OpenAI · 3 months ago
Compute Business Operations Lead
San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$310K/yr - $310K/yr
7+ years expOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Compute Business Operations Lead will drive high-priority, cross-functional initiatives to scale OpenAI's compute infrastructure, collaborating across various teams and ensuring critical projects are executed efficiently.
Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS
Responsibilities
Take end-to-end ownership of critical compute initiatives that span multiple teams and functions
Shape and operationalize programs that support OpenAI’s infrastructure scale-up, turning one-off efforts into repeatable systems
Collaborate with internal technical, product, finance, and operations teams and external compute partners to align priorities and deliver results
Build clear frameworks, reporting, and communication channels that help leadership make informed decisions
Identify gaps in how we plan and execute across the compute lifecycle, and design solutions that endure as we scale
Serve as a trusted partner to leadership, helping scope, prioritize, and execute the most important cross-functional compute projects
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience in strategy, business operations, private equity, management consulting, venture capital, or similar fields, with 2+ years spent operating inside a company
Excel at bringing clarity and structure to ambiguous problems and driving them to completion in fast-moving environments with multiple stakeholders and objectives
Able to see around the corner for future challenges and eager to solve them with a high sense of ownership, initiative and agency
Proficiency building systems and proficiency that scale long-term
Communicate clearly with executives, engineers, and operators alike, adapting your approach to the audience
Are highly analytical and comfortable using data to inform decisions
Move fluidly between strategy and detail, balancing long-term vision with day-to-day execution
Build trust quickly, collaborate well across functions, and bring clarity to fast-moving environments
Are energized by OpenAI's mission and the challenge of scaling world-class compute infrastructure
Benefits
Relocation assistance
Company
OpenAI
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops advanced AI models, including ChatGPT. It is a sub-organization of OpenAI Foundation.
201-500 employees
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2022 (18)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$79BKey Investors
The Walt Disney CompanySoftBankThrive Capital
2025-12-11Corporate Round· $1B
2025-10-02Secondary Market· $6.6B
2025-03-31Series Unknown· $40B
Leadership Team
Sam Altman
CEO & Co-Founder
Greg Brockman
President, Chairman, & Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-14
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