CPU/Storage/PoP-WAN Program Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution of CPU / GPU cluster activation programs across OpenAI’s global infrastructure footprint
• Drive readiness to convert contracted compute capacity into schedulable production clusters
• Own deployment programs for new PoPs, backbone nodes, WAN expansion, and interconnection initiatives
• Build integrated schedules spanning procurement, logistics, installation, storage readiness, network turn-up, testing, and production handoff
• Coordinate BOM readiness, server delivery, racks, optics, cabling, storage hardware, and vendor milestones
• Partner with engineering teams to align compute, storage, and networking dependencies before cluster activation
• Manage deployment of storage systems supporting training and inference workloads, including readiness, validation, performance checks, and scaling plans
• Coordinate backbone capacity expansion, cross-connects, inter-region pathing, and cloud interconnect readiness with Azure and third-party providers
• Lead physical deployment execution including rack-and-stack, hardware bring-up, L1 validation, and site acceptance criteria
• Build repeatable deployment playbooks, dashboards, governance cadences, and operating mechanisms for scale
• Identify risks early across supply chain, site readiness, technical constraints, and vendor execution, then drive mitigation plans
• Communicate milestones, escalations, and capacity forecasts to senior leadership

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, infrastructure deployment, network deployment, or data center operations
• Strong experience delivering programs involving compute, storage, networking, or large-scale infrastructure systems
• Working knowledge of servers, clusters, storage arrays, routers, switches, optics, and structured cabling
• Experience owning cross-functional programs across engineering, operations, supply chain, and external vendors
• Strong understanding of deployment lifecycles from planning and procurement through production handoff
• Ability to reason across physical infrastructure execution and logical systems architecture dependencies
• Proven ability to build integrated schedules and drive accountability across multiple stakeholders
• Strong executive communication skills with experience managing critical escalations and leadership updates
• Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments with aggressive timelines and evolving priorities
• Highly analytical with strong problem-solving and execution instincts

Preferred Skills

• Experience at a hyperscaler, cloud provider, AI infrastructure company, or global network operator
• Experience deploying GPU clusters, HPC systems, or large training environments
• Familiarity with distributed storage systems and high-performance data infrastructure
• Experience with PoP deployments, WAN backbone expansion, or global network buildouts
• Experience working across first-party, colo, and cloud environments
• Experience building repeatable infrastructure deployment systems in high-growth environments