Robotics Facilities TPM — Lead Cross‑Functional Site Programs

OpenAI, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Parental leave

Paid time off

Relocation assistance

Meals in office

Learning stipend

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Robotics Facilities in San Francisco to coordinate design and construction of Robotics sites. You will consolidate requirements across robotics disciplines and route inputs to partners managing design and construction workstreams.

You will clarify requirements, manage dependencies, and drive decisions through planning, design, construction, commissioning, and handover with clear ownership. In-person presence 4 days/week in SF.

Qualifications

• Experience leading hardware programs, especially in robotics or labs.
• Ability to balance research, engineering, and operations priorities.
• Strong capability to read technical drawings and specs.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate requirements across robotics teams and provide clear needs to Real-Estate Workplace as coordination point.
• Translate workflows into documented floor layouts, utilities, and environmental criteria.
• Coordinate design reviews and ensure acceptance criteria are met in documents.
• Track milestones, surface risks early, and drive timely dependencies and decisions.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Security, IT, and EH&S to resolve issues.
• Prepare robotics readiness for equipment installation, moves, and turnover.
• Identify facility constraints and feed back for better handover practices.

Skills

Hardware program management

Cross-functional leadership

Reading drawings

Requirements coordination

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Robotics Facilities in San Francisco to coordinate design and construction of Robotics sites. You will consolidate requirements across robotics disciplines and route inputs to partners managing design and construction workstreams.

You will clarify requirements, manage dependencies, and drive decisions through planning, design, construction, commissioning, and handover with clear ownership. In-person presence 4 days/week in SF.