CPUStoragePoP-WAN Program Manager

About the Team

OpenAIs Infrastructure organization builds the systems that power frontier AI workloads at global scale. As compute demand accelerates our ability to rapidly convert infrastructure investments into usable production capacity has become mission critical.

The CPU / Storage / PoP / WAN team is responsible for the end-to-end infrastructure layers required to bring compute online: server and cluster activation storage platforms Points of Presence (PoPs) backbone connectivity and global network expansion. We operate across first-party facilities colocation environments and strategic cloud partners to ensure OpenAI can scale reliably and quickly.

About the Role

We are seeking a highly technical Program Manager to lead execution across CPU Storage PoP and WAN infrastructure programs that directly unlock OpenAIs next generation compute capacity.

In this role you will own complex cross-functional programs spanning compute cluster activation storage deployment PoP bring-up and backbone expansion. You will coordinate hardware readiness site readiness network pathing storage availability vendor execution and engineering dependencies required to turn contracted infrastructure into live training and inference capacity.

This role requires strong technical fluency across hardware systems network infrastructure storage architecture and deployment execution. You should be comfortable operating from rack-level implementation details through executive-level capacity planning discussions.

This role is based in San Francisco CA with travel as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of CPU / GPU cluster activation programs across OpenAIs global infrastructure footprint

• Drive readiness to convert contracted compute capacity into schedulable production clusters

• Own deployment programs for new PoPs backbone nodes WAN expansion and interconnection initiatives

• Build integrated schedules spanning procurement logistics installation storage readiness network turn-up testing and production handoff

• Coordinate BOM readiness server delivery racks optics cabling storage hardware and vendor milestones

• Partner with engineering teams to align compute storage and networking dependencies before cluster activation

• Manage deployment of storage systems supporting training and inference workloads including readiness validation performance checks and scaling plans

• Coordinate backbone capacity expansion cross-connects inter-region pathing and cloud interconnect readiness with Azure and third-party providers

• Lead physical deployment execution including rack-and-stack hardware bring-up L1 validation and site acceptance criteria

• Build repeatable deployment playbooks dashboards governance cadences and operating mechanisms for scale

• Identify risks early across supply chain site readiness technical constraints and vendor execution then drive mitigation plans

• Communicate milestones escalations and capacity forecasts to senior leadership

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in technical program management infrastructure deployment network deployment or data center operations

• Strong experience delivering programs involving compute storage networking or large-scale infrastructure systems

• Working knowledge of servers clusters storage arrays routers switches optics and structured cabling

• Experience owning cross-functional programs across engineering operations supply chain and external vendors

• Strong understanding of deployment lifecycles from planning and procurement through production handoff

• Ability to reason across physical infrastructure execution and logical systems architecture dependencies

• Proven ability to build integrated schedules and drive accountability across multiple stakeholders

• Strong executive communication skills with experience managing critical escalations and leadership updates

• Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments with aggressive timelines and evolving priorities

• Highly analytical with strong problem-solving and execution instincts

Preferred Skills

• Experience at a hyperscaler cloud provider AI infrastructure company or global network operator

• Experience deploying GPU clusters HPC systems or large training environments

• Familiarity with distributed storage systems and high-performance data infrastructure

• Experience with PoP deployments WAN backbone expansion or global network buildouts

• Experience working across first-party colo and cloud environments

• Experience building repeatable infrastructure deployment systems in high-growth environments

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core and to achieve our mission we must encompass and value the many different perspectives voices and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

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