Data Center Infrastructure Engineering Program Manager – Network, Whitespace

OpenAI

Data Center Infrastructure Engineering Program Manager responsible for leading engineering programs at OpenAI. Collaborating with teams across disciplines to ensure successful infrastructure deployment.

Posted 8/1/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $226,000 - $285,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in engineering program management and technical program management within mission-critical infrastructure delivery, particularly in data center deployment. Proficient in coordinating cross-functional teams and managing complex execution environments with a focus on integrated schedules, risk management, and effective communication.

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Engineering Program ManagementData Center DeploymentIntegrated Schedule ManagementCross-Functional CoordinationTechnical Fluency in Infrastructure

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Hard Skills

Data Hall DeploymentNetwork InterfacesControls CoordinationTelemetryRack DeploymentRisk Register ManagementDependency Map CreationDecision Log MaintenanceReadiness TrackingAction Plan Development

Soft Skills

Excellent Written CommunicationExcellent Verbal CommunicationProblem-SolvingCollaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in EngineeringBachelor's Degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree in Construction ManagementBachelor's Degree in OperationsBachelor's Degree in Business

Industry Keywords

Mission-Critical InfrastructureComplex Execution EnvironmentsCross-Functional Engineering ProgramsConstructionCommissioning

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate assigned infrastructure goals into clear workstream charters, scopes, milestones, owners, decision points, success metrics, resourcing assumptions, and execution plans.
Build and maintain integrated execution plans for assigned programs covering network, controls, data hall design, whitespace deployment, commissioning preparation, and deployment readiness.
Support coordination across network, controls, structural, electrical, mechanical, hardware integration, construction, commissioning, and operations teams.
Work with third-party design teams to define design milestones from concept through detailed design, including basis-of-design development, requirements tracking, design reviews, technical comment resolution, change management, and release readiness.
Maintain the dependency map, issue log, risk register, action tracker, and decision log for assigned network and data hall workstreams.
Coordinate design and review milestones for network rooms, non-production network services, OT / IT interface points, rack deployment assumptions, telemetry interfaces, controls dependencies, and data hall deployment packages.
Track building-level network and support-space interfaces such as MPOE, MMR, Network Core, WAN, support rooms, and associated handoff points where they affect assigned programs.
Support the network and controls DRIs by organizing reviews, resolving cross-discipline gaps, surfacing decisions, and keeping partner deliverables aligned to schedule.
Manage partner and vendor deliverables such as submittals, interface packages, installation assumptions, turn-up plans, readiness evidence, field issue logs, and corrective action tracking.
Drive readiness tracking for assigned 1P, 3P, colo, and selected CSP programs, including bring-up sequencing, installation readiness, access dependencies, maintenance windows, and first-use criteria.
Prepare clear status updates, dashboards, and executive-ready summaries for the Industrial Compute lead and project stakeholders.
Capture lessons learned from deployment and handoff activities and feed them back into playbooks, standards, and interface definitions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive experience in engineering program management, technical program management, mission-critical infrastructure delivery, data center deployment, or comparable complex execution environments, typically gained through 10+ years of relevant work or equivalent depth of experience.
Proven ability to operate within ambiguous, cross-functional engineering programs with shifting requirements, urgent timelines, and high-stakes operational risk, driving from concept through design, validation, procurement, construction, commissioning, deployment, and operations.
Proven experience coordinating cross-functional programs that include network, controls, mechanical, electrical, structural, construction, commissioning, or operations participants.
Strong technical fluency in at least several of the following areas: data hall deployment, non-production network, production network interfaces, controls coordination, telemetry, rack deployment, mission-critical support spaces, and infrastructure handoff.
Experience building and maintaining integrated schedules, dependency maps, risk registers, decision logs, readiness trackers, and partner action plans.
Experience coordinating external partners, vendors, design firms, delivery teams, or operators in a multi-party infrastructure environment.
Ability to understand complex technical tradeoffs, ask strong questions, identify hidden dependencies, and help teams move toward clear decisions without needing to be the sole technical owner.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce crisp status reporting and drive action across matrixed teams.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Management, Operations, Business, or a related technical or quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience.

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.