Strategic Sourcing Manager, Compute Infrastructure OpenAI

• 4.6 San Francisco, CA Job Details $226,000
• $285,000 a year 2 hours ago Qualifications Vendor relationship management Full Job Description Datacenter Design
• San Francisco About the Team OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is building the world's most advanced AI compute infrastructure ecosystem.

The InfraDev team is central to this mission, setting the strategy and executing the roadmap to scale our supercomputing footprint globally. From site planning to system integration, this team operates at the intersection of commercial, technical, and operational excellence, partnering with leaders across OpenAI and the industry. About the Role We are seeking a Strategic Sourcing Manager who is ready to take on global-scale challenges in AI compute supply and manufacturing — an opportunity to shape the future of supercomputing. As part of the Infrastructure Strategy & Delivery organization supporting Industrial Computes, accelerators, rack systems, and associated thermal & power delivery components. This is not traditional procurement — it is foundational work enabling OpenAI to deploy compute faster and more efficiently than anyone in the world, while building deeply-integrated partnerships with the global compute supply chain. Key Responsibilities Develop and execute sourcing strategies for the next generation of AI compute infrastructure in partnership with engineering and program leadership. Stay at the leading edge of industry and supply-chain trends to inform category strategy and long-range planning. Initiates, rack systems, liquid-cooling components, PSUs, and supporting mechanical/electrical subsystems. Secure capacity and optionality across a rapidly scaling compute supply chain while mitigating risk and ensuring manufacturing readiness. Partner cross-functionally with engineering, program delivery, legal, operations, and finance to ensure sourcing strategies align with technical and program objectives. Drive competitive sourcing events, commercial structuring, and vendor accountability across the compute bill of materials. Provide technical and commercial evaluation guidance during supplier selection and product qualification cycles. Deliver portfolio-level visibility to executive stakeholders on progress, risks, and decision points with clarity and precision. Qualifications 10+ years of strategic sourcing and vendor management experience, with deep expertise in compute systems and hardware supply chains. Demonstrated leadership sourcing for high-performance computes — ideally including

OEM/JDM/ODM

engagement. Technical fluency in compute architectures, rack systems, cold-plate & liquid-cooling design, and associated power delivery subsystems. Proven success negotiating complex capital procurement agreements and supplier capacity programs at hyperscale. Ability to influence cross-functional technical and executive teams and drive alignment in fast-moving, high-stakes environments. Strong analytical decision-making and commercial structuring skills, balancing speed, cost, technical requirements, and strategic risk. Experience with global manufacturing, supply chain readiness, long-lead materials, and ramp-to-volume for high-complexity hardware. Familiarity with hyperscale data-center operational requirements, testing/qualification cycles, and integration workflows. Procurement, supply chain, program management, or data-center hardware certifications are advantageous. About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employeration, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable lawation technology systems and related data security obligations. To notify OpenAI that you believe this job posting is non-compliant. No response will be provided to inquiries unrelated to job posting compliance. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology. Compensation $226K

• $285K + Offers Equity