Strategic Finance, Research

The role

A senior Strategic Finance business partner will work with the Workloads team to improve model serving efficiency and compute economics. You will partner with researchers and engineers to identify optimization opportunities and translate technical improvements into financial outcomes.

What you will do

• Partner with Inference researchers, Scaling, Product, and Data Science teams to prioritize optimization opportunities.
• Drive cross-functional strategic initiatives to improve inference efficiency.
• Establish key performance metrics, dashboards, and analytical frameworks.
• Partner with Compute Finance and other Strategic Finance teams to incorporate efficiency improvements into forecasts, capacity planning, and investment decisions.

Required qualifications

• A technical academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering, or mathematics) or current experience partnering closely with research or engineering teams on technical problems.
• 8–10+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy & operations, strategic finance, or a related analytical role.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Executive presence and communication skills.
• An entrepreneurial mindset with experience building processes and driving initiatives.
• Technical curiosity and enthusiasm for frontier AI and inference economics.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure, cloud computing, or technical performance optimization

Benefits

• Relocation assistance

Before you apply

• Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law.

About the company

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