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Commercial Compute And Ecosystem Strategy San Francisco

Comp$347K – $405K

Classified Tasks (11)

Automate 0%Augment 55%Human-Only 45%

Augment (6)

AI assists, human decides

Drive infrastructure planning, capacity forecasting, and deployment strategy to ensure scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient compute availability

operational

Evaluate supply, market, and technology trends to inform infrastructure strategy, vendor engagement, and long-range planning decisions

analytical

Build frameworks and operational processes to improve infrastructure planning, deployment velocity, and ecosystem coordination at scale

operational

Balance evolving workload requirements across training, inference, and research against supply constraints, cost efficiency, and speed to capacity

analytical

Build and scale the infrastructure foundation that powers research and product workloads

technical

Ensure resilient infrastructure capabilities and strategic readiness as infrastructure footprint scales

operational

Human-Only (5)

Requires human judgment

Develop and execute long-term compute acquisition and infrastructure capacity strategy across training, inference, and research workloads

leadership

Lead strategic ecosystem management across data center partners, hardware vendors, cloud providers, and infrastructure suppliers

leadership

Manage relationships and partnerships with data center partners, hardware vendors, cloud providers, and infrastructure suppliers

communication

Partner with engineering, finance, operations, and executive leadership to align infrastructure investments with evolving technical and business priorities

leadership

Coordinate across compute strategy, infrastructure planning, hardware partnerships, and capacity management to meet rapidly growing training and inference demands

operational

Job description

--- BEGIN UNTRUSTED EXTERNAL CONTENT (source: https://openai.com/careers/commercial-compute-and-ecosystem-strategy-san-francisco/) --- Skip to main contentResearchProductsBusinessDevelopersCompanyFoundation(opens in a new window)Log inTry ChatGPT(opens in a new window)ResearchProductsBusinessDevelopersCompanyFoundation(opens in a new window)Commercial Compute & Ecosystem Strategy | OpenAICareersCommercial Compute & Ecosystem StrategyCompute - San FranciscoApply now(opens in a new window)About the TeamThe Industrial Compute team is responsible for building and scaling the infrastructure foundation that powers OpenAI’s research and products. The team works across compute strategy, infrastructure planning, hardware partnerships, and capacity management to ensure OpenAI can meet rapidly growing training and inference demands with resilient, efficient, and future-looking infrastructure systems.About the RoleAs the Head of Compute Strategy & Ecosystem Management, you will lead long-term compute acquisition strategy and ecosystem management across OpenAI’s rapidly scaling infrastructure footprint. You will drive strategic planning for compute acquisition, capacity forecasting, and infrastructure deployment, balancing evolving workload requirements across training, inference, and research against supply constraints, cost efficiency, and speed to capacity.You will also manage the broader ecosystem of data center partners, hardware vendors, cloud providers, and infrastructure suppliers, ensuring OpenAI maintains strong strategic relationships and resilient infrastructure capabilities as we scale.We’re looking for people who combine deep infrastructure and business strategy expertise with strong operational judgment, executive communication, and cross-functional leadership. This role is highly cross-functional and requires close partnership with engineering, finance, operations, and executive leadership teams.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.In this role, you will:Develop and execute OpenAI’s long-term compute acquisition and infrastructure capacity strategy across training, inference, and research workloads.Lead strategic ecosystem management across data center partners, hardware vendors, cloud providers, and infrastructure suppliers.Drive infrastructure planning, capacity forecasting, and deployment strategy to ensure scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient compute availability.Partner closely with engineering, finance, operations, and executive leadership to align infrastructure investments with evolving technical and business priorities.Evaluate supply, market, and technology trends to inform infrastructure strategy, vendor engagement, and long-range planning decisions.Build frameworks and operational processes that improve infrastructure planning, deployment velocity, and ecosystem coordination at scale.You might thrive in this role if you:Have deep experience in infrastructure strategy, compute capacity planning, cloud infrastructure, data centers, or large-scale technical ecosystem management.Bring strong cross-functional leadership and are comfortable operating across technical, operational, financial, and executive stakeholder groups.Have experience managing strategic partnerships and negotiations with cloud providers, hardware vendors, infrastructure suppliers, or large-scale technology partners.Are highly analytical and able to balance technical requirements, operational constraints, cost efficiency, and long-term strategic priorities.Thrive in fast-moving environments with significant ambiguity and rapidly evolving infrastructure demands.Have strong executive communication skills and can translate complex infrastructure considerations into clear strategic recommendations.About OpenAIOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of
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