OpenAI

OpenAI

Technical Program Manager, Rack Delivery

Remote - US · Contract

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 4 days ago
Cloud PlatformsSupply ChainLogisticsERPResearchDemand Planning

About the role

  • This role is ideal for someone who thrives operating across ambiguity, manufacturing operations, infrastructure deployment, and large-scale cross-functional execution.
  • Coordinate rack delivery timelines against infrastructure deployment readiness milestones.
  • Translate strategic planning and deployment inputs into actionable SKU-level manufacturing and delivery schedules.

Responsibilities

  • Drive cross-functional coordination between rack manufacturing, deployment operations, and site readiness programs.
  • Manage operational execution across rack contract manufacturers including CTB tracking, build planning, and escalations.
  • Partner with sustaining manufacturing engineering teams on RCCA tracking and operational issue resolution.
  • Drive execution across multiple concurrent deployment programs with shifting priorities and timelines.
  • Develop operational mechanisms, reporting, and tracking systems to improve manufacturing and deployment visibility.
  • Partner across Infrastructure Strategy, Deployment, Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, and Capacity Planning organizations.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in technical program management, manufacturing operations, hardware operations, or infrastructure deployment.
  • Experience supporting hyperscale infrastructure or data center deployment programs.
  • Experience with rack infrastructure, server manufacturing, or hardware operations environments.
  • Familiarity with supply planning, SKU planning, or deployment forecasting.
  • Experience with ERP/MRP systems and manufacturing operations tooling.
  • Experience operating in AI infrastructure, cloud infrastructure, or large-scale hardware environments.
  • Have experience managing large-scale hardware manufacturing or supply chain programs.
  • Are comfortable operating across manufacturing, logistics, deployment, and infrastructure readiness workflows.
  • Have experience working with contract manufacturers, build planning, or deployment execution.
  • Can drive structured execution in fast-moving and ambiguous environments.
  • Are highly cross-functional and can align technical and operational stakeholders effectively.
  • Communicate clearly across executive, operational, and engineering audiences.

Nice to have

  • Preferred Skills

Skills

  • Have strong operational rigor and escalation management skills.

Company info

  • The Stargate organization is responsible for building and scaling the physical infrastructure systems that power OpenAI's next generation of AI training and inference platforms.
  • This includes the manufacturing, deployment, and operational execution required to bring large-scale compute infrastructure online globally.
  • The team operates at the intersection of data center infrastructure, hardware manufacturing, supply chain, deployment operations, and systems planning.
  • We partner closely across Infrastructure Strategy, Manufacturing Operations, Capacity Planning, Supply Chain, Deployment, and Engineering to execute one of the largest infrastructure scale-outs in the industry.
  • We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link https://form.asana.com/?k=bQ7w9h3iexRlicUdWRiwvg&d=57018692298241.
  • 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.

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