Technical Program Manager, WAN & GPU Infra

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

OpenAI in San Francisco is seeking a TPM to own end-to-end delivery of WAN infrastructure and production GPU clusters. You will partner with engineers to bring clusters online across external providers and ensure scalable capacity delivery.

This hands-on infrastructure role requires deep technical depth and strong program discipline to move complex builds, manage risks, and align teams toward production readiness.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program management for major projects including capital projects or hyperscaler infrastructure deployment.
• Demonstrated engineering expertise in related fields.
• Able to navigate ambiguous, fast-paced environments.
• Go-to person for driving and delivering complex projects.
• Strong technical intuition across WAN, network infra, and readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of WAN build-out and large-scale GPU clusters across external partners.
• Drive multi-threaded network infra bring-up programs with plans and dependencies.
• Turn up large-scale capacity with cross-functional collaborations.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement durable fixes across tooling and processes.
• Provide executive visibility on progress, risks, and tradeoffs across programs.
• Coordinate readiness with security, finance, operations, and research teams.
• Manage integration and handoffs across teams and vendors.

Skills

Program management

Technical networking depth

Vendor management

Cross-functional leadership

Risk management

Education

Degree in a hard science

Job description

OpenAI in San Francisco is seeking a TPM to own end-to-end delivery of WAN infrastructure and production GPU clusters. You will partner with engineers to bring clusters online across external providers and ensure scalable capacity delivery.

This hands-on infrastructure role requires deep technical depth and strong program discipline to move complex builds, manage risks, and align teams toward production readiness.