Lead, Major Projects Enablement

Summary

Join OpenAI's Physical Infra team as a Major Projects Enablement Lead to drive the success of major infrastructure projects. You will be responsible for the delivery of ambitious infrastructure programs, coordinating across various teams and partners. This role requires a deep understanding of the data center industry and experience managing complex projects. You will lead cross-functional stakeholder groups, develop executive-level communications, and help shape the long-term structure of the team. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience managing complex infrastructure projects and 5+ years in the data center industry. This position involves significant travel.

Requirements

• 10+ years managing complex infrastructure projects, with a track record of delivering major builds
• 5+ years of experience in the data center industry, with a deep understanding of its ecosystem
• Excellent executive communication with internal and external leaders
• Significant experience across the data center landscape, including construction, industrial equipment, networking, and hardware
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and a builder mindset—comfortable operating in ambiguity and creating structure
• Experience leading complex accounts and managing executive-level communications
• Proven ability to manage multiple large-scale projects simultaneously
• Experience leading cross-functional, distributed teams across time zones
• Familiarity and fluency with data center technical concepts
• Willingness to travel more than 25% of the time to project sites and partner locations

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary driver for successful delivery of major infrastructure projects, initially focused on program success with major hyperscaler partners
• Ensure project success for live sites, and expand to new locations as Stargate scales
• Act as the key point of coordination across construction, industrial equipment, networking, and hardware efforts
• Partner closely with internal teams, external partners, and vendors to meet aggressive delivery timelines
• Lead cross-functional stakeholder groups across multiple time zones and disciplines
• Develop and maintain executive-level communications and reporting on project status, risks, and successes
• Help shape the long-term structure and leadership of the Major Projects Enablement function