GPT Infra Technical Program Manager

OpenAI; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI's GPT Infrastructure team is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead delivery of external compute capacity that directly serves model workloads. You will own complex cross-functional programs, partnering across engineering, capacity planning, networking, hardware, finance, product, and external providers to ensure deployed capacity translates into production throughput.

This high-visibility role sits at the intersection of infrastructure execution and business impact, with relocation

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.
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Job description

About the Team

OpenAI’s Industrial Compute team is responsible for building and scaling the external infrastructure ecosystem that powers advanced AI systems. We work across hyperscalers, colocation providers, cloud partners, and strategic third-party operators to turn contracted capacity into production-ready compute. Our scope spans the full lifecycle of external deployments: commercial alignment, technical readiness, network integration, hardware enablement, operational readiness, and long-range scaling strategy. As OpenAI’s infrastructure footprint expands globally, we need leaders who can convert complex partner environments into reliable, high-velocity capacity for training and inference workloads.

About the Role

We are seeking a Technical Program Manager for our GPT Infrastructure teams, to lead delivery of external compute capacity that directly serves OpenAI model workloads. In this role, you will own complex cross-functional programs that transform third-party infrastructure into usable tokens at scale. You will partner across engineering, capacity planning, networking, hardware, finance, product, and external providers to ensure that deployed capacity translates into real production throughput. This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure execution, systems readiness, and business impact. Success requires strong technical fluency, elite program management, and the ability to drive accountability across internal teams and external partners. This is a high-visibility role with direct impact on OpenAI’s ability to scale model training and inference globally. This role is based in San Francisco, CA, with a hybrid work model of 3 days in office per week. Relocation assistance is available.

Key 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 inte