# Hardware Systems Planning Lead

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $257k – $344k/yr
**Skills:** Supply Planning, Demand Planning, Program Management, Hardware Systems, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Power Availability, Xpu Systems, AI Infrastructure, Data Centers, Semiconductors, Scenario Planning, Forecasting, Risk Management
**Posted:** 2026-09-04

> Leads integrated demand, supply, and deployment planning for first-party AI hardware infrastructure, aligning site power, configurations, XPU requirements, manufacturing capacity, and supplier commitments. Requires significant experience in complex hardware planning or operations, strong analytical judgment, and cross-functional program leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own the integrated planning process for 1P hardware systems, connecting system demand, deployment timing, site and configuration requirements, power availability, XPU needs, and supply commitments.
- Maintain a decision-ready supply plan covering plan changes, pull-ins and push-outs, site and configuration impacts, power assumptions, system demand, XPU requirements, supplier and manufacturing commitments, gaps, and recovery actions.
- Validate end-to-end plan executability across components, XPU availability, system integration, factory capacity, site readiness, and deployment.
- Lead weekly deployment and supply reviews focused on changes, risks, decisions, and recovery execution.
- Publish weekly delta reports explaining changes, causes, and downstream impacts.
- Track forecast-versus-commit gaps, identify constraints, and drive recovery plans with accountable owners and target dates.
- Coordinate biweekly end-to-end supply updates for leadership and stakeholders.
- Translate roadmap, configuration, and deployment changes into updated system and XPU requirements.
- Pressure-test supplier and manufacturing commitments and establish credible recovery paths.
- Anticipate risks, develop scenarios and tradeoffs, and provide recommendations to senior leaders.
- Build scalable planning models, reporting standards, and operating mechanisms.

## Requirements
- Significant experience in hardware systems planning, supply planning, program management, operations, or a related field supporting complex, high-volume technology products or infrastructure.
- Strong understanding of hardware demand, component supply, manufacturing capacity, system configurations, site readiness, power availability, and deployment schedules.
- Experience managing integrated demand-and-supply plans at weekly granularity, including forecasts, supply commitments, gaps, scenarios, and recovery actions.
- Ability to assess whether plans are executable.
- Exceptional analytical and cross-functional program leadership skills.
- Experience establishing operating cadences, driving accountability, and closing issues across organizations.
- Strong communication skills with cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
- Ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and drive risks through resolution.

## Nice to Have
- Experience with AI infrastructure, hyperscale data centers, or accelerator systems.
- Experience with semiconductors, server or rack manufacturing, or complex hardware supply chains.

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