Strategic Site Selection & Deployment Lead

OpenAI; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenAI is seeking a Site Selection Lead to define and execute the site-selection strategy for powered-land opportunities. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to establish a rubric for attractive, executable, and scalable sites and translate it into portfolio choices and deployment plans.

Lead planning across geographies, coordinate with Power, Development, Commercial, Legal, Finance, and Environment teams, and present clear recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Own the site-selection strategy across priority geographies, including market maps, pipeline segmentation, source refreshes, live-location tracking, and portfolio prioritization.
• Convene cross-functional partners to define the shared rubric for a high-quality site.
• Translate that rubric into clear screening criteria across power readiness, land control, timing, scale, cost, community risk, environmental constraints, AHJ path, budget, schedule, and counterparty credibility.
• Orchestrate Commercial, Legal, Finance, Power, and Development teams to shape exclusivity, initial terms, site-control strategy, funding assumptions, and the path to deployment before deeper commitment.

Job description

OpenAI is seeking a Site Selection Lead to define and execute the site-selection strategy for powered-land opportunities. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to establish a rubric for attractive, executable, and scalable sites and translate it into portfolio choices and deployment plans.

Lead planning across geographies, coordinate with Power, Development, Commercial, Legal, Finance, and Environment teams, and present clear recommendations.