Strategic Sourcing and Partnerships - Software Tools and Licenses

We are seeking an experienced ASIC Strategic Sourcing and EDA/IP Licensing Strategy Partner Manager to lead strategy, sourcing, and vendor partnerships across OpenAI’s chip, system, and emulation ecosystem. This is a highly cross-functional role, driving supplier selection, contract negotiations, and ongoing vendor management for the tools, IP, and systems that underpin OpenAI’s most ambitious hardware programs. As OpenAI scales silicon, system design, and cross-org research needs, you will be the single-threaded owner for EDA/IP, emulation, and chip supplier engagements. Your work will directly accelerate program execution velocity, secure mission-critical capacity, and strengthen executive-level vendor relationships. You will have an opportunity to drive vendor optimization by providing clarity on needs, reducing duplicate licenses and unnecessary costs, accelerate contract execution to secure critical capacity on time, and build trusted partnerships with key suppliers. You will also help establish clear governance and scalable engagement frameworks that provide visibility into spend, utilization, and risk as OpenAI continues to grow.