OpenAI

Product Manager, Cyber Safety

OpenAI$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in product management or related roles, especially in AI safety or trust & safety.
  • Background in cybersecurity is essential.
  • Interdisciplinary interests in fields like human-computer interaction or psychology are beneficial.
  • Proven experience navigating ambiguity and driving consensus.
  • Strong aptitude for questioning assumptions and constraints.
  • Exceptional communication skills for articulating complex technical ideas.
  • Experience in fast-paced, high-growth workplace environments.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with research and engineering teams to embed safety in AI model development.
  • Develop frameworks to understand and mitigate safety risks during deployment.
  • Establish strategic priorities and product roadmaps focusing on safety and reliability.
  • Create methodologies and tools for evaluating and improving safety systems.
  • Integrate cutting-edge AI safety research into products and models.
  • Refine metrics that gauge safety performance and user experience at scale.

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance available for candidates moving to San Francisco.
  • Opportunities to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
  • Involvement in innovative projects at the forefront of AI safety.
  • Exposure to the latest AI technologies and safety research advancements.
Full Job Description
About the Role

We are hiring a Product Manager to focus on cybersecurity risk. In this role, you will drive initiatives which ensure that OpenAI's frontier model deployments are safe, impactful, and aligned with user needs and technical innovation in your respective space. You will clarify strategic priorities, develop safety-focused product roadmaps, and collaborate closely with AI researchers, software engineers, policy experts, and cross-functional partners. You will also create a plan to uplift the ecosystem, accelerating others to outpace adversaries. This role suits a proactive, technically skilled product manager adept at adversarial thinking and excited to tackle challenging, ambiguous problems through structured analysis and collaborative decision-making.

This position is based in San Francisco, CA, with relocation assistance available.

In this role, you will:
  • Partner closely with research, engineering, data science, policy teams, and other stakeholders to embed safety throughout the development and deployment of frontier AI models.
  • Develop comprehensive frameworks for understanding and mitigating deployment safety risks, drawing on data analysis, expert consultation, and adversarial assessments.
  • Define strategic priorities and product roadmaps focused on improving deployment safety, enhancing reliability, and managing emerging AI capabilities.
  • Create scalable methodologies, tools, and processes for evaluating, refining, and continuously improving our safety systems.
  • Establish repeatable processes to integrate cutting-edge AI safety research into OpenAI's models and product offerings.
  • Develop and continuously refine clear, actionable metrics that effectively capture safety performance and user experience at scale.


You might thrive in this role if you:
  • Have 6+ years of product management or related industry roles, with specific expertise in AI safety, trust & safety, integrity, or related domains.
  • Have a background in cybersecurity.
  • Are deeply curious and interested in interdisciplinary fields such as human-computer interaction, psychology, philosophy, or similar areas.
  • Have hands-on experience driving consensus and action in ambiguous spaces.
  • Excel at identifying and challenging underlying assumptions and constraints through insightful questioning.
  • Are highly effective at cross-functional collaboration and communicating complex technical concepts clearly and persuasively.
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.


This position is based in San Francisco, CA, with relocation assistance available.

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of technology leaders, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, Ilya Sutskever, and John Schulman. OpenAI's mission is to develop and promote friendly AI for the betterment of humanity. The company has developed a number of cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT-3, a language processing system that can generate human-like text. OpenAI has received funding from a number of high-profile investors, including LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and venture capitalist Peter Thiel.
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