# Director, Leasing and Strategy, Real Estate & Workplace

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $248k – $275k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Financial Modeling, Lease Administration, Real Estate Strategy, Excel, Google Sheets, Microsoft Office, ChatGPT, Codex, Lease Negotiation, Portfolio Analytics
**Posted:** 2026-05-08

> Leads end-to-end lease transactions, portfolio strategy, financial modeling, and risk assessment for OpenAI's global real estate. Partners cross-functionally to align leasing with business goals; requires 6+ years in corporate real estate.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end execution of lease transactions, from strategy and RFPs through lease negotiation, review, approvals and signing.
- Conduct in-depth review of proposals and leases to ensure they benefit OpenAI.
- Develop portfolio strategies and translate insights into clear, executive-level presentations and briefing materials.
- Build robust financial models and scenario plans.
- Track lease expirations, critical dates, and portfolio exposure to enable proactive decision-making.
- Collaborate cross-functionally (Strategic Finance, Legal, Design & Construction, Occupancy Planning, Accounting, and other teams) to align lease terms with strategic and operational needs.
- Partner on budgeting, variance reporting, and monthly financial reviews with Strategic Finance and Accounting teams.
- Maintain accurate reporting and portfolio analytics to inform future strategy and investments.
- Assist with Letter of Credits, Security Deposit and Certificates of Insurance and work with internal and external stakeholders on updates to LOC and Security Deposits.
- Team with Lease Administration to ensure a high level of accuracy on reporting.
- Track lease expirations and assist in coordination of restoration work and move-out obligations.
- Use AI-powered tools to accelerate analysis and scenario-planning and to streamline lease review, financial modeling, and portfolio reporting.
- Support sustainability initiatives by ensuring lease requirements align with OpenAI’s environmental goals.

## Requirements
- 6–8+ years of corporate real estate transactions across commercial office, industrial, and warehouse environments; in-house experience strongly preferred.
- Advanced expertise in lease interpretation, real estate strategy, financial modeling, and risk assessment.
- Proven ability to create clear deliverables for executive decision-making.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to resolve ambiguity and independently solve complex issues.
- Balanced strategic planning with execution, moving seamlessly from big-picture portfolio strategy to detailed lease review.
- Proficiency in ChatGPT, Codex, Google/Microsoft Suites, and Lease Administration systems.

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