# Technical Program Manager, Rack Delivery

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Technical Program Management
**Salary:** $205k – $335k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Technical Program Management, manufacturing operations, Supply Chain Management, hardware operations, infrastructure deployment, contract manufacturers, build planning, rcca, sku planning, ERP, mrp, data center deployment
**Posted:** 2026-07-18

> Technical Program Manager driving rack manufacturing, delivery coordination, and deployment execution for OpenAI's large-scale AI infrastructure programs. Requires 7+ years in TPM, manufacturing ops, or hardware deployment with strong cross-functional execution skills.

## Job Description

## Key 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.
- Coordinate rack delivery timelines against infrastructure deployment readiness milestones.
- Partner with sustaining manufacturing engineering teams on RCCA tracking and operational issue resolution.
- Translate strategic planning and deployment inputs into actionable SKU-level manufacturing and delivery schedules.
- 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.

## Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in technical program management, manufacturing operations, hardware operations, or infrastructure deployment.
- Experience managing large-scale hardware manufacturing or supply chain programs.
- Comfortable operating across manufacturing, logistics, deployment, and infrastructure readiness workflows.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers, build planning, or deployment execution.
- Ability to drive structured execution in fast-moving and ambiguous environments.
- Strong operational rigor and escalation management skills.
- Highly cross-functional with ability to align technical and operational stakeholders effectively.
- Clear communication across executive, operational, and engineering audiences.

## Preferred Skills
- 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.

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