GPT Infra: External Compute Delivery Program Manager

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 226,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a GPT Infra Technical Program Manager to lead delivery of external compute capacity serving model workloads. This hybrid SF role centers on converting third-party infrastructure into production-ready token supply, collaborating with engineering, capacity planning, networking, hardware, and finance teams.

Based in San Francisco, CA, with relocation assistance and a 3-days-in-office-per-week model, you will drive cross-functional execution and deliver measurable throughput for

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or Infrastructure Delivery experience.
• Experience leading large-scale technical programs involving cloud, data center, networking, hardware, or distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of compute infrastructure, clusters, networking, storage, and production systems.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional execution across engineering, operations, finance, and external vendors.
• Experience managing executive stakeholders and communicating complex tradeoffs clearly.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to reason about utilization, throughput, capacity, and operational metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery programs that convert external infrastructure capacity into production-ready token supply.
• Own readiness across compute, storage, networking, security, and operational dependencies for third-party environments.
• Build integrated plans across internal engineering teams and external partners with clear milestones, owners, risks, and critical paths.
• Drive launch execution for new partner regions, clusters, and capacity expansions.
• Create operating mechanisms that measure deployed capacity versus usable token output.
• Identify bottlenecks preventing token generation and drive resolution.
• Coordinate with capacity planning and finance teams to prioritize ROI capacity opportunities.
• Establish executive-level reporting on delivery status, risks, and token ramp forecasts.
• Improve repeatability of partner onboarding, technical integration, and scaling motions.
• Manage escalations across internal and external stakeholders during high-severity delivery issues.
• Translate ambiguous infrastructure constraints into clear execution plans.
• Help define the long-term operating model for Token-as-a-Service across Stargate and 3P ecosystems.

Skills

Technical PM

Cross-functional leadership

Executive stakeholders

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Ownership mindset

Ambiguity tolerance

External providers

Tools

GPU clusters

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a GPT Infra Technical Program Manager to lead delivery of external compute capacity serving model workloads. This hybrid SF role centers on converting third-party infrastructure into production-ready token supply, collaborating with engineering, capacity planning, networking, hardware, and finance teams.

Based in San Francisco, CA, with relocation assistance and a 3-days-in-office-per-week model, you will drive cross-functional execution and deliver measurable throughput for