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Infrastructure Sourcing Operations Lead

About the TeamOpenAI's Industrial Compute organization is building and scaling the infrastructure required to support frontier AI. The Infrastructure Strategic Sourcing team connects technical and project requirements to supplier readiness,

Company

OpenAI

Location

San Francisco

Status

Open

Posted

2026-09-01T21:07:58.081+00:00

OpenAI seeks an Infrastructure Sourcing Operations Lead for its Industrial Compute organization in San Francisco, hybrid. The role owns procurement operations for data-center infrastructure: electrical and mechanical OFCI, networking, rack systems, fiber, cabling, and optical interconnects. Work covers vendor onboarding, contract coordination, purchase orders, invoice exceptions, delivery tracking, and portfolio reporting. The posting asks for 8+ years in sourcing operations, procurement, infrastructure program management, construction operations, or supply chain, plus critical-path risk management and cross-functional influence. It is distinctive for spanning pre-construction through installation and readiness.