Strategic Sourcing Manager, Compute Infrastructure
OpenAI · San Francisco
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Frontier labonsiteSenior$226k–$285k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead sourcing for OpenAI's next-generation supercomputing platform at hyperscale.
- Shape global strategy to scale advanced AI compute infrastructure worldwide.
- Build deeply-integrated partnerships across the global compute supply chain.
What they offer
- Equity
Ideal candidate
Seasoned sourcing leader who thrives at the intersection of commercial and technical work and loves building deep supplier partnerships to scale ambitious infrastructure fast.
Requirements
- 10+ years of strategic sourcing and vendor management experience in compute systems and hardware supply chains
- Demonstrated leadership sourcing for high-performance compute, accelerators, and data-center server platforms including OEM/JDM/ODM engagement
- Technical fluency in compute architecture including GPUs, CPUs, server platforms, rack systems, and power delivery
- Proven success negotiating complex capital procurement agreements and supplier capacity programs at hyperscale
- Experience with global manufacturing, supply chain readiness, and ramp-to-volume for complex hardware
- Familiarity with hyperscale data-center operational requirements, testing and qualification cycles
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