CPU/Storage/PoP-WAN Program Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of CPU / GPU cluster activation programs across OpenAI’s 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, and testing
• Coordinate BOM readiness, server delivery, racks, optics, cabling, and storage hardware
• Partner with engineering teams to align compute, storage, and networking dependencies
• Manage deployment of storage systems supporting training and inference workloads
• Coordinate backbone capacity expansion and cloud interconnect readiness with Azure and third-party providers
• Lead physical deployment execution including rack-and-stack and hardware bring-up
• Identify risks across supply chain, site readiness, and vendor execution to drive mitigation plans
• Communicate milestones, escalations, and capacity forecasts to senior leadership

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, infrastructure 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, and supply chain
• Strong understanding of deployment lifecycles from planning through production handoff
• Proven ability to build integrated schedules and drive accountability across stakeholders
• Strong executive communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at a hyperscaler, cloud provider, or AI infrastructure company
• Experience deploying GPU clusters, HPC systems, or large training environments
• Familiarity with distributed storage systems and high-performance data infrastructure
• Experience with PoP deployments or WAN backbone expansion
• Experience working across first-party, colo, and cloud environments

About the Company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.