Strategic Finance Lead, Corporate Finance and Capital Strategy

We are seeking a senior Strategic Finance Lead to help shape and execute OpenAI's financial strategy across some of the company's most important long-term investments and growth priorities.

The base pay for this role is $293K - $325K, with additional compensation including generous equity, performance-related bonuses, and a range of benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Shape financial strategy for major long-term investments, capital structure decisions, and broader strategic decision-making.
• Build rigorous financial models and scalable frameworks to evaluate strategic initiatives, funding options, tradeoffs, and risk.
• Structure and help execute complex strategic initiatives in partnership with cross-functional teams.
• Translate ambiguous technical and business inputs into clear recommendations and decision-ready materials for executives, the board, and other senior stakeholders.
• Lead high-priority cross-functional workstreams from concept through execution, bringing strong judgment, ownership, and communication in fast-moving situations.
• Help build an AI-native finance organization by applying AI to improve workflows, decision-making, and execution across finance processes.

Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience across strategic finance, corporate finance, capital markets, investment banking, infrastructure finance, or related fields.
• A strong understanding of capital structure, financing strategy, debt markets, and large-scale investment evaluation.
• Experience operating in high-growth, high-complexity environments with the ability to navigate ambiguity and move quickly.
• Exceptional financial modeling, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Strong executive presence with the ability to communicate clearly across investors, executives, and technical stakeholders.
• A high-agency operating style that combines strategic perspective with a willingness to build directly.
• Excitement around using AI as a core operating advantage, with a mindset toward building AI-native workflows rather than traditional finance processes.

Benefits:

• 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.
• 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.