About this role
The Finance Program Management Office at OpenAI builds and scales cross-functional finance programs and M&A integrations to support the organization's mission. Managing the full M&A lifecycle, the team partners closely with Accounting, Strategic Finance, Corporate Development, Equity, Procurement, Treasury, Risk, and Legal to ensure financial change is executed in a controlled, auditable, and operationally effective way.
Owning and scaling the finance integration model, the M&A Finance Integration Lead acts as the central point of accountability to oversee finance workstreams from diligence through post-close operations. Candidates who bring structure to ambiguity, translate deal complexity into executable workplans, and manage multiple simultaneous integrations will find success in this role.
What you will do
- Define and build standardized, scalable M&A finance integration frameworks.
- Drive consistent execution across multiple, simultaneous M&A integrations.
- Ensure timely and accurate M&A diligence covering 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 spanning accounting, operational integration, systems cutover, and reporting.
- Proactively surface post-close deal integration risks and drive mitigation plans.
What you need
- Bring 10+ years of experience across M&A, deal integration, and finance transformation, ideally in an investment banking, PE-backed environment, or high-growth technology company.
- Demonstrate experience leading multiple concurrent M&A negotiations and deal integrations with complex cross-functional dependencies.
- Possess a strong understanding of deal accounting, controls, and reporting in a fast-changing environment.
- Display exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
Nice to have
- CPA
- MBA
Benefits
- Offers Equity
- Relocation assistance to new employees
Questions candidates ask
What is the remote policy for this role?
This role is based in San Francisco, CA. OpenAI uses a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week.
What compensation and equity are offered?
The salary range is $216K to $240K. The position also offers equity.
What does the team do?
The Finance Program Management Office is responsible for driving and scaling cross-functional finance programs and M&A integrations. They partner closely across Accounting, Strategic Finance, Corporate Development, Equity, Procurement, Treasury, Risk, and Legal.
Is relocation assistance available?
Relocation assistance is offered to new employees. The role is based in San Francisco, CA.