Technical Program Manager, Compute Infrastructure

OpenAI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI research and deployment company in San Francisco is seeking a Technical Program Manager for Compute Infrastructure. The role involves end-to-end delivery of large-scale GPU clusters, collaborating with engineers and vendors, and managing complex projects across hardware and networking. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background, with over 5 years of program management experience, particularly in infrastructure deployment. The position offers a hybrid work model and relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in program management for major projects.
• Proven track record of delivering complex projects.
• Experience interfacing with engineering and construction firms.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of large-scale GPU clusters.
• Drive execution and risk management for hardware, networking, and cooling.
• Manage cross-functional and external teams to deliver production capacity.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Technical project delivery

Vendor management

Problem-solving

Resourcefulness

Education

Degree in hard science

Job description

About the Team

The compute infrastructure team runs the GPU fleet and large-scale compute clusters that serve the models backing ChatGPT and the API, while also supporting training workloads for our next generation models. We operate a large, modern GPU fleet and provide a unified platform for other OpenAI teams to seamlessly run production Applied AI and Research training workloads.

We seek to learn from deployment and distribute the benefits of AI, while ensuring that this powerful tool is used responsibly and safely. Safety is more important to us than unfettered growth.

About the Role

You will be part of an engineer-first TPM team as a Technical Program Manager for Compute Infrastructure who owns the end-to-end delivery of large-scale GPU clusters, partnering with engineers to bring clusters online across external providers and partners. You’ll run a broad, parallel portfolio spanning hardware, networking, power, and cooling—driving execution, risk management, and crisp alignment from working teams through leadership to deliver production-ready capacity at scale.

This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Possess a degree in a hard science, or have a demonstrated track record of engineering expertise.

• Have 5+ years of experience in program management for major projects including capital projects or hyperscaler infrastructure deployment.

• Demonstrate the ability to serve as the go-to person solely responsible for driving and delivering complex projects.

• Are comfortable managing cross-functional and cross-company teams; experience driving information and decision hygiene.

• Have an extensive track record of successfully delivering high-profile, technical projects against tight deadlines.

• Are technically adept and have effectively partnered with engineering or fundamental research teams of the highest caliber.

• Have experience interfacing with and leading external vendors including engineering firms, equipment suppliers, and/or construction firms.

• Have expertise in designing and implementing simple, scalable processes that solve complex problems.

• Have experience managing complicated dependencies such as logistics and/or supply chains.

• Are relentlessly resourceful and thrive in ambiguous, fast-paced environments.

• Are interested in and thoughtful about the impacts of AGI.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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