Head of Finance - Data Centers

OpenAI
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 347,000 - 385,000 annuallyFunction: Finance & AccountingExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Financial modeling","Stakeholder management","Risk assessment","Leadership","Communication"]

Lead finance for OpenAI’s self-built data center efforts, partnering with infrastructure, real estate, energy, construction, procurement, and finance teams. Own the end-to-end investment workflow—from opportunity evaluation and project economics to capital needs forecasting and construction budget management. Establish capital budgets and financial controls, track spend and change orders, assess risks, and work with Treasury and corporate functions to evaluate financing options. Translate complex details into clear investment recommendations for senior leadership.

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Head of Finance - Data Centers

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Job Summary

Lead finance for OpenAI’s self-built data center efforts, partnering with infrastructure, real estate, energy, construction, procurement, and finance teams. Own the end-to-end investment workflow—from opportunity evaluation and project economics to capital needs forecasting and construction budget management. Establish capital budgets and financial controls, track spend and change orders, assess risks, and work with Treasury and corporate functions to evaluate financing options. Translate complex details into clear investment recommendations for senior leadership.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Finance & Accounting
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead financial evaluation of proposed data center and related power infrastructure projects, including site economics, development costs, capacity phasing, lifecycle costs, and key risks.
  • •Build and own project-level models and capital expenditure forecasts connecting construction schedules, power delivery, equipment procurement, contingencies, and funding needs.
  • •Establish capital budgets and financial controls for active builds; track commitments, actual spending, change orders, and forecasts to completion to identify risks early.
  • •Partner with development, engineering, energy, construction, and procurement leaders on cost, timing, and long-term performance decisions.
  • •Evaluate financing options with Treasury, corporate finance, tax, and legal, and prepare capital approval materials translating project details into tradeoff-based recommendations.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 347,000 - 385,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of experience across strategic finance, infrastructure finance, project development, or related fields.
  • •Strong command of project finance, capital project economics, capex and cash flow forecasting, and budget management.
  • •Excellent financial modeling skills, including the ability to test assumptions, quantify uncertainty, and recommend next steps.
  • •Working knowledge of construction cost drivers and risks, including utility/power timelines, procurement, contracts, and change orders.
  • •Experience directly owning investment analysis, capital budgets, and financial decisions through development and construction, ideally for data centers or large electric generation projects.
Experience:10+ yearsInfrastructure financeProject developmentConstructionData centersEnergyInvestment bankingPrivate equity
Skills:Financial modelingStakeholder managementRisk assessmentLeadershipCommunication

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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