--- title: 'Global Supply Manager, Compute at Panthalassa' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/global-supply-manager-compute-panthalassa-portland-wq3c2aktx8zb' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-11-04' --- # Global Supply Manager, Compute at Panthalassa - **Company:** Panthalassa - **Location:** Portland, OR - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-27 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-04 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/panthalassa/jobs/6233951004 ## Job description ## About the Company We are a renewable energy and ocean technology company committed to rapidly developing and deploying technologies that will ensure a sustainable future for Earth by unlocking the vast energy potential of its oceans. Our focus is on capturing civilizational levels of ultra-low-cost renewable energy for applications including computing and affordable renewable fuels delivered to shore. The company is a public benefit corporation headquartered in Portland, Oregon, and backed by leading venture capitalists, philanthropic investors, university endowments, and private investment offices. We operate as an idea meritocracy in which the best ideas change the company’s direction on a regular basis. Our staff have worked at organizations such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Boeing, Tesla, Apple, Virgin Orbit, Astra, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, New Relic, Bridgewater, Raytheon, Disney Imagineering, and the US Army and Air Force, as well as research universities, startups, and small companies across a range of industries. ## About the Job Our core technology is the node, a device that produces energy in the ocean’s harshest conditions for years at a time without human maintenance or intervention. Panthalassa is seeking an experienced Global Supply Manager to own end-to-end sourcing strategy, supplier management, and delivery for our compute program. That includes compute hardware, rack-level components, and supporting facility infrastructure. In this role, you will partner directly with engineers, program managers, and technical directors to define supply chain strategy, the supply chain roadmap for compute, and secure supply. Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills and be able to thrive in a creative, scrappy, and collaborative environment in which the best ideas change the company’s direction on a regular basis. ## Responsibilities - Lead end-to-end compute procurement, coordinating with engineering teams to source, evaluate, and acquire servers and hardware. - Act as the primary relationship manager for key server platform OEMs/ODMs, driving operational alignment, joint roadmaps, and supplier accountability. - Support sourcing, and quoting of new materials and services, coordinating with the engineering team to understand technical specifications and project timelines. - Track long-lead items and flag supply chain risks against program milestones. - Perform rigorous Price and/or Cost Analysis to ensure competitive pricing. - Identify and resolve material shortages, pricing discrepancies, and supply chain issues. - Manage full supplier lifecycle activities from initial vendor onboarding and compliance setup to active performance monitoring, ensuring all deliverables meet critical program milestones and quality standards. Required Qualifications - 5+ years of experience in Global Supply Management, Strategic Sourcing, or Procurement, specifically within server/compute hardware, or enterprise datacenter hardware. - Experience with data centers, prefabricated infrastructure, GPU computing, high-density power and cooling, HVDC, or liquid-cooled systems. - Strong track record negotiating complex contracts, pricing models, and supply commitments with global Tier-1 hardware. - Demonstrated ability to speak the language of hardware engineering, understand system architectures, and evaluate complex hardware specifications and original design manufacturers. - Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain Management, Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience. Additional Requirements - Travel up to 20% of the time to vendors and test sites as needed. - Intermittently able to work longer hours and weekends to support critical needs. While we expect a lot of each other, we also offer a high degree of autonomy and work-life balance, including flexible PTO and flexible working hours. ## Compensation and Benefits If hired for this full-time role, you will receive: - Cash compensation of $160,000 - $205,000. - Equity in the company. We’re all owners and if we’re successful, this equity should be far and away the most valuable component of your compensation. - A benefits package that helps you take care of yourself and your family, including: - Flexible paid time off - Health insurance (the company pays 100% of gold-level PPO plan for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents) - Dental insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents) - Vision insurance (the company pays 100% for full-time employees, their partners, and dependents) - Disability insurance (the company pays 100% for a policy to provide long-term financial support if you become disabled) - Ability to contribute to tax-advantaged accounts, including 401(k), health FSA, and dependent care FSA - Relocation assistance to facilitate your move to Portland (if needed). Location We strongly prefer this role to be based in person at our Portland, Oregon office, but we will consider exceptional remote candidates. This position requires approximately 20% travel; remote candidates should expect closer to 35% to account for regular onsite visits to our offices. ## About Panthalassa ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Building a planetary-scale renewable energy platform from the ocean to power compute and more, starting with AI data centers. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series B) - **Headquarters**: Portland, Oregon, USA - **Founded**: 2016 - **Founders**: Garth Sheldon-Coulson (CEO); co-founders not publicly listed ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Renewable energy / ocean technology - **Target customers**: B2B – enterprises needing clean, low-cost power for compute-intensive workloads (AI training/inference); data center operators - **Mission or purpose statement**: “To build a planetary-scale energy platform that’s clean, sustainable, and low-cost” (public-benefit corporation) ## Products & Services - **Panthalassa Node (Ocean-1 / Ocean-2 / Ocean-3 / Ocean-4)**: A self-propelled, wave-energy device that generates electricity onboard. The electricity powers AI compute modules housed in sealed, seawater-cooled containers below the surface. Nodes are deployed in fleets, communicate via Starlink, and are designed to be ultra-low-cost, zero-emissions, and rapidly scalable. (Type: Hardware + integrated service) ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – $193M (as of May 2026) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Lead investor Peter Thiel; also Leblon Capital, Nimble Partners, Western Technology Investment, Portland Seed Fund, Sozo Ventures, and 27+ others (per CB Insights). Partners include SpaceX (Starlink), major aerospace/tech alumni on team. - **Growth Signals**: - $140M Series B announced May 2026 - 28 open job positions (as of July 2026), spanning engineering, manufacturing, marine operations, finance, IT - Ocean-3 pilot deployment planned for 2026, commercial deployments in 2027 - Transitioning from R&D to mass production and field operations - Team includes alumni from SpaceX, Google, Blue Origin, Apple, Boeing, Amazon, Tesla, NASA, etc. ## Competitive Advantages - **Unique wave-energy design**: No mooring, self-propelled, few moving parts, low maintenance - **Ocean-based compute paradigm**: Eliminates land and grid constraints for data centers; uses seawater for free cooling - **Scalability**: Devices can be mass-produced and deployed in thousands, operating autonomously as a fleet - **Cost advantage**: Claims to produce the “cleanest, cheapest energy on Earth” by avoiding transmission infrastructure and using open-ocean wave resources ## Strategic Focus - **Scale manufacturing**: Building work centers, processes, and test architecture for high-volume production of nodes - **Deploy pilot fleet**: Ocean-3 construction underway; proving commercial readiness in 2026–2027 - **Develop digital thread**: Architecting data flow from engineering through manufacturing, supply chain, quality, operations, and field service - **Expand team**: Hiring across engineering, manufacturing, marine ops, and business functions to support growth ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Public-benefit corporation with a mission-driven, frontier-tech ethos. Values “taking the work seriously, but not ourselves.” Diverse backgrounds from aerospace, software, naval architecture, military, and research. - **Work environment**: Mostly on-site in Portland, OR (some hybrid roles, e.g., FP&A Manager). Strong emphasis on hands-on engineering, prototyping, and manufacturing. - **Notable perks**: Opportunity to work on a novel energy platform from concept through deployment; exposure to cross-disciplinary challenges (mechanical, electrical, marine, software, autonomy); be part of a high-growth startup post-Series B. - **Engineering culture**: Builders encouraged to own projects from design to field; emphasis on simple, manufacturable, reliable systems; use of modern tools and autonomy. ## Sources 1. [Panthalassa.com](https://panthalassa.com) 2. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthalassa_(company)) 3. [CB Insights](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/panthalassa) 4. 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