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Compute Strategy & Transactions, GPT-Infra

OpenAI Indexed employerSan Francisco
Source-hosted applyChecked 9m ago$177K–$206K/yrFull-Time
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Workplace

On-site

Employment

Full-Time

Published

Aug 24, 2026

Closes

No date supplied

The role

About the Team The Compute Strategy team works across research, engineering, product, finance, legal, and go-to-market teams to develop the partnerships, infrastructure capacity, and commercial models needed to advance AI infrastructure. About the Role As a member of the Compute Strategy team, you will develop commercial strategies for AI infrastructure partnerships and offerings. You’ll translate technical infrastructure opportunities into partnerships, transactions, and revenue. We’re looking for a commercially minded strategist who combines knowledge of semiconductors and AI infrastructure with strong financial judgment and the ability to execute complex partnerships. This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. In this role, you will: - Develop strategies for compute partnerships, vendor access, and infrastructure capacity. - Structure and execute transactions with chipmakers, compute providers, and other infrastructure partners. - Develop pricing frameworks and business cases for infrastructure-related partnerships. - Evaluate partner technologies, strategic fit, commercial terms, and execution risks. - Coordinate work across research, engineering, product, finance, legal, and go-to-market teams. - Turn partnership learnings into repeatable operating models that can scale. You might thrive in this role if you: - Have experience in strategy, corporate development, partnerships, or infrastructure transactions. - Understand semiconductors and AI infrastructure. - Can evaluate complex technical and commercial opportunities. - Bring strong financial, analytical, and strategic judgment. - Can influence and align technical and business stakeholders. - Have negotiated or executed complex partnerships. - Are comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment. About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose a

Requirements

Department: Scaling; Team: Compute