About the RoleAs a M&A Finance Integration Lead, you will own and scale OpenAI's finance integration model. This is a highly cross-functional, transactions driven role for someone who can bring structure to ambiguity, translate deal complexity into executable workplans, and drive successful M&A outcomes across multiple teams.
We're looking for someone to be the central point of accountability to oversee finance workstreams across the full M&A lifecycle. You'll ensure integrations are executed cleanly, financial risks are mitigated early, and our books, controls, and systems remain stable as OpenAI scales.
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.
In this role you will:- Define and build standardized, scalable M&A finance integration frameworks.
- Drive consistent execution across multiple, simultaneous M&A integrations.
- Ensure timely, accurate M&A diligence including historical financials, revenue, equity, tax, and procurement.
- Lead integration planning for deal close readiness across accounting, valuation, payroll, banking, entities, and controls.
- Translate deal terms and integration strategy into actionable workplans, timelines, and dependencies.
- Ensure on track deal execution accounting, operational integration, systems cutover, and reporting.
- Proactively surface post-close deal integration risks and drive mitigation plans.
You might thrive in this role if you have:- 10+ years of experience across M&A, deal integration and finance transformation, ideally in an Investment Banking/PE backed environment and/or high-growth technology company.
- Demonstrated experience leading multiple, concurrent M&A negotiations and deal integrations with complex cross-functional dependencies.
- Strong understanding of deal accounting, controls and reporting in a fast changing environment.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- A Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field (CPA or MBA a plus).
