Strategic M&A Finance Integration Lead

RiseMe; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model (3 days in office)

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a M&A Finance Integration Lead in San Francisco, a hybrid role with three days in the office per week and relocation assistance for new hires. You will own and scale OpenAI’s finance integration model across the full M&A lifecycle, translating deal terms into executable workplans and driving cross-functional execution.

You’ll coordinate with accounting, valuation, payroll, banking, entities, and controls to mitigate risks, ensure accurate reporting, and keep books and systems

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across M&A and finance transformation.
• Experience leading multiple, concurrent M&A negotiations and deal integrations with cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong understanding of deal accounting, controls and reporting.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance or related field; CPA or MBA a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and build standardized, scalable M&A finance integration frameworks.
• Drive consistent execution across multiple, simultaneous M&A integrations.
• Ensure timely, accurate M&A diligence including historical financials, revenue, equity, tax, and procurement.
• Lead integration planning for deal close readiness across accounting, valuation, payroll, banking, entities, and controls.
• Translate deal terms and integration strategy into actionable workplans, timelines, and dependencies.
• Ensure on track deal execution accounting, operational integration, systems cutover, and reporting.
• Proactively surface post-close deal integration risks and drive mitigation plans.

Skills

M&A experience

Finance transformation

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Administration

CPA or MBA

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a M&A Finance Integration Lead in San Francisco, a hybrid role with three days in the office per week and relocation assistance for new hires. You will own and scale OpenAI’s finance integration model across the full M&A lifecycle, translating deal terms into executable workplans and driving cross-functional execution.

You’ll coordinate with accounting, valuation, payroll, banking, entities, and controls to mitigate risks, ensure accurate reporting, and keep books and systems