Infrastructure Operations & Sustainability Lead
Core
Develop and execute the sustainability strategy for OpenAI's global compute infrastructure, translating environmental priorities into practical operating requirements across site selection, design, construction, procurement, and operations.
Role type
Senior leadership infrastructure operations & sustainability lead
Builds
Global compute infrastructure portfolio (self-build, colocation, cloud, strategic partners)
Domain
Data center infrastructure, industrial facilities, sustainability, built environment
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Sustainability strategy, infrastructure operations, carbon/water/materials lifecycle management, metrics & governance, executive reporting, cross-functional leadership, stakeholder influence, regulatory engagement, business case development, supplier lifecycle management
Preferred skills
Hyperscale data center experience, data center design/construction, embodied-carbon reduction, sustainable construction materials, water-positive programs, equipment circularity, GHG accounting, energy procurement policy, rapid organizational growth management
Technologies
Lifecycle assessment tools, sustainability data systems, GHG accounting frameworks
Responsibilities
Develop comprehensive sustainability strategy; translate objectives into actionable requirements; establish decision frameworks balancing impact with reliability/cost/speed; develop strategies for carbon, water, materials, waste, and circularity; partner with engineering/ops for efficiency improvements; incorporate sustainability into infrastructure decisions; establish metrics and governance; improve data quality/auditability; develop supplier lifecycle strategies; evaluate emerging technologies; develop business cases; partner on policy/regulatory matters; represent OpenAI externally; provide executive assessments; build scalable playbooks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with executive leadership scope