Director of Product Finance, Compute & Infrastructure Demand

OpenAI

. Serve as the primary finance partner to the AGI Deployment (Applications) Infrastructure Engineering organization.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $293,000 - $325,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary finance partner to the AGI Deployment (Applications) Infrastructure Engineering organization.
Own the consolidated compute demand forecast, partnering closely with capacity planning and supply teams to inform compute planning and allocation decisions.
Own forecasting for infrastructure spend across our products, including infrastructure software and other key cost drivers.
Build and refine the financial framework that connects product usage, model behavior, inference settings, and infrastructure decisions to compute utilization, infrastructure costs, and product margins.
Develop clear insight into the tradeoffs between customer experience, growth, and profitability, including how latency, throughput, batching, model routing, and token usage affect margin performance.
Develop frameworks to evaluate ROI on compute and infrastructure spend across products, features, model settings, and user segments, and use those insights to inform investment and optimization decisions.
Create a durable cross-functional forum for compute economics, bringing together product, infrastructure, capacity planning, and finance to inform allocation, utilization, and margin tradeoffs.
Lead weekly margin reviews and monthly BvA analysis, and partner with Accounting and Corporate Finance to align internal metrics and reporting.
Prepare high-quality materials for executive and Board-level discussions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of experience in investment banking, consulting, or buy-side investing coupled with operational experience at a fast-paced, scaling company.
A strong ability to critically evaluate opportunities and risks in financials.
The ability to distill complex financial data into actionable insights and effectively communicate with leadership.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to craft compelling narratives using data.
Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in financial reporting and analysis.
Familiarity with business models and metrics relevant to OpenAI.
Enthusiasm for technology and artificial intelligence.
Extensively used AI.

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

financial forecastingcompute demand forecastinginfrastructure cost analysisROI evaluationmargin analysisfinancial reportingdata analysiscost allocationmodel behavior evaluationinfrastructure utilization

Soft Skills

critical evaluationcommunicationattention to detaildata storytellingcross-functional collaborationleadershipinsight developmentproblem-solvingnarrative craftingaccuracy commitment