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Senior Procurement Manager – Infrastructure Complex Deals

OpenAI · San Francisco

Frontier labremoteSenior$234k–$260k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Own complex infrastructure deals from intake through payment and closeout.
  • Lead land, lease, power purchase, colocation and fiber engagements.
  • Build procurement playbooks and AI workflow automation at scale.

What they offer

  • Equity

Ideal candidate

Hands-on procurement leader who thrives in ambiguity and owns complex infrastructure deals end-to-end, pairing commercial judgment with a builder mindset for scalable, automated operations.

Requirements

  • Independently managed complex procurement engagements through post-signature execution and closeout in land, leases, power, colocation, or fiber
  • Can assess supplier engagements for ambiguity and exposure and recommend practical improvements
  • Understand contractual obligations, payment structures, and procurement controls and translate into execution plans
  • Can prioritize time-sensitive engagements, navigate ambiguity, and resolve cross-functional dependencies
  • Communicate risks and tradeoffs clearly and influence senior stakeholders without formal authority
  • Built repeatable processes using procurement, contract management, and ERP systems and operational data
  • Delivered workflow automation or AI agent solutions with measurable results with reliability and controls

Lab profile

About OpenAI

Builds safe frontier AI models and products like ChatGPT for broad benefit.

What they build

  • ChatGPT
  • OpenAI API
  • Frontier AI models

Known for

  • Frontier-scale distributed ML training
  • Massive GPU fleet and data center operations
  • Exabyte-scale data lakes and streaming
  • AI alignment and safety research

Key facts

  • Operates one of the world's largest GPU fleets
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