policies and applicable regulatory and contractual requirements. Train employees in approved processes, policies, and procedures. Lead cross-functional operational improvements that reduce rework, accelerate approvals, and strengthen control effectiveness. Lead supplier onboarding, due diligence, and risk management activities by coordinating supplier assessments and implementing supplier assurance programs to evaluate capacity, financial health, long-lead material availability, quality performance, and operational risks throughout the supply chain lifecycle management. Engage with cross-functional teams to identify risks and develop mitigation plans. Qualifications/Requirements Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, business, operations, finance, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred. 6+ years of Supply Chain, Governance, Process improvement, Operations or Finance, within data center, mission-critica…