Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.
About the role
We are seeking a White Space Manager to own the planning, coordination, and readiness of data center white-space environments. You will connect facility delivery with compute deployment by coordinating rack layouts, electrical distribution, liquid and air cooling, structured cabling, containment, material flow, installation sequencing, and acceptance. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 8+ years of experience delivering or operating data center white space, critical facilities, compute deployments, or mission-critical fit-outs
- Strong understanding of racks, power distribution, structured cabling, airflow management, liquid cooling, controls interfaces, and deployment sequencing
- Demonstrated ownership of installation readiness, field coordination, quality, safety, and handoff across several technical disciplines
- Experience interpreting construction documents, rack layouts, one-lines, mechanical diagrams, schedules, and commissioning records
- Ability to manage competing dependencies and make sound decisions in an active construction or production environment
- Strong communication with engineers, contractors, vendors, deployment teams, and operations leaders
More about this role
OpenAI, in close collaboration with our capital and delivery partners, is building the infrastructure required to support frontier AI systems. The Data Center Engineering team defines repeatable technical standards and carries them through design, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness. The team works across data center facilities, power generation, compute infrastructure, construction, procurement, and operations to deliver reliable capacity at unprecedented scale and speed.
We are seeking a White Space Manager to own the planning, coordination, and readiness of data center white-space environments. You will connect facility delivery with compute deployment by coordinating rack layouts, electrical distribution, liquid and air cooling, structured cabling, containment, material flow, installation sequencing, and acceptance. This role is accountable for turning completed building infrastructure into safe, usable, operations-ready data halls that can receive and activate high-density AI systems.
Travel: 50%
Own white-space planning and readiness from design development through rack installation, testing, activation, and handoff to operations.
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