Director, Compute & Infrastructure FP&A - Strategic Forecasting Leader

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 234,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Director, Compute & Infrastructure FP&A to lead financial forecasting and planning for its largest cost center. This role involves collaboration across Finance, Engineering, and other areas to guide infrastructure investment decisions. Candidates should have 10+ years of experience in finance, strong modeling skills, and familiarity with cloud and hardware environments.

The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $234K to $325K, commensurate with experience, and is located in San Francisco, California.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in strategic finance, with experience in infrastructure or cloud.
• Strong financial modeling skills in capacity planning and scenario analysis.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into financial insights.

Responsibilities

• Own compute financial planning and forecasting.
• Build and manage models for GPU/CPU capacity and investments.
• Present insights to senior management on a monthly basis.

Skills

Strategic finance experience

Financial modeling

Cross-functional partnership skills

Cloud and hardware experience

Proficiency in Excel/Sheets

Education

10+ years in strategic finance

Experience running an FP&A team

Tools

SQL

BI tools (e.g., Tableau)

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Director, Compute & Infrastructure FP&A to lead financial forecasting and planning for its largest cost center. This role involves collaboration across Finance, Engineering, and other areas to guide infrastructure investment decisions. Candidates should have 10+ years of experience in finance, strong modeling skills, and familiarity with cloud and hardware environments.

The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $234K to $325K, commensurate with experience, and is located in San Francisco, California.