Lead, Tokens-as-a-Service

OpenAI

. Lead Tokens-as-a-Service programs across industrial compute environments, including first-party and partner-owned capacity.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $266,000 - $455,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Tokens-as-a-Service programs across industrial compute environments, including first-party and partner-owned capacity.
Convert delivered power, space, and hardware capacity into production-ready token throughput.
Build integrated execution plans spanning construction, power energization, rack deployment, networking, cluster readiness, and workload onboarding.
Partner with infrastructure engineering, hardware, networking, finance, supply chain, and operations teams.
Drive external providers, EPCs, OEMs, utilities, and strategic partners toward aggressive timelines.
Identify bottlenecks between physical delivery and usable compute output, then lead resolution.
Build operating cadences, dashboards, forecasts, and executive reporting for TaaS programs.
Develop repeatable deployment models for future industrial compute expansion.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Have led hyperscale infrastructure, data center, manufacturing, or industrial deployment programs.
Understand how power + hardware + networking + software combine into usable compute.
Can operate equally well with engineers, operators, executives, and external partners.
Are highly structured in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
Know how to escalate intelligently and maintain momentum under pressure.
Can translate technical execution into business outcomes.
Experience with GPU clusters, AI infrastructure, hyperscale data centers, or industrial technology programs.
Background in program management, operations leadership, capacity delivery, or strategic infrastructure execution.
Familiarity with utilities, construction, commissioning, networking, hardware deployment, or cluster bring-up.
Experience managing multi-billion-dollar infrastructure or capacity programs.
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

hyperscale infrastructuredata center deploymentindustrial deployment programsGPU clustersAI infrastructurecapacity deliverystrategic infrastructure executionhardware deploymentnetworkingconstruction

Soft Skills

executive communicationstakeholder managementstructured in ambiguous environmentsescalation managementmomentum maintenance under pressuretechnical execution translationcollaboration with engineerscollaboration with operatorscollaboration with executivescollaboration with external partners