Program Manager - IT Operations

at OpenAI
USD 226,000-264,000 per year
MIDDLE
✅ On-site
✅ Relocation

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences

Security @ 3 Hiring @ 3 Communication @ 6 Prioritization @ 3 AI @ 3

Details

About the Team

The Employee Technology & Experience (ETX) team is responsible for delivering a world-class internal technology experience that enables employees to do their best work. ETX supports and operates employee-facing systems and spans support, logistics, AV, identity, endpoints, SaaS administration, automation, enterprise tooling, and internal infrastructure operations. The team partners closely with Security, Engineering, Workplace, Finance, People, and other teams to keep OpenAI's internal technology reliable, scalable, and moving at the pace of the company.

About the Role

We are hiring a Program Manager to help scale how IT operates across OpenAI. This role will lead complex cross-functional programs that improve operational maturity, streamline how teams work together, and turn high-impact initiatives into durable operational capabilities. You will work across IT, Security, Engineering, Workplace, and other functions to drive alignment, remove friction, and help build the operational foundation needed to support OpenAI's rapid growth.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional operational programs that improve scalability, consistency, and operational maturity.
  • Drive operational excellence initiatives across IT Support, employee lifecycle operations, meeting room and calendaring services, onsite support, vending, and research support environments.
  • Build operating models, readiness plans, escalation paths, governance cadences, and success metrics for complex operational programs.
  • Partner with technical teams to ensure new deployments, infrastructure investments, and internal platforms are operationally ready and sustainably supported at scale.
  • Drive high-priority operational programs supporting company growth, including infrastructure expansion, operational integrations, and other emerging initiatives.
  • Improve operational visibility, stakeholder alignment, and coordination across long-running cross-functional initiatives.
  • Create clarity across complex operational programs by establishing clear ownership, execution plans, operational accountability, and durable follow-through.
  • Own intake, prioritization, coordination, and completion of operational work originating from cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of program management experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in high-growth, fast-moving environments.
  • Experience building and scaling operational processes, service models, and operating frameworks across technical and operational teams.
  • A strong track record improving internal operations, workplace technology, support environments, or other large-scale service-oriented programs.
  • Excellent judgment and execution skills, with the ability to drive prioritization, alignment, and sustained momentum across multiple teams and competing demands.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate effectively with both technical and non-technical partners.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. The company pushes the boundaries of AI capabilities and seeks to safely deploy them through its products. OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and provides information about its Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement and applicant privacy policies. Background checks will be administered in accordance with applicable law.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays and multiple company office closures
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits (charitable donation matching, wellness stipends)