Program Manager, Technology Capital Builds

The role

The Program Manager executes Technology Capital Builds by aligning Real Estate and Workplace Services, Corporate IT, Corporate Security, and other partner teams. This role designs and delivers technical solutions for office buildouts, remodels, industrial labs, datacenters, and secured facilities.

What you will do

• Ensure new sites launch with secure and reliable ISP connectivity, network infrastructure, and low voltage systems.
• Deliver Capital Builds commitments through coordination across internal teams, construction partners, and vendors.
• Ensure AV systems deliver a consistent and dependable user experience.
• Ensure access control, surveillance, and intrusion detection systems are integrated and aligned with security requirements.
• Provide leadership with visibility into portfolio status, decisions, dependencies, and risks.
• Establish standards, drawing packages, specifications, and documentation for the global portfolio.
• Ensure disciplined stewardship of procurement, budgets, and vendor investments.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks to protect project outcomes and business continuity.
• Ensure all systems are commissioned, documented, and transitioned to support teams.

Required qualifications

• Strong project and program management capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of the architectural design process (schematic design, design development, construction documents).
• Strong knowledge of commercial real estate construction processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Vendor management experience (Vendor vetting, RFP and bid response, performance management, handover).
• Understanding of mechanical power, cooling systems and capacity planning.
• Ability to read construction and engineering plan drawings.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification.

Nice to have

• Curiosity about using AI and agents to simplify project coordination, documentation, and delivery tracking.

About the company

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