What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Program Manager, Site Delivery position at OpenAI?
About the Team
OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is embarking on a journey to build the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem. The Stargate team is central to this mission, setting the core infra strategy and implementing this vision. From site selection to the buildout process, this team sits at the intersection of commercial, technical, strategy, and operations, interacting with teams and executives inside and outside of OpenAI.
About the Role
OpenAI is seeking someone who is excited by massive global challenges spanning thousands of stakeholders; someone motivated by solving complex, interconnected problems. Specifically, the Infrastructure Strategy & Delivery team supporting Stargate is seeking an experienced and ambitious leader to join our team as a Site Delivery TPM.
Delivering a data center is not easy. It requires a cross-functional understanding of commercial dependencies, build timelines, equipment material readiness, design specifics, commissioning timelines, and much more. Beyond the specifics, it requires the right mindset : to think around corners and de-risk problems before they happen.
This role will focus on project delivery management, ensuring our data center / supercomputer projects are set up for success and delivered on-time. This role will play a pivotal part in OpenAI’s infrastructure and organizational strategy by building strong relationships, defining key timelines and commercial SLAs, and driving supplier performance across the data center industrial base.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role, you will :
De-risk the delivery and deployment of the largest supercomputers ever built
Provide pre-construction support during project approval : establishing benchmarks and structures based industry best practices
Oversee internal and external project management to ensure successful program delivery
Manage project milestones, executive comms, budgets, coordination, design, and documentation controls
Develop and manage biweekly forecasts and executive readouts
Ensure major project vendors are coordinated, including architects, engineers, suppliers, and construction teams
Manage and update internal- and build- risk registers, evaluating contingencies effectively; coordinate with partner teams for resolution
Lead the project (material, operational, and financial) closeout process
Support programmatic initiatives associated with site readiness such as : delivery and turnover tracking & handover readiness
You might thrive in this role if you :
10 years of experience managing project delivery and controls across large data center projects
Experience managing projects and controls across multiple general contractors and sites
Expertise in communicating project risks to internal and external executive leadership
