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OpenAI · 3 days ago

PM - Finance Transformation

San Francisco

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$240K/yr - $240K/yr

8+ years exp

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. As a PM on the Finance Transformation team, you will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives to redesign and scale core finance and business processes, working closely with various teams to ensure solutions are built for scale and sustainability.

Agentic AIArtificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIMachine LearningNatural Language ProcessingSaaS

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end transformation initiatives across core finance and business processes, from current-state assessment through future-state design and scaled adoption

Act as a process expert and problem framer, deeply understanding existing workflows to identify root causes, translate business needs into clear requirements, and influence process owners to adopt future-state, leading practices

Identify opportunities to leverage automation and AI to improve accuracy, efficiency, and decision-making across finance processes

Partner closely with AI and application engineers to design system-native solutions rather than manual workarounds or downstream fixes

Redesign operating models, workflows, and controls to enable consistent, repeatable execution as the company scales globally

Drive cross-functional alignment across Finance, Accounting, GTM, and Infra; balancing speed, control, and flexibility

Define success metrics and outcomes (cycle time, error rates, automation coverage, close impact) and use them to guide delivery and prioritization

Lead UAT, change management, and rollout planning to ensure solutions are adopted and sustained in real operations

Qualification

Finance process transformationProcess designCross-functional collaborationAutomationAIComplex initiative leadershipProcess mindsetComfort with ambiguityCommunication skills

Required

8+ years of experience in product management, process transformation, or finance process-owner roles in complex, scaled environments

Deep understanding of how finance and operational processes actually run (e.g., O2C, P2P, supply chain, core accounting), even if you've not owned every domain directly

Experience partnering closely with engineering teams and influencing technical priorities without owning direct reports

A strong process mindset—you enjoy untangling ambiguity, identifying root causes, and designing future-state workflows that scale

Comfort operating across business and technical contexts, with the ability to translate between stakeholders

A bias toward durable, system-enabled solutions over manual processes or one-off fixes

Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in cross-functional settings

Experience leading complex initiatives through ambiguity, tradeoffs, and organizational change