[Hiring] Head of Compute Offtake @SPAN

Role Description

SPAN is hiring a Head of Compute Offtake to own the wholesale commercial motion for the SPAN XFRA, SPAN's distributed edge compute solution. XFRA deploys compute nodes across residential and small commercial sites, converting underutilized grid capacity into AI inference infrastructure. As this network scales, SPAN is positioned to offer meaningful compute capacity to the AI ecosystem including Frontier Labs, Hyperscalers, Neoclouds and AI Inference providers.

This role is responsible for selling SPAN's distributed GPU capacity to hyperscalers, neocloud providers, and managed inference platforms; structuring the offtake agreements, building the buyer relationships, and defining the commercial terms that make XFRA a viable compute supplier at scale. You will report directly to the CRO and work closely with XFRA engineering, energy operations, and finance.

Responsibilities

• Build and own the pipeline of hyperscaler, neo-cloud, and managed inference buyers, identifying the right counterparties, mapping decision-makers, and driving deals from first conversation to signed offtake agreement.
• Structure compute capacity purchase agreements, including commercial terms such as volume commitments, pricing, SLAs, dispatch windows, and grid preemption carve-outs that work for both SPAN and large compute buyers.
• Develop SPAN's market positioning as a compute supplier, articulating the differentiated value of distributed edge compute - including latency, sovereignty, cost, resiliency - versus centralized data center capacity.
• Work closely with XFRA engineering and deployment teams to align commercial commitments with actual network capacity.
• Manage ongoing relationships with frontier lab and hyperscaler infrastructure teams, neocloud BD and supply chain leads, and inference platform infrastructure owners.
• Feed market intelligence back into product and strategy, including buyer requirements, competitive dynamics, and demand signals should shape XFRA's roadmap decisions.
• Build the commercial infrastructure including pricing models, contract templates, pipeline tracking, and the processes that allow this function to scale as the network grows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise infrastructure sales, cloud partnerships, or AI/compute business development, with a track record of deals that moved the needle.
• Deep relationships and credibility in cloud infrastructure, AI compute, or managed inference - you know the right people at frontier labs, hyperscalers, neoclouds and inference platforms.
• Experience structuring and closing large B2B infrastructure deals, including capacity agreements, data center contracts, or similar multi-year commercial arrangements with sophisticated counterparties.
• Fluency in AI infrastructure economics including GPU utilization, inference workload characteristics, spot vs. reserved pricing, and what drives a compute buyer's build vs. buy decision.
• Strong technical credibility; ability to speak the language of infrastructure buyers convincingly without necessarily building the inference stack yourself.
• Commercial creativity - SPAN's compute network is genuinely novel, requiring you to define new commercial structures rather than fit buyers into existing templates.
• Strong communication and influencing skills; ability to work across engineering, finance, and executive counterparties at both SPAN and partner organizations.
• Ability to travel minimum 25%; may be more if not CA Bay Area based.

Bonus Qualifications

• Background in energy offtake, power purchase agreements, or distributed energy resources.
• Prior experience at a neocloud, inference platform, or hyperscaler infrastructure team - understanding the buyer from the inside accelerates deal cycles significantly.
• Experience building a commercial function from scratch in a high-growth, ambiguous environment.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-change environment; comfort with building process from zero is a meaningful advantage.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company.
• Comprehensive benefits: 100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage. Parental leave up to twenty four (24) weeks depending on eligibility.
• Comfortable, sunny office space located near BART and Caltrain public transit.
• Strong focus on team building and company culture: Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns.
• Flexible hours and flexible time off.