Technical Program Manager, Applied Infrastructure
Core
Drive critical infrastructure programs for OpenAI's Applied team, focusing on compute capacity planning, process transformation, cost optimization, and supply/demand alignment for products like ChatGPT.
Role type
Senior Technical Program Manager (Infrastructure)
Builds
Foundational infrastructure programs ensuring scale, performance, and safety for AI products and APIs.
Domain
Cloud Infrastructure / AI Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Large-scale technical infrastructure program leadership, compute resource planning, distributed systems knowledge, cloud provider management, process standardization, cross-functional stakeholder alignment, risk communication
Preferred skills
Experience with hyperscalers or cloud providers (e.g., Azure), ability to navigate ambiguous problems at infrastructure/business intersection
Technologies
Cloud providers (Azure), distributed systems, compute, storage, networking
Responsibilities
Serve as DRI for complex infrastructure programs spanning CPU planning, orchestration, and resource management; Build systems to capture demand signals and model future capacity needs; Partner with Infrastructure, Product, and Finance teams to forecast usage and align supply/demand; Lead cost attribution and quota enforcement programs; Drive simplification and standardization of infrastructure tooling and processes; Work with external vendors to manage delivery schedules and cost growth; Communicate project risks and progress to technical and executive stakeholders
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC