OpenAI

Strategic Finance, Marketing

OpenAI

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: New York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $325,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

Tech Stack

SQL

About the role

  • Lead financial forecasting, planning, and reporting across our MarComm portfolio, ensuring tight alignment with company-wide goals and cross-functional stakeholders
  • Own end-to-end financial management of a highly complex and rapidly scaling investment base, including Performance Marketing, Brand Marketing, and Communications, driving rigor across OpEx and headcount management, purchase order approvals, and monthly financial processes
  • Develop and operationalize investment frameworks that guide resource allocation across channels, markets, and programs
  • Establish and run cross-functional business reporting forums that clearly articulate the impact of MarComm against OKRs and business outcomes
  • Partner closely with Growth Marketing, Brand Marketing, Communications, Data Science, and Product to recommend data-driven optimizations across MarComm investments
  • Analyze market trends, competitive dynamics, and channel/market complexity to inform forward-looking investment strategy and ensure we are deploying capital where it creates the most value

Requirements

  • 12+ total years of progressive experience in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, management consulting, or related fields, coupled with operational experience in a high growth, scaling company.
  • 5+ years in relevant roles partnering with Marketing and GTM orgs. Familiarity with marketing across both B2C and B2B business models is a plus.
  • Expertise in managing large, complex budgets and delivering actionable insights from data.
  • A passion for helping build world-class Marketing, Growth, and Communications teams.
  • A strong ability to critically evaluate key levers, opportunities, and risks in MarComm plans.
  • A proven track record of building strong, collaborative relationships with business partners and executives. You are seen as a trusted and objective advisor.
  • Deep analytical rigor and financial modeling skills, focused on distilling complex financial information into actionable insights for leadership.
  • Excellent communication skills and storytelling ability when presenting data insights.
  • An enthusiastic "roll up your sleeves" mentality and an ability to deal effectively with ambiguity to thrive in an unstructured, fast-paced environment.
  • Experience partnering with Data Science teams. You must have familiarity with SQL or a willingness to learn.
  • Strong enthusiasm about technology and artificial intelligence.
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
financial forecastingfinancial managementbudget managementdata analysisfinancial modelingresource allocationperformance marketingbrand marketingcommunicationsdata-driven optimization
Soft skills
collaborative relationshipscritical evaluationcommunication skillsstorytellingproblem-solvingadaptabilityleadershiptrustworthinessanalytical rigorenthusiasm