OpenAI

Strategic Finance Lead, Corporate Finance and Capital Strategy

OpenAI • $150K — $200K *
San Francisco, CA 94112In-Person
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
2 months ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, capital markets, investment banking, or related fields.
  • Strong understanding of capital structure, financing strategy, and debt markets.
  • Experience in high-growth environments with the ability to navigate ambiguity.
  • Exceptional financial modeling and strategic problem-solving skills.
  • Strong communication skills for conveying complex ideas to executives and stakeholders.
  • High-agency operating style combining strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
  • Interest in leveraging AI to improve finance processes and workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Shape financial strategy for long-term investments and capital structure decisions.
  • Build financial models and frameworks to assess strategic initiatives and funding options.
  • Structure and execute complex strategic initiatives with cross-functional teams.
  • Translate technical and business inputs into clear recommendations for leadership.
  • Lead cross-functional workstreams from concept to execution with strong ownership.
  • Apply AI solutions to enhance finance workflows and decision-making.

Benefits

  • Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
  • Access to continuing education and professional development opportunities.
  • Collaborative work culture that fosters innovation and creativity.
  • Opportunities to work on high-impact projects with industry leaders.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We're looking for 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. This high-impact role sits at the intersection of corporate finance, capital markets, treasury, and cross-functional execution.

In this role, you will:
  • 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.

You might thrive in this role if you have:
  • 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.
  • Excellent judgment, low ego, and a collaborative approach to solving hard problems.


About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
Learn more about OpenAI
Size
100 employees
Industry
Information Technology
Founded
2015
* Ladders Estimates

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