OpenAI jobs

Facilities Operations Manager responsible for commissioning and operating AI data center campus infrastructure, including electrical, mechanical, and controls systems. Leads operational readiness and transition of facilities from construction to production. Remote-eligible, US-based. Salary $159k–$240k. Primary focus is facilities operations and infrastructure management, not software engineering.

OpenAI seeks a Head of Data Center Rack and Cluster to lead an engineering team defining rack and system architectures for AI compute infrastructure. Role involves vendor relationships, system bring-up, and production readiness. Salary $391-456k. Based in San Francisco. This is a hardware/infrastructure leadership role focused on physical compute systems, not software development, and requires on-site presence in SF.

Strategic Deals Leader for OpenAI's Industrial Compute team, responsible for developing and executing strategies that expand the company's access to compute infrastructure, emerging AI technologies, and strategic ecosystem partnerships. Key responsibilities include evaluating opportunities across hardware platforms and cloud providers, assessing build-versus-buy decisions, translating engineering requirements into long-term compute strategies, and building relationships with hardware vendors, hyperscalers, and infrastructure companies. You should have experience in AI infrastructure, cloud computing, semiconductors, or data centers; strong understanding of compute infrastructure and accelerator technologies; experience evaluating emerging technologies and developing ecosystem strategies; and the ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex engineering concepts to business audiences. OpenAI is seeking someone passionate about AI infrastructure who can operate effectively in ambiguous, rapidly evolving environments and work across technical and business teams. The role operates at the executive level, working directly with engineering, infrastructure, finance, and leadership to shape OpenAI's long-term infrastructure strategy as the company scales frontier AI systems.

OpenAI seeks a Senior Counsel for Employment (AI Enablement) to advise on AI-enabled automation, manage employment legal matters, and support litigation/regulatory issues. Based in San Francisco (3 days on-site hybrid, though remote may be considered). Requires JD, 8+ years legal experience at tech companies/firms, CA license, and AI/employment law expertise. This is an employment legal counsel role, not software engineering.

OpenAI seeks an AI Deployment Engineer in London to serve as a technical leader post-sale, helping enterprise customers design and deploy generative AI solutions. The role involves architectural guidance, prototyping, customer engagement with senior stakeholders, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Product, and Research teams. This is a hybrid position (3 days/week in London office) with relocation assistance offered.

OpenAI's Robotics team is hiring a Senior Actuator Design and Integration Engineer to lead the development of custom electromechanical actuators for advanced robotic systems. You'll own actuator architecture, design, and integration across the entire lifecycle—from concept through prototype validation—working with motors, transmissions, sensing, thermal systems, and structural components while partnering closely with mechanical, electrical, controls, firmware, and manufacturing teams. Key responsibilities include defining system-level requirements and trade studies, designing precision assemblies with attention to tolerances and reliability, developing test methodologies, managing prototype bring-up and characterization, and supporting scaling to production. You need 7+ years designing electromechanical systems or robotic actuators, strong understanding of motors, transmissions, bearings, and encoders, hands-on prototyping experience, proficiency with CAD/PLM tools like NX, and experience moving designs from prototype through EVT/DVT/PVT into production. This San Francisco-based role requires 4 days per week in-office and sits within a team focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing toward AGI-level intelligence in real-world settings. The stand-out detail is the emphasis on both high-level AI integration and physical system constraints—this isn't purely mechanical engineering but rather bridging cutting-edge AI capabilities with robotic hardware in dynamic environments.

OpenAI's Robotics team is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to develop next-generation robotic systems, owning hardware from concept through deployment across the full electronics lifecycle including circuit design, PCB layout, bring-up, and integration. Key responsibilities include designing compact, highly integrated electronics for robotic and electromechanical systems; partnering with mechanical, firmware, software, and controls teams; and driving hardware validation from prototype to production. You'll need 6+ years of experience developing electrical systems for robotics or tightly integrated consumer products, with proven expertise in compact PCB design, high-density electronics, and hands-on ownership of systems through deployment. The role is based in San Francisco and requires in-person presence 4 days per week. Notable deal-breaker: requires 6+ years of demonstrated hardware ownership through full lifecycle; preferred skills include high-speed camera interfaces (GMSL, MIPI/CSI) and experience bringing systems through EVT/DVT production builds.

Sales Strategy and Operations role at OpenAI's GTM team, based in Sydney, Australia. Focuses on managing GTM operating cadences (forecasting, pipeline reviews), developing go-to-market strategy, designing territory allocation, and leading cross-functional efficiency projects. Requires 7+ years experience with strong analytical skills, Salesforce expertise, and understanding of the AI landscape.

US Payroll Operations at OpenAI in San Francisco, CA (hybrid, 3 days/week on-site). Role processes biweekly payroll for 5,000+ employees, supports M&A payroll activities, manages outsourced BPO partners, and drives process automation. Requires 7+ years payroll operations experience, strong US tax knowledge, and Workday Payroll expertise. Salary $180–$200k/year with relocation assistance.

Program Manager - IT Operations at OpenAI, responsible for scaling operational infrastructure across employee-facing systems and cross-functional IT programs. Fully onsite in San Francisco; requires 10+ years program management experience in high-growth environments; compensation $226k–$264k.

OpenAI's Cyber team is hiring research and software engineers to build AI systems and security products that help defenders understand and respond to threats while responsibly managing frontier model capabilities. You'll own the technical roadmap for Codex Cyber, spanning evaluations, safeguards, trusted-defender workflows, and deployment decisions while collaborating with safety, research, security, and go-to-market teams. Key responsibilities include working with defenders and customers to shape cyber use cases, designing model training and access patterns, building evaluation systems to measure capabilities and validate safeguards, and translating frontier research into launch-ready tools and infrastructure. You'll need strong programming skills (Python, TypeScript, or similar), experience with ML systems or security products, and the ability to think clearly about cyber capability, misuse risk, and deployment tradeoffs in high-stakes environments. This is a 0→1 role in an ambiguous, cross-functional space that rewards comfort with navigating between product launches, customer partnerships, model training, and safety engineering. The position is based at OpenAI and involves hands-on work spanning product, research, and real-world security applications.

OpenAI is hiring a Workplace Business Partner to support employee engagement and operational collaboration in Real Estate & Workplace (REW). Responsibilities include running workplace programs, employee communication, culture initiatives, and cross-functional partnership. Requires strong people skills and ability to manage operational details and high-impact projects. Based in San Francisco; mandatory 5 days/week in-office; salary $158k–$175k.

Product Marketing Manager, Cybersecurity at OpenAI is responsible for defining narrative and go-to-market strategy for OpenAI's cybersecurity offerings (Daybreak, Trusted Access for Cyber, Codex Security). Key duties include developing positioning, creating sales enablement materials, coordinating product launches, and building customer stories for enterprise security leaders. Hybrid arrangement requires 3 days/week on-site in San Francisco. Salary $221k–$245k.

OpenAI's Growth team is seeking a Growth, Cross Channel Creative lead to own the performance creative system driving user and revenue growth across ChatGPT consumer and business segments. The role involves turning product insights into creative strategies, leading the hypothesis-brief-execution-measurement loop, managing briefs for agencies and creators, and partnering with Product/Engineering to build AI-powered creative systems. Requires experience in performance marketing, creative operations, and working across paid media, lifecycle channels, and in-product surfaces. Remote-eligible (San Francisco/NYC bases); compensation $239k–$265k.

OpenAI is seeking an Industry Product Marketing Manager to define how the company brings frontier AI to priority industries (Gov & Edu, CPG & Retail, or Healthcare & Life Science). The role focuses on positioning, messaging, asset creation, cross-functional coordination, and field enablement for enterprise GTM. This is a San Francisco-based hybrid position (3 days/week in-office) with compensation of $221k–$245k, focused on marketing strategy rather than software engineering.

This is a Strategy & Operations Lead role on OpenAI's B2B Marketing team, responsible for building the operating system and infrastructure for one of the company's fastest-growing marketing functions. The role involves owning resource planning across budget and headcount, designing operating processes like weekly business reviews and decision forums, defining metrics and reporting narratives, and serving as strategic surge capacity for high-priority initiatives. You'll need 14+ years in strategy, operations, consulting, or marketing in fast-moving tech environments, with demonstrated experience working closely with marketing teams on B2B GTG motions, strong analytical and budgeting skills, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders without formal authority. The position is based in San Francisco with a hybrid model (3 days/week in office) and offers relocation assistance, with compensation of $302K–$335K. A stand-out requirement is the emphasis on independently identifying and solving high-leverage operational problems and building durable systems as the team scales, making this ideal for someone seeking a high-impact operational leadership role at a prominent AI company.

Safety Policy Manager in OpenAI's Global Affairs team, hybrid role (San Francisco or Washington DC). Analyzes legislative/regulatory proposals with focus on AI safety policy, develops global policy positions, synthesizes regional insights, and collaborates with safety/product teams. Policy development and operations function, not software engineering.

OpenAI is hiring an M&A Integration Lead for the Corporate Development team to lead integration planning and execution for acquisitions from diligence through post-close. Role involves cross-functional coordination, playbook development, and KPI tracking; requires 12+ years corporate development, M&A integration, and consulting experience. Based in San Francisco, CA; hybrid model (3 days/week in-office). Salary $333k–$370k.

OpenAI seeks a Partner AI Deployment Engineer (AWS-focused) based in Seoul, South Korea with 3 days/week on-site hybrid model. The role involves strategic technical partnership with AWS, customer engagements, and solution architecture for enterprise GenAI deployments. This is a leadership-level position requiring relocation and on-site presence outside the US.

Partner AI Deployment Engineer - AWS at OpenAI, based in Sydney, Australia. This is a technical solutions and customer deployment role focused on leading enterprise AI implementations, technical strategy with AWS partners, and helping customers move AI applications to production. The position requires technical credibility and architecture skills but is primarily customer-facing and field-focused rather than core software engineering. Location is Sydney with hybrid work (3 days in-office), which is outside the US and violates James's absolute remote-US requirement.