Job Overview
Location
San Francisco
Job Type
Full-time
Category
Finance
Date Posted
March 18, 2026
Full Job Description
đź“‹ Description
- • The Corporate Finance Manager at OpenAI plays a critical role in shaping the financial strategy and operational discipline of a pioneering AI research and deployment company, ensuring resources are allocated to maximize impact in alignment with OpenAI’s mission to develop safe and beneficial artificial intelligence for humanity.
- • This position is central to enabling data-driven decision-making across the organization by providing rigorous financial analysis, forecasting, and planning support that directly influences strategic initiatives, resource allocation, and long-term sustainability.
- • The role involves supporting OpenAI’s annual planning, long-range planning, quarterly board reporting, and monthly financial performance review processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with corporate goals.
- • The Corporate Finance Manager will work closely with cross-functional partners across G&A functions to develop annual operating budgets and hiring plans, translating business needs into financial frameworks that support scalability and operational efficiency.
- • A key responsibility includes providing ongoing financial reporting and performing ad hoc analyses for business partners, helping them connect resourcing decisions to measurable business outcomes and performance metrics.
- • The role requires designing self-serve dashboards and automated reporting systems that transform raw financial and operational data into timely, decision-ready insights for stakeholders across the organization.
- • Collaboration with Procurement is essential to secure optimal contractual terms and ensure maximum value from vendor relationships, contributing to cost efficiency and strategic sourcing excellence.
- • Partnering with the Accounting team, the Corporate Finance Manager will uphold the integrity of financial statements and enhance their utility by ensuring accurate, transparent, and compliant financial reporting.
- • The ideal candidate will thrive in this role by leveraging 7+ years of progressive FP&A or strategic finance experience in high-growth or dynamic environments, with investment banking or consulting background considered a strong plus.
- • Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills are required, including the ability to independently drive complex issues to resolution, with experience in building compensation models (e.g., equity forecasting) highly valued.
- • Exemplary interpersonal skills are necessary to clearly articulate financial data into actionable insights for non-finance stakeholders and senior leadership, fostering alignment and informed decision-making.
- • A proven track record of managing multiple work streams while consistently meeting deadlines is essential, reflecting the fast-paced and multifaceted nature of OpenAI’s operations.
- • Best-in-class attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to accuracy are non-negotiable traits, given the high stakes of financial integrity in a rapidly scaling AI organization.
- • Experience with forecasting platforms such as Anaplan for planning and budgeting is required, enabling efficient, scalable, and collaborative financial processes.
- • Experience scaling an early-stage private company through high growth into a late-stage private or publicly-traded company is a plus, reflecting familiarity with the evolving financial complexities of hypergrowth organizations.
- • Strong enthusiasm about technology and artificial intelligence is expected, as the role demands deep engagement with OpenAI’s mission and the ability to contribute meaningfully within an innovative, mission-driven culture.
🎯 Requirements
- • 7+ years of progressive FP&A or strategic finance experience in high-growth or dynamic environments; investment banking or consulting experience a plus.
- • Strong financial modeling, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently see issues through to resolution; experience building complex compensation models (e.g., equity forecasting) a plus.
- • Exemplary interpersonal skills to clearly articulate financial data into actionable insights to various non-finance stakeholders and senior leadership.
- • Proven track record of managing multiple work streams and consistently meeting deadlines.
- • Best-in-class attention to detail and unwavering commitment to accuracy.
- • Experience using forecasting platforms (e.g., Anaplan) for planning and budgeting.
🏖️ Benefits
- • Hybrid work model with 3 days in the office per week in San Francisco, CA.
- • Relocation assistance offered to new employees.
- • Opportunity to contribute to OpenAI’s mission of ensuring artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.
- • Access to cutting-edge AI research and a culture of innovation, safety, and inclusivity.
- • Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits package aligned with OpenAI’s commitment to employee well-being.
- • Exposure to high-impact financial initiatives across a rapidly scaling, mission-driven technology organization.
Skills & Technologies
Hybrid
About OpenAI, Inc.
OpenAI is a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence research and deployment company founded in 2015. It develops large-scale AI models such as GPT, DALL-E, and Codex, providing cloud APIs and consumer applications like ChatGPT. Originally established as a non-profit, it later created a capped-profit subsidiary to attract capital while maintaining its mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity.
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