Strategic Finance Generalist

OpenAI•San Francisco, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are hiring a Strategic Finance Generalist to help drive strategic decisions for OpenAI across a variety of areas, including board engagements, strategic & commercial transactions, capital markets activities, and supporting OpenAI’s M&A activities. This role is based in our San Francisco HQ. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in strategic finance, corporate finance, investment banking, private equity, consulting, or another highly analytical role.
A strong ability to critically evaluate opportunities and risks in financials.
Expert modeling and analytical skills.
An exemplary ability to distill complex financial information into actionable insights.
Excellent communication skills and “story telling” ability when presenting data insights.
An understanding of business models and metrics that are relevant to OpenAI (i.e. B2B & B2C subscription and consumption models).
Strong enthusiasm about technology and artificial intelligence.
Best-in-class attention to detail and unwavering commitment to accuracy.

Responsibilities

Support critical corporate finance processes, including Board reporting and evolving our long-term forecasting models to support decision-making around expansion and operational strategies.
Support strategic project work spanning transactions, capital markets activities, market research, new business model evaluations, and other business critical initiatives.
Create high-quality presentations for communicating OpenAI’s financial performance.
Distill our business and cost drivers into key metrics that underpin how we communicate financial performance, allocate resources, and plan for growth.
Identify areas of opportunity across our P&L, cash flow and balance sheet.
Stay current on market trends and best-in-class financial performance benchmarks.
Working closely with our Accounting and Corporate Finance teams to build and evolve our financial reporting as well as finance team operations.