Strategic Sourcing Lead, Technology (Ads and Consumer Verticals)

About the Team OpenAI Finance ensures the organization is commercially, operationally, and structurally set up to deliver on OpenAI’s mission at global scale. The Strategic Sourcing team partners with Product, Engineering, Security, Legal, and Finance to ensure OpenAI acquires the critical external technology, platforms, and services needed to launch new products, operate safely, and monetize globally with speed, resilience, and commercial discipline. This role is based in San Francisco (hybrid, 3 days/week in office). About the Role We are hiring a Strategic Sourcing Lead (Ads & Consumer Verticals) to manage the commercial execution and vendor strategy across this expanding footprint. This role will serve as the day-to-day commercial owner for a growing portfolio of vendors across brand safety, measurement and attribution, fraud prevention and invalid traffic detection technologies, health and finance applications, enabling OpenAI to launch new capabilities, enter new markets, and scale monetization without accumulating excessive cost, risk, or operational fragility. You will report to the Technology Strategic Sourcing Lead (Product Ecosystem & Monetization) and work closely with Product, Engineering, Security, Legal, Growth, and Finance leaders to translate product roadmaps into scalable, defensible vendor strategies. In this role, you will: - Own sourcing and commercial str...