Commissioning Program Manager, Infrastructure Delivery

OpenAI; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Commissioning Program Manager to design and scale the operating systems behind infrastructure commissioning programs.

You will own development and continuous improvement of standards, processes, tools dashboards, and KPIs across the portfolio, translating field execution needs into practical playbooks, workflows, templates, metrics, and reporting mechanisms from construction readiness through testing and turnover.

Qualifications

• Experience turning fragmented workflows into repeatable systems.
• Ability to translate field needs into playbooks, templates and metrics.
• Understanding how complex construction projects operate.
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain commissioning program standards, playbooks, process maps, templates, checklists, stage gates, and acceptance criteria across infrastructure projects.
• Establish consistent workflows for commissioning planning, construction readiness, QA/QC, issue management, document control, testing evidence.

Skills

Program management

Infrastructure

Process design

Data reporting

Job description

About the Team

OpenAI’s Industrial Compute organization is building the infrastructure required to support the next generation of frontier AI systems. Through a combination of strategic partnerships and self-built data center campuses, we are scaling the physical infrastructure needed to deliver compute at unprecedented scale. The Commissioning organization is responsible for ensuring this infrastructure is safely tested, validated, integrated, and transitioned into reliable operations. As the portfolio grows, the team is building common standards, processes, tools, and reporting systems that allow commissioning programs to operate consistently across projects while giving teams and leadership clear visibility into readiness, risk, and execution.

About the Role

We are seeking a Commissioning Program Manager to build and scale the operating systems behind OpenAI’s infrastructure commissioning programs. You will own the development and continuous improvement of commissioning standards, processes, tools dashboards, and KPIs across the infrastructure portfolio. You will work closely with commissioning and construction teams to translate field execution needs into practical playbooks, workflows, templates, metrics, and reporting mechanisms that teams can use from construction readiness through testing and turnover. This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure delivery, program management, process design, and data. The ideal candidate understands how complex construction projects operate and can turn fragmented workflows and project data into repeatable systems that improve execution without creating unnecessary administrative burden.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain commissioning program standards, playbooks, process maps, templates, checklists, stage gates, and acceptance criteria across infrastructure projects.
• Establish consistent workflows for commissioning planning, construction readiness, QA/QC, issue management, document control, testing evidence.