Strategic Finance, Compute

The role

This person will support financial and strategic work across the compute and infrastructure portfolio. They will own financial planning, forecasting, and close processes for the Compute & Infrastructure organization.

What you will do

• Support and scale FP&A functions including planning, forecasting, close, budgeting, reporting, and variance analysis
• Build and maintain driver based high level financial models for compute elements
• Consolidate investment analysis and create presentations for Executives and the Board
• Support business partners across compute infrastructure, FP&A, and strategic finance
• Drive improvement of team processes, tools, and ways of working
• Coordinate with Corporate FP&A on timelines and process
• Develop frameworks for investment trade-offs to guide executive decision making
• Partner with Accounting to ensure accurate classification of infrastructure spend
• Translate complex infrastructure costs into clear insights for leadership
• Use internal AI tools to automate reporting and processes

Required qualifications

• 7+ years in a finance and strategy operating role at a high-growth technology company
• Strong financial modeling skills in capacity planning, unit economics, and scenario analysis
• Exceptional analytical, financial modeling, and written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to learn quickly and succeed in unfamiliar operating environments
• Comfort independently structuring ambiguous problems and working through incomplete information
• Track record of producing high-quality work under ambitious deadlines
• Proficiency in Excel/Sheets, SQL, and BI tools (e.g., Tableau)
• Effectiveness in multidisciplinary, cross-functional environments
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience

Nice to have

• Background in infrastructure, data centers, compute, cloud, semiconductors, or a related industry
• Experience with planning systems like Anaplan
• Familiarity with data systems, analytical tools, and large datasets
• Technical undergraduate degree

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. They seek to safely deploy AI to the world through their products.