Senior Structured Finance Execution Lead

OpenAI

Sr Structured Finance Execution Lead creating execution leverage for capital markets function at OpenAI. Leading complex financings and building internal processes for a growing team.

Posted 7/25/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $234,000 - $325,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading complex financing processes, including structuring, modeling, and negotiation, while effectively managing stakeholders and developing junior professionals in a high-impact environment.

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Structured FinanceProject FinanceTransaction Lifecycle ManagementFinancial StructuringCoaching Junior Professionals

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Hard Skills

Financial ModelingDiligence OversightRisk AllocationDocumentation ManagementNegotiation SkillsCapital Structure AnalysisProcess Design

Soft Skills

Strong JudgmentTeam LeadershipEffective Communication

Industry Keywords

Digital InfrastructureInfrastructure FinanceCapital-Intensive TransactionsData CentersEnergy Sector

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead large, complex financing processes from initial structuring through diligence, negotiation, documentation, and closing.
Translate broad capital-raising objectives into executable financing plans, timelines, work streams, and counterparty strategies.
Manage lenders, investors, advisors, counsel, and internal stakeholders across high-stakes transactions.
Provide oversight on financial structuring, modeling, diligence, risk allocation, and transaction documentation.
Make clear recommendations on financing strategy, counterparty selection, process design, and tradeoffs.
Operate effectively in a small, high-impact team without relying on a large analyst or associate bench.
Help build repeatable internal processes for a financing function that is still scaling.
Coach and develop more junior transaction professionals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8-15 years of experience executing structured finance, project finance, infrastructure finance, digital infrastructure finance, or other capital-intensive transactions.
Personally led multiple complex or large-scale financings through close, with the ability to explain your individual role and decisions in detail.
Experience across the full transaction lifecycle, including structuring, modeling oversight, lender or investor engagement, documentation, diligence, negotiation, and closing.
Strong judgment across capital structure, counterparties, risk allocation, and financing process design.
Bank training, ideally followed by a successful move into an in-house, principal, developer, infrastructure investment, or specialist advisory environment.
Exposure to data centers, digital infrastructure, power, energy, infrastructure, or similarly capital-intensive sectors.
Experience building financing processes or functions, rather than only operating within a mature platform.
A track record of managing, coaching, or developing junior transaction professionals.
Comfort operating in a low-hierarchy, high-ambiguity environment where senior leaders are expected to stay close to execution.
Willingness to relocate to or work consistently from San Francisco.

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.