Infrastructure Partnership Delivery Lead – Stargate

About the Team OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital partners, is building the world’s most advanced AI infrastructure ecosystem through the Stargate program—an initiative to develop massive next-generation datacenter campuses in partnership with industry leaders. The Physical Infrastructure team sits at the center of this effort, driving infrastructure strategy and execution from site development through full operational readiness. This team operates at the intersection of technical infrastructure, delivery, operations, and commercial partnerships, working across internal teams and external partners to enable large-scale AI compute deployments. About the Role We are seeking an Infrastructure Partnership Delivery Lead – Stargate to own partnership and delivery from construction through compute readiness across one of our most critical infrastructure relationships. This role serves as the primary delivery owner and strategic operational interface for key Stargate programs, ensuring successful execution across construction, datacenter operations, hardware deployment, and partner ecosystems. You will operate across technical infrastructure, delivery execution, and partnership management to ensure infrastructure programs move quickly, efficiently, and reliably from buildout through operational readiness. This is a people management role requiring strong physical infrastructure experience, delivery leadership through turn-up, and the ability to navigate complex multi-partner environments with urgency and clarity. Key Responsibilities - Own operational delivery for major Stargate infrastructure programs across partner-operated datacenter campuses - Serve as OpenAI’s primary delivery interface with strategic infrastructure partners - Coordinate execution across construction, facilities, hardware deployment, and infrastructure operations teams - Drive operational readiness for large-scale AI compute infrastructure - Manage day-to-day collaboration with partner operations, construction, and delivery teams - Ensure alignment between partner execution and OpenAI infrastructure priorities - Identify and remove blockers impacting datacenter deployment and operational readiness - Drive resolution of complex operational issues across multiple organizations - Establish operational rhythms, reporting, and escalation paths for major delivery programs - Work closely with internal teams including infrastructure engineering, datacenter operations, hardware deployment, networking, and supply chain - Align technical execution with commercial and operational commitments - Ensure infrastructure programs meet schedule, reliability, and scale targets - Balance tactical operational execution with long-term infrastructure strategy - Develop scalable processes for managing large infrastructure partnerships Contribute to operational models that support OpenAI’s expanding AI infrastructure footprint Qualifications - 12+ years of experience in infrastructure delivery, datacenter operations, or large-scale technical program execution - Experience managing complex partner relationships in infrastructure, cloud, or hyperscale environments - Strong understanding of physical infrastructure operations (datacenters, facilities, construction, or network/hardware deployment) - Experience coordinating cross-functional programs across engineering, operations, and external partners - Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive outcomes across distributed teams Preferred Skills - Experience with hyperscale datacenter development or operations - Experience managing infrastructure delivery with major cloud or infrastructure providers - Background in construction, datacenter campus buildouts, or infrastructure deployment programs - Strong operational leadership in large-scale mission-critical environments - Track record of leading complex infrastructure initiatives with significant external partners About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. For additional information, please see OpenAI’s Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement. Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction re