OpenAI
Director of Strategic Finance, Payments & Platform
OpenAI, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Director of Strategic Finance, Payments & Platform
Strategic Finance - San Francisco and New York City
About the Team The Strategic Finance team provides financial insights and guidance to support the organization's long-term goals and strategies. We partner across the business to allocate and deploy our resources for the highest-impact outcomes.
The Applications Technology Strategic Finance team specializes in managing the financial performance of our products, ensuring alignment between financial objectives and product strategy. We focus WL on revenue forecasting and analytics, pricing, and unit economics for our products.
About the Role We are hiring a Directorivore of Strategic Finance, Payments & Platform to serve as the primary finance partner to our Payments and Integrity orgs. This role will shape our financial strategy and scaling profitability of our products.
You will partner closely across Product and Engineering to accelerate growth, optimize investment decisions, and own financial planning for the Payments and Integrity platform. Responsibilities include driving strategic decision‑making, overseeing financial performance, leading quarterly planning, and balancing growth and cost‑efficiency as the platform 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:
Serve as the primary strategic finance partner for Payments and Integrity Product and Engineering teams, with direct ownership of the payments and platform fees line item on the P&L, including forecasting, variance analysis, and margin impact as volumes scale.
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Business Development to influence payments‑related decisions, including checkout design, vendor selection, and commercial deal structures, with a focus on optimizing net revenue and contribution margin.
Own the end‑to‑end economics of payments, including processing fees, network costs, chargebacks, refunds, and fraud losses, and translate these dynamics into clear product and pricing tradeoffs.
Drive payments cost‑optimization initiatives, including vendor negotiations, routing strategy, regional expansion trade‑offs, and tooling investments.
Lead quarterly and long‑range planning for Historic payments cost base, ensuring payments economics scale sustainably alongside new monetization models, including emerging commerce and agent‑initiated transactions.
Support special projects to continuously improve, automate, and scale forecasting and reporting tools, processes, and methodologies.
Stay updated on market trends and competitive dynamics to refine financial strategies.
Collaborate with Accounting and FP&A teams to evolve financial forecasting and reporting processes passée.
You might thrive in this role if you have:
12+ years of experience in investment banking, consulting, or buy‑side investing coupled with operational experience at a fast‑paced, scaling company.
Experience owning budgets for major functional areas within an organization, and working with operators on day‑to‑day execution to hit targets.
Experience building and reviewing highly complex models, specifically in payments.
A strong ability to critically evaluate opportunities and risks in financials.
The ability to distill complex financial data into actionable insights and effectively communicate with leadership.
Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in financial reporting and analysis.
Enthusiasm for technology and artificial intelligence.
Experience with SQL or a willingness to learn.
This is a unique opportunity to influence the financial trajectory of cutting‑edge AI products while working at the intersection of strategy, finance, and technology. If you're passionate about driving growth and optimizing product performance, we'd love to hear from you!
Compensation $265K – $325K + Offers Equity
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex guided is sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws.
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About the Team The Strategic Finance team provides financial insights and guidance to support the organization's long-term goals and strategies. We partner across the business to allocate and deploy our resources for the highest-impact outcomes.
The Applications Technology Strategic Finance team specializes in managing the financial performance of our products, ensuring alignment between financial objectives and product strategy. We focus WL on revenue forecasting and analytics, pricing, and unit economics for our products.
About the Role We are hiring a Directorivore of Strategic Finance, Payments & Platform to serve as the primary finance partner to our Payments and Integrity orgs. This role will shape our financial strategy and scaling profitability of our products.
You will partner closely across Product and Engineering to accelerate growth, optimize investment decisions, and own financial planning for the Payments and Integrity platform. Responsibilities include driving strategic decision‑making, overseeing financial performance, leading quarterly planning, and balancing growth and cost‑efficiency as the platform 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:
Serve as the primary strategic finance partner for Payments and Integrity Product and Engineering teams, with direct ownership of the payments and platform fees line item on the P&L, including forecasting, variance analysis, and margin impact as volumes scale.
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Business Development to influence payments‑related decisions, including checkout design, vendor selection, and commercial deal structures, with a focus on optimizing net revenue and contribution margin.
Own the end‑to‑end economics of payments, including processing fees, network costs, chargebacks, refunds, and fraud losses, and translate these dynamics into clear product and pricing tradeoffs.
Drive payments cost‑optimization initiatives, including vendor negotiations, routing strategy, regional expansion trade‑offs, and tooling investments.
Lead quarterly and long‑range planning for Historic payments cost base, ensuring payments economics scale sustainably alongside new monetization models, including emerging commerce and agent‑initiated transactions.
Support special projects to continuously improve, automate, and scale forecasting and reporting tools, processes, and methodologies.
Stay updated on market trends and competitive dynamics to refine financial strategies.
Collaborate with Accounting and FP&A teams to evolve financial forecasting and reporting processes passée.
You might thrive in this role if you have:
12+ years of experience in investment banking, consulting, or buy‑side investing coupled with operational experience at a fast‑paced, scaling company.
Experience owning budgets for major functional areas within an organization, and working with operators on day‑to‑day execution to hit targets.
Experience building and reviewing highly complex models, specifically in payments.
A strong ability to critically evaluate opportunities and risks in financials.
The ability to distill complex financial data into actionable insights and effectively communicate with leadership.
Attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in financial reporting and analysis.
Enthusiasm for technology and artificial intelligence.
Experience with SQL or a willingness to learn.
This is a unique opportunity to influence the financial trajectory of cutting‑edge AI products while working at the intersection of strategy, finance, and technology. If you're passionate about driving growth and optimizing product performance, we'd love to hear from you!
Compensation $265K – $325K + Offers Equity
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex guided is sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.
Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law, and qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment consistent with those laws.
Apply now (opens in a new window)
#J-18808-Ljbffr