GPT Infra Technical Program Manager

OpenAI - San Francisco, CA

Hiring: GPT Infra Technical Program Manager Company: OpenAI Location: San Francisco, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-09 18:00:16 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : HBase, OpenAPI, PATs About the job Experience: •8+ years of Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or Infrastructure Delivery experience. Required Skills: •We are seeking a Technical Program Manager for our GPT Infrastructure teams, to lead delivery of external compute capacity that directly serves OpenAI model workloads. •In this role, you will own complex cross-functional programs that transform third-party infrastructure into usable tokens at scale. You will partner across engineering, capacity planning, networking, hardware, finance, product, and external providers to ensure that deployed capacity translates into real production throughput. •This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure execution, systems readiness, and business impact. Success requires strong technical fluency, elite program management, and the ability to drive accountability across internal teams and external partners. •This is a high-visibility role with direct impact on OpenAI’s ability to scale model training and inference globally. •This role is based in San Francisco, CA, with a hybrid work model of 3 days in office per week. Relocation assistance is available. •Key Responsibilities •Lead end-to-end delivery programs that convert external infrastructure capacity into production-ready token supply. •Own readiness across compute, storage, networking, security, and operational dependencies for third-party environments. •Build integrated plans across internal engineering teams and external partners with clear milestones, owners, risks, and critical paths. •Drive launch execution for new partner regions, clusters, and capacity expansions. •Create operating mechanisms that measure deployed capacity versus usable token output. •Identify bottlenecks preventing token generation (network constraints, hardware readiness, software enablement, partner delays, etc.) and drive resolution. •Coordinate with capacity planning and finance teams to prioritize the highest ROI capacity opportunities. •Establish executive-level reporting on delivery status, risks, and token ramp forecasts. •Improve repeatability of partner onboarding, technical integration, and scaling motions. Qualifications: •8+ years of Technical Program Management, Engineering Program Management, or Infrastructure Delivery experience. •Experience leading large-scale technical programs involving cloud, data center, networking, hardware, or distributed systems. •Strong understanding of co Compensation: •$226,000 •$285,000 Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!